John Halliday

Abt 1709 - 1754  (45 years)

• Name	John Halliday  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1709	of Yard House, Somerset, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	Between 1709 and 1710	of Yard House, Somerset, England   [3]
  Death	8 Jun 1754  [2, 4]
  Person ID	I17071	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DDB
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	John Halliday,   b. 1671, of Yard House, Somerset, England d. 17 Jun 1737 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Trowbridge,   b. 1688   d. 9 May 1732 (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F10445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Welman   d. 1792
  Marriage	1737  [2, 5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Simon Halliday,   b. 1738, of Ilford Park, Wiltshire, England d. 18 May 1791 (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F10448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Member of Parliament for Taunton, 15 Apr 1754 to 8 Jun 1754. Sheriff of Somerset, 1746-47. Burke's Commoners (citation details below) says, evidently incorrectly, that he died before taking his seat in Parliament.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4336] National Archives, catalogue description, "WELMAN family." "Copy of will of Elizabeth Welman of Taunton, widow, affecting property at Poundisford, Yard and Iford, with bequests to […] daughter Mrs. Halliday, grandchildren […] Simon, […] mentioned late son-in-law John Halliday; dated 1761.". [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site. [S90] Stirnet.com, by Peter Barns-Graham. [S863] A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honors by John Burke. London: Henry Colburn, 1834-38., year only. [S2178] A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland by Bernard Burke. London: Harrison, 1858. [S863] A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honors by John Burke. London: Henry Colburn, 1834-38.