Hi Cindy, I don't see any connection except that there is a "Janet" in common although different generations. But I thought I'd throw my HALLIDAYS(HALIDAYS, HOLLIDAYS) into the ring. Descendants of Robert Halliday 1 Robert Halliday +Helen Spark m: 18 May 1771 in Gordon, Berwick, Scotland 2 Alexander Haliday b: 02 August 1778 +Janet Smith 2 Isoble Haliday b: 22 April 1780 2 Anne Holliday b: 20 April 1788 in Hutton, Berwick, Scotland d: Aft. 1860 in USA +Thomas Dodds b: Bef. 12 March 1786 in Northfield, Berwick, Scotland m: 26 May 1811 in Hutton, Berwick, SCOTLAND d: 28 September 1846 in Swinton Bank, Peebles, Scotland 2 Elizabeth Halliday b: July 1789 Hopefully, someone will see a connection as I would love to know more about the HALLIDAY family. Carolyn Schaeffer cbwds@aol.com , << Hi Has been quite a while since I posted the surnames I am working on; all brick walls of course! Richard HALLIDAY, born c. 1820 married Jane KETLEY, born c. 1820 (possible daughter of John KETLEY) They had two (that I have found so far) children: Agnes HALLIDAY, 1843 Archibald HALLIDAY, 1847 Archibald HALLIDAY moved to Chelsea, England at some point, and was a soldier, living in Chelsea barracks in 1871 census. He married later that year, and lived in Chelsea and Lowestoft, Suffolk until at least 1879. His wife and children were living in a workhouse in Suffolk in late 1879; have not found any record of Archibald after that date--dead or alive! Perhaps he returned to Scotland?? I have found that Agnes HALLIDAY had a child, (Janet), but do not know who the father was. Jean Ketley was no longer living with Richard by 1850--she had a son, George, with Morris WELSH in 1850. In 1859 she had a child, Margaret, who carried the KETLEY surname. In 1881 census Jean is living with her children George WELSH, and Agnes HALLIDAY, and her grandaughter Janet HALLIDAY. No mention of a husband; George is the head of the family. I would really like to know if she married any of her "husbands"--have not yet found marraige records, nor death records for her husbands. Take care, Cindy Gilbert, in Sylvan, Ontario--where we are still waiting for summer to happen! office@Sylvan.isp.on.ca >>