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Household of Alexander Orr (born 1846, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Alexander Orr and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Orr, born in 1846 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Orr, born in 1857 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Helen McIndoe, born in 1831 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Orr's household
Alexander
Orr
Head
Mary
Orr
Wife
Alexander
Orr
Son
Helen
Orr
Daughter
James
Orr
Son
Helen
McIndoe
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Orr |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Orr | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Orr | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Orr | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Orr | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Orr | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Helen | McIndoe | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 50 | 1831 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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