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Household of James Orr (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

James Orr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Orr, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Fraser Orr, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1875 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William Gladstone (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Oliver, born in 1854 in Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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James Orr's household

Male

James

Orr

Head
Female

Hannah Fraser

Orr

Wife
Male

Robert

Orr

Son
Male

James

Orr

Son
Male

William Gladstone

Orr

Son
Male

John

Orr

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Oliver

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Orr

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah Fraser

Orr

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Orr

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Orr

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William Gladstone

Orr

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Orr

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Oliver

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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