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Household of James Orr (born 1841, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Orr, born in 1841 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Orr, born in 1842 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Helen (born 1862 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1867 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1879 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Orr's household

Male

James

Orr

Head
Female

Margaret

Orr

Wife
Female

Helen

Orr

Daughter
Female

Janet

Orr

Daughter
Male

John

Orr

Son
Female

Grace

Orr

Daughter
Male

Peter

Orr

Son
Male

Andrew

Orr

Son
Male

James

Orr

Son
Female

Margaret

Orr

Daughter
Male

Edward

Orr

Son
Male

William

Orr

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Orr

Head

Married

40

1841

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Orr

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Orr

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Orr

Daughter

-

14

1867

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Orr

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Andrew

Orr

Son

-

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Orr

Son

-

7

1874

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Orr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Orr

Son

-

2

1879

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Orr

Son

-

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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