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Household of John Orr (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

John Orr and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1832 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Orr, born in 1838 in Donegal, Ireland. They had 8 children; Susan (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George W (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1876 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and James E (born 1878 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Margery Hargan, born in 1822 in Donegal, Ireland.


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Susan

Orr

Wife
Female

Margery

Hargan

Mother In Law
Female

Susan

Orr

Daughter
Female

Jane

Orr

Daughter
Male

John

Orr

Son
Female

Isabella

Orr

Daughter
Male

Robert

Orr

Son
Male

George W

Orr

Son
Female

Sarah A

Orr

Daughter
Male

James E

Orr

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Susan

Orr

Wife

Married

43

1838

Donegal, Ireland

Margery

Hargan

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Donegal, Ireland

Susan

Orr

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Orr

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Orr

Son

Single

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Orr

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Orr

Son

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George W

Orr

Son

Single

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah A

Orr

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

James E

Orr

Son

Single

3

1878

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

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