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Household of John Orr (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk, Midlothian, 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.

John Orr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1820 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Orr, born in 1856 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Bell (born 1821 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1853 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Niece, Helen (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Jane

Orr

Wife
Male

Alexander

Orr

Son
Male

John

Orr

Son
Female

Bell

Montgomery

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Montgomery

Sister-In-Law
Female

Helen

Smith

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

61

1820

-

Jane

Orr

Wife

Divorced

25

1856

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Orr

Son

-

3

1878

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Orr

Son

-

1

1880

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Bell

Montgomery

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Montgomery

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Smith

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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