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Household of John Orr (born 1831, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1831 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Orr, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Grace Allan (born 1867 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Emma Douglas (born 1871 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas Stewart Allan (born 1878 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Thomas (born 1792 in Ireland), John's Servant, Henry (born 1855 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1866 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Grace

Orr

Wife
Female

Grace Allan

Orr

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Orr

Daughter
Female

Emma Douglas

Orr

Daughter
Male

Thomas Stewart Allan

Orr

Son
Male

Thomas

Orr

Father
Male

Henry

Drysdale

Servant
Male

James

Sweeten

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

50

1831

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

Orr

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Grace Allan

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Orr

Daughter

-

12

1869

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Emma Douglas

Orr

Daughter

-

10

1871

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas Stewart Allan

Orr

Son

-

3

1878

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Orr

Father

Widower

89

1792

Ireland

Henry

Drysdale

Servant

Married

26

1855

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Sweeten

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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