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Household of John Orr (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

John Orr and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1847 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Paterson, born in 1848 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert William (born 1870 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1873 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Janet

Paterson

Wife
Male

Robert William

Orr

Son
Female

Jessie

Orr

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

34

1847

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Paterson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert William

Orr

Son

-

11

1870

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Orr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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