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Household of John Orr (born 1827, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1827 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Orr, born in 1831 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1853 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Moses (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1872 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Robert (born 1819 in Drymen, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Mary

Orr

Wife
Male

James

Orr

Son
Male

Moses

Orr

Son
Female

Mary

Orr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dunlavie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Sodon

Servant
Male

Robert

McLaren

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

54

1827

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Orr

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Orr

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Moses

Orr

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Dunlavie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sodon

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McLaren

Visitor

Unmarried

62

1819

Drymen, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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