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Household of John Orr (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1842 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachael Orr, born in 1841 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Rachael

Orr

Wife
Male

William

Orr

Son
Female

Janet

Orr

Daughter
Female

Joan

Orr

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Greer

Son
Male

Robert

Greer

Son
Male

Hugh

Greer

Son
Male

James

Greer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

39

1842

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rachael

Orr

Wife

Married

40

1841

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Orr

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joan

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Greer

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Greer

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Greer

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Greer

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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