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Household of John Orr (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Taylor, born in 1851 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William J A (born 1874 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie A Speirs, born in 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Wife
Male

William J A

Orr

Son
Female

Margaret

Orr

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

Speirs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

William J A

Orr

Son

-

7

1874

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Orr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Speirs

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

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