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Household of John Orr (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orr, born in 1832 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1854 in England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1871 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1873 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1878 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1835 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Hugh (born 1857 in Slamannan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Orr's household

Male

John

Orr

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Orr

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Deanes

Granddaughter
Male

John

Deanes

Grandson
Female

Janet

Orr

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Stafford

Visitor
Male

Hugh

McGuines

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orr

Head

Widower

49

1832

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Orr

Daughter

Married

27

1854

England

Agnes

Deanes

Granddaughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Deanes

Grandson

Unmarried

8

1873

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Orr

Granddaughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stafford

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

McGuines

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Slamannan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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