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Household of Robert Orr (born 1829, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, 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.

Robert Orr and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Orr, born in 1829 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 16 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary M Orr, born in 1839 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Francis M (born 1869 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary G (born 1870 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mabel A (born 1873 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George W (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Violet H (born 1877 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Harry D (born 1881 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Elizabeth J D (born 1855 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Agnes W (born 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jessie (born 1853 in Gauldry, Fife, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Helen F (born 1841 in Carmunnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Orr's household

Male

Robert

Orr

Head
Female

Mary M

Orr

Wife
Male

Francis M

Orr

Son
Female

Mary G

Orr

Daughter
Female

Mabel A

Orr

Daughter
Male

George W

Orr

Son
Female

Violet H

Orr

Daughter
Male

Harry D

Orr

Son
Female

Elizabeth J D

Lindsay

Servant
Female

Agnes W

Gordon

Servant
Female

Mary

Fyffe

Servant
Female

Annie

Asher

Servant
Female

Ellen

Asher

Servant
Female

Jessie

Stewart

Servant
Female

Agnes

Jarvie

Servant
Female

Helen F

Kelly

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Orr

Head

Married

52

1829

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary M

Orr

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Francis M

Orr

Son

-

12

1869

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary G

Orr

Daughter

-

11

1870

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mabel A

Orr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George W

Orr

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Violet H

Orr

Daughter

-

4

1877

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Harry D

Orr

Son

-

0

1881

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J D

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Agnes W

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Fyffe

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Asher

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Ellen

Asher

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Gauldry, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Jarvie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen F

Kelly

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Carmunnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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