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Household of Robert Scott Orr (born 1820, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Robert Scott Orr and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Scott Orr, born in 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Robert Scott was the head of the household, married to Margaret Orr, born in 1826 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret S (born 1853 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Rachel S (born 1856 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Eliza R (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Constance A (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Emma G (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Scott's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert Scott's Servant, Catherine E (born 1857 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert Scott's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Robert Scott Orr's household

Male

Robert Scott

Orr

Head
Female

Margaret

Orr

Wife
Female

Margaret S

Orr

Daughter
Female

Rachel S

Orr

Daughter
Female

Eliza R

Orr

Daughter
Female

Constance A

Orr

Daughter
Female

Emma G

Orr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hyslop

Servant
Female

Catherine E

Donald

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gemmel

Servant
First name(s) Robert Scott
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Scott

Orr

Head

Married

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Orr

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Margaret S

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Rachel S

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Eliza R

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Constance A

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma G

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hyslop

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine E

Donald

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gemmel

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

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