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Household of Thomas Orr (born 1824, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

Thomas Orr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Orr, born in 1824 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jean Orr, born in 1833 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jeanie (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Brown, born in 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Orr's household

Male

Thomas

Orr

Head
Female

Jean

Orr

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Orr

Daughter
Male

John

Orr

Son
Male

William

Orr

Son
Female

Sarah

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Orr

Head

Married

57

1824

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jean

Orr

Wife

Married

48

1833

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Orr

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Orr

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Orr

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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