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Household of William Orr (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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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.

William Orr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Orr, born in 1823 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Katherine Orr, born in 1829 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Emma C (born 1858 in Ireland), Alice S (born 1859 in St Bees, Cumberland, England) and Emily H (born 1862 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Scholar, Mabel (born 1869 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), William's Scholar, Ernest (born 1872 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), William's Scholar, John Ernest (born 1872 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Clifton Wood, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Orr's household

Male

William

Orr

Head
Female

Katherine

Orr

Wife
Female

Emma C

Orr

Daughter
Female

Alice S

Orr

Daughter
Female

Emily H

Orr

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Newbery

Scholar
Male

Ernest

Newbery

Scholar
Male

John Ernest

Newbery

Scholar
Female

Sarah

Wood

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Orr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Orr

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Katherine

Orr

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Emma C

Orr

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Alice S

Orr

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Emily H

Orr

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mabel

Newbery

Scholar

Single

12

1869

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Ernest

Newbery

Scholar

Single

9

1872

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

John Ernest

Newbery

Scholar

Single

9

1872

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Sarah

Wood

Servant

Single

20

1861

Clifton Wood, Gloucestershire, England

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