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Alexander Orr 1590–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Orr

Mother: Janet Bethune

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Alexander Orr was born in 1590 in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of John James Orr And Janet Agnes Bethune. Alexander Orr passed away in 1640 in Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Orr was born in 1590 in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of John James Orr And Janet Agnes Bethune.
  • Alexander Orr passed away in 1640 in Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Orr's Ancestors

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Alexander Orr
1590–1640
Birth Place: Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
John James Orr
1554–1602
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Agnes) Bethune
1550–1602
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Orr
1520–1603
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Agnes (Vallance) Allane
1526–1582
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Anstruther
1526–1582
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Orr
1489–1555
Lady Campbell
1485–1585
Andrew Vallance
1500–1559
Mary Hedd
1498–1567
John Anstruther)
1500–1574
(Lady) Clephane
1504–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Orr's Timeline

3 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Alexander Orr in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1640
1640
Age 50
Death of Alexander Orr in Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1837
23 Apr 1837
Age 247
Alexander Orr was baptized in South Bersted,Sussex,England
South Bersted,Sussex,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1837
    Event Place: South Bersted,Sussex,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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