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Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr 1855–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1855

Birth Location: Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire

Death Date: 4 June 1920

Death Location: Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William Orr

Mother: Margaret McMurtrie

Spouse(s): Samuel Mortland

Children(s): Emily Mortland, John Mortland, Alexander Mortland, William Mortland, Mary Mortland, Edith Mortland, Joseph Mortland

The story of Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr began in 1855 in Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire. Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr married Samuel Mortland, and had children including Alexander Mortland, Edith Jane Ede Mortland, Emily Katherine Mortland, John Jack Mortland, Joseph Alfred Alf Mortland, Mary Ann Anneline Mortland, William James Mortland. Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr passed away in 1920 in Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr began in 1855 in Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire.
  • Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr married Samuel Mortland, and had children including Alexander Mortland, Edith Jane Ede Mortland, Emily Katherine Mortland, John Jack Mortland, Joseph Alfred Alf Mortland, Mary Ann Anneline Mortland, William James Mortland.
  • Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr passed away in 1920 in Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Orr
1812–1876
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret McMurtrie
1830–1914
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Mortland
1844–1908
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Emily Mortland
1873–1951
Birth Location: Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
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John Mortland
1877–1945
Birth Location: Ireland
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Alexander Mortland
1879–1962
Birth Location: Christchurch Nz
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William Mortland
1881–1917
Birth Location: Christchurch Nz
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Mary Mortland
1882–
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Edith Mortland
1885–
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Joseph Mortland
1888–1941
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Eliza Orr's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Orr
1855–1920
Birth Place: Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire
Parents
William Longmuir Orr
1812–1876
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret McMurtrie
1830–1914
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Orr
1771–1852
Annandale Farm, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hannah Longmuir
1782–1858
Stewarton Ayrshire Scotland
Thomas McMurtrie
1802–1893
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mckerrow) Campbell
1804–1882
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
william orr
1730–1802
Margaret Longmuir
1740–1795
Gabriel Longmuir
1752–1849
Hannah Ralston
1758–1845
Thomas McMurtrie*
1768–
Janet Murdock
1779–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Orr
1691–1758
Elizabeth Armour
1729–1796
John Langmuir
1720–1781
Elizabeth Armour
1729–1796
Gavin maker
1731–1818
Hannah Haywood
1733–1770
James Murdoch
1740–1824
Katherine Burnside
1744–

Eliza Orr's Descendants

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Eliza (Mary (Mary Elizabeth)) Orr (22 Apr 1855–4 June 1920) m. Samuel Mortland (1844–26 Sep 1908)
  1. 1. Emily (Katherine) Mortland 1873–1951 m. William (Edward "Lou") Bennett 1871–1929
    1. 1. Oswald (Alfred "Os") Bennett 1917–1987 m. Hazel (Minie) Battersby 1917–2016
    2. 2. Benjamin (Flood "Ben") Bennett 1904–1963
    3. 3. Ruberto (Edward "Bert") Bennett 1902–1966
    4. 4. Alethea (May Orr "Leith") Bennett 1906–
  2. 2. John ((Jack)) Mortland 1877–1945
  3. 3. Alexander Mortland 1879–1962
  4. 4. William (James) Mortland 1881–1917
  5. 5. Mary (Ann (Anneline)) Mortland 1882–
  6. 6. Edith (Jane (Ede)) Mortland 1885–
  7. 7. Joseph (Alfred (Alf)) Mortland 1888–1941

Eliza Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1855
22 Apr 1855
Birth of Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr in Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire
Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire
1920
4 June 1920
Age 65
Death of Eliza Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Orr in Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1920
    Event Place: Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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