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John Orr 1790–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Abt. Sep 1866

Death Location: Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James Orr

Mother: Catherine Douglas

Spouse(s): Mary McGill

Children(s): Charles Orr, Catherine Orr, Alexander Orr, Charlie Orr, Allan Orr, Lillias Orr

John Orr was born in 1790 in Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Brigg Orr And Catherine Douglas. John Orr married Mary Mcgill, and had children including Alexander Orr, Allan Orr, Catherine Orr, Charles Orr, Charlie Infant Orr, Lillias Lilly Orr. John Orr passed away in 1866 in Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Orr was born in 1790 in Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Brigg Orr And Catherine Douglas.
  • John Orr married Mary Mcgill, and had children including Alexander Orr, Allan Orr, Catherine Orr, Charles Orr, Charlie Infant Orr, Lillias Lilly Orr.
  • John Orr passed away in 1866 in Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Orr
1739–1815
Birth Location: Carsphairn, kircudbright
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Catherine Douglas
1755–1820
Birth Location: 1820
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Spouses(s)

Mary McGill
1784–
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM

Children(s)

Charles Orr
1817–
Birth Location: , Dalmellington, Ayr, Scotland
CO
Catherine Orr
1825–1897
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire
CO
Alexander Orr
1822–1900
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire
AO
Charlie Orr
1816–1816
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayr, Scotland
CO
Allan Orr
1837–
Birth Location: Dunipace, Stirling
AO
Lillias Orr
1828–1910
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire
LO

John Orr's Ancestors

Self
John Orr
1790–1866
Birth Place: Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Brigg Orr
1739–1815
Carsphairn, kircudbright
Catherine Douglas
1755–1820
1820
Grandparents
John Orr
1710–1750
Jane Fisher
1713–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Orr's Descendants

1.
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John Orr (1790–Abt. Sep 1866) m. Mary McGill (Before 9 Feb 1784–)
  1. 1. Charles Orr 1817–
  2. 2. Catherine Orr 1825–1897
  3. 3. Alexander Orr 1822–1900 m. Sophia Mcdonald 1825–1899
    1. 1. George (Mcdonald) Orr 1860–1863
    2. 2. William Orr 1855–
    3. 3. Alexander Orr 1870–
    4. 4. John Orr 1847–1886
    5. 5. Sophia Orr 1849–1867
    6. 6. Thomas Orr 1851–1901
    7. 7. Agness (Hislop) Orr 1853–1880
  4. 4. Charlie ((Infant)) Orr 1816–1816
  5. 5. Allan Orr 1837–
  6. 6. Lillias ((Lilly)) Orr 1828–1910 m. Robert Walker 1824–1900
    1. 1. Adin Walker 1858–
    2. 2. Daniel Walker 1874–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Walker 1878–
    4. 4. Robert (Orr) Walker 1859–1895 m. Emma (Louise) Jeffords 1860–1928
      1. 1. Gladys Walker 1895–
      2. 2. Mildred (L) O'Hara 1890–1963 m. R (Herbert) O'Hara 1888–
      3. 3. Lillias (Ione) Walker 1893–1948 m. Walter (T) Quinlan 1873–1954
      4. 4. Claude (Orr) Walker 1894–1930 m. Zela (Bertha) Fox 1896–1974
        1. 1. Robert (William) Walker 1923–2002 m. Betty Clarke 1923–2009
        2. 2. Claude (Orr Walker) Jr 1920–1982 m. Marie (F) Walker 1918–1999
    5. 5. Andrew Walker 1849–1850
    6. 6. Andrew Walker 1850–1935
    7. 7. Jane Walker 1854–1856
    8. 8. Alexander Walker 1856–1950 m. Mary (Elizabeth (Minnie)) Montgomery 1865–1925
      1. 1. Robert (Earl Alexander) Walker 1892–1955 m. Lena (Isobel) McDonald 1894–
        1. 1. Betty (May) Walker 1924–2010
      2. 2. Hazel (Wilhemina) Walker 1894–1959 m. John (Campbell) Kinsey 1900–
      3. 3. Muriel Walker 1890–1979 m. Dalton (Josiah) Armstrong 1886–1944
      4. 4. Maurice Walker 1890–
    9. 9. John (Orr) Walker 1857–1935 m. Esther Hall 1861–1919
      1. 1. Lillias (Priscilla) Walker 1882–1945 m. Harry (Willard) Hoag 1883–1937
        1. 1. Harriet (Esther) Hoag 1909–1976
        2. 2. Estella (May) Hoag 1904–1977 m. Frank (Richard Joseph) Berberich 1893–1964 m. Howard (Apling) Reed 1902–1972
        3. 3. John (Anthony) Hoag 1910–1980
        4. 4. Willies (Ralph) Hoag 1910–2000
      2. 2. Ralph Walker 1889–1954 m. Dora (D) Vanoss 1892–1985
        1. 1. Charles (Richard) Walker 1923–2010 m. Sadie Richards 1923–
        2. 2. Arthur (Craig) Walker 1922–2007 m. Fay (J.) Snow 1924–
        3. 3. Virginia (Mary) Walker 1920– m. Bernard (H) Wood 1919–2005
      3. 3. Margaret Walker 1884–1972 m. Raymond Schiable 1896–1964
        1. 1. Betty Schaible 1922–2007 m. Eden (Waldron 'Bud') Caldwell 1918–2010
    10. 10. William Walker 1861–1868
    11. 11. James (Robert) Walker 1873–1938 m. Ellen (Gardens) Walker 1883–1960
      1. 1. Robert (William) Walker 1908–1993 m. Mildred (Adeline) Grace 1907–1997
        1. 1. William (Alexander) Walker –2009
      2. 2. John (Alexander) Walker 1910–1978 m. Margaret (Helen) Lee 1914–1989
      3. 3. James (Laurier) Walker 1912–1973 m. Irene (Annie May) Davis 1920–1965
      4. 4. Louisa (Jean) Walker 1913–2004
      5. 5. Jessie (Mildred) Walker 1914–2006
      6. 6. Helen (Margaret) Walker 1917–2006
    12. 12. Mary Walker 1850–1898 m. Thomas Orr 1851–1901
      1. 1. William Orr 1891–1957
      2. 2. Alexander Orr 1875–
      3. 3. Lillias Orr 1874–
      4. 4. Robert (Walker) Orr 1880–
      5. 5. John Orr 1881– m. Maggie 1881–
        1. 1. Jared Orr 1903–
        2. 2. Jeanie Orr 1907–
      6. 6. Sophia (McDonald) Orr 1883–
      7. 7. Thomas (Jr) Orr 1889– m. Etta Blair 1888–
      8. 8. William Orr 1891–
      9. 9. Mary (Walker) Orr 1894–
    13. 13. Alexander Walker 1866–1948
    14. 14. William Walker 1869– m. Stella Newton 1875–1958
      1. 1. Olive (Grace) Walker 1897–1986 m. Mervyn (Langmeier) Watt 1890–1977
        1. 1. Shirley (Doreen) Bennett 1926–2004 m. Stanley (Desmond) Bennett 1949–2013
        2. 2. Wallace (Mervyn) Watt 1923–1984 m. Violet Sitch 1926–1969
    15. 15. James Walker 1855–
    16. 16. Thomas Walker 1858–
    17. 17. John Walker 1862–
    18. 18. Annie Walker 1865–
    19. 19. Lillias Walker 1869–

John Orr's Timeline

5 Records

1787
4 Nov 1787
John Orr was baptized in , Carsphairn, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
, Carsphairn, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
1790
1790
Birth of John Orr in Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1812
26 January 1812
Age 22
John Orr was married in Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 51
John Orr resided here in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
1866
Abt. Sep 1866
Age 76
Death of John Orr in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1787
    Event Place: , Carsphairn, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 January 1812
    Event Place: Dalmellington, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Dalmellington; ED: 4; Page: 4; Line: 1090; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carsphairn, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Sep 1866
    Event Place: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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