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Sir John James Alexander Orr 1580–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1627

Death Location: Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland

Father: John Orr

Mother: Janet Orr

Spouse(s): Janet McClement

Children(s): James Orr

Sir John James Alexander Orr was born in 1580 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John James Orr And Janet Agnes Bethune Orr. Sir John James Alexander Orr married Janet Mcclement, and had children including James Alexander Orrjohn James Orr. Sir John James Alexander Orr passed away in 1627 in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir John James Alexander Orr was born in 1580 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John James Orr And Janet Agnes Bethune Orr.
  • Sir John James Alexander Orr married Janet Mcclement, and had children including James Alexander Orrjohn James Orr.
  • Sir John James Alexander Orr passed away in 1627 in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Orr
1554–1603
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Orr
1554–1602
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Balfour, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet McClement
1580–1638
Birth Location: Ballygown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Orr
1601–1663
Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Orr's Ancestors

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Sir Orr
1580–1627
Birth Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John James Orr
1554–1603
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Agnes Bethune) Orr
1554–1602
Lanarkshire, Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Agnes (Vallance) Allane
1526–1582
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Mary (Vallance)
1500–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Orr's Descendants

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Sir (John James Alexander) Orr (1580–1627) m. Janet McClement (1580–1638)
  1. 1. James (Alexander OrrJohn James) Orr 1601–1663 m. Temperance Coffey 1605–1660
    1. 1. William(John) Orr 1628–1704 m. Janet (Gray) Orr 1631–1726
      1. 1. John (Martin) Orr 1651–1722 m. Mary (Rebecca) McBurney 1652–1692
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Orr 1676– m. Isabella Orr 1678–

Sir Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Sir John James Alexander Orr in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1627
1627
Age 47
Death of Sir John James Alexander Orr in Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland
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