John Orr

Birth Name John Orr
Gender male
Age at Death 84 years

Narrative

Hand loom weaver cotton in 1851. Cotton and worsted weaver in 1861. Moved to Keighley about 1866. Designer in mixed fabric in 1871. Designer in worsted weaving in 1881. Draper in 1891. Retired worsted designer in 1901.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1836 Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
Death 1920 Keighley, Yorkshire, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father David Orrabout 180421 Sep 1884
Mother Elizabeth Russellabout 180423 Oct 1865
    Sister     Jean Orr 1829
    Brother     James Orr 1831
    Sister     Helen Orr 1833
    Brother     Andrew Orr 1835
         John Orr 1836 1920
    Brother     David Orr 1840
    Brother     Archibald Orr 1847 1926

Families

Family of John Orr and Jane Reid
Married Wife Jane Reid ( * 1835 + 1903 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 9 Sep 1859 The Presbyterian Church, Flemington, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
David Orr3 Jan 1860before 1871
Mungo Reid Orr31 Mar 18611925
Jane Orrabout 186312 Mar 1947
John Orr20 Feb 18641866
James Orr20 Jun 18661869
Elizabeth Orrabout 1868
Orr18691869
Isabella Orr16 Dec 186924 Apr 1952
Mary Helen Orr16 Aug 187129 Jan 1941
Orr18731873
David Orr13 May 187311 Dec 1957
Martha Orrabout 18741902

Addresses

Date Street Locality City State/ Province County Postal Code Country Phone Sources
1861 Balgreen   Strathaven, Lanarkshire            
1871 Thwaites   Keighley, Yorkshire            
1881 7 Barrett Street   Keighley            
1891 22 Blossom Street   Keighley, Yorkshire            
1901 51 Redcliffe Street   Keighley            
1911 121 Hob Hill Stanbury Keighley West Yorkshire