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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: Kimie on Friday 21 April 06 14:49 BST (UK)

Title: Looking for Orr's
Post by: Kimie on Friday 21 April 06 14:49 BST (UK)

Hi

I am trying to find my G.Grandfather and G.G.Grandfather who I have been told came from County Mayo.

The information I have is:

G.G.Grandfather = Francis Orr - I do not know his DOB, DOD or who he married.

G.Grandfather = Malcolm Orr - I know he was born in 1894 and eventually settled down in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. He married Annie Meggitt and they had six children (they did have others that unfortunatly did not survive infancy).

Malcolm also had a brother Eugene Orr who settled in Hull, East Yorkshire, England.

I think that there may have been a sister but I do not know her name although I do know she settled in Birkenhead.

I'm looking for any Orr's in County Mayo that this may sound familiar too.

Kimberley   :)

Title: Re: Looking for Orr's
Post by: audrey on Friday 21 April 06 15:25 BST (UK)

had a look in what I have not a single birth or marriage for ORR in mayo sorry

audrey

Title: Re: Looking for Orr's
Post by: Kimie on Monday 24 April 06 14:00 BST (UK)

Hi Audrey

Thank you for looking  :)

This is proving to be the hardest part of my tree!

K

Title: Re: Looking for Orr's
Post by: Pat Reid on Monday 24 April 06 18:47 BST (UK)

Kimie:
Orr was a very common name in County Down so it wight be worthwhile to include that in your searching.  Here is link to Ros Davies' great site for County Down and you will note that there are quite a few listed, even one Malcolm, wrong time period but an unsual name. Looks like he was named after mother's maiden name.

Rev. Malcolm ORR . Comber of Ballybeen; b. abt. 1794; son of William Orr & Margaret Malcolm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/O/Orr.htm

Here is link to Caora where there is an index to Head-of-household for 1901 census.  http://www.caora.net/find.php

Antrim is another county with many Orrs.

Good luck,

Pat

Title: Re: Looking for Orr's
Post by: Kimie on Tuesday 25 April 06 08:29 BST (UK)

Hi Pat

Thank you for letting me know about those sites.... I will have a good look later today and let you know if I find anything  :)

K

Title: Re: Looking for Orr's
Post by: MRSD154 on Saturday 21 August 10 15:05 BST (UK)

Hi, I have been researching my husbands Irish ancestry & noticed you are searching for Orr family.
I was trying to establish which part of Ireland Jane Ann Costello's family were from, she married Francis Orr & lived in Hull Yorkshire, it apears from 1911 census that they had 9 children but 5 survived
William- who was my husband's grandfather & he married Ellen Stamford.
Malcolm Orr
John Orr
Jane Ann Orr who is listed as BLIND
& Eugene Orr
if you should have any further information I should be most grateful to know all about it.
Best Wishes Dorothy