Rev. William ORR of Fenwick

[drayto]

I am looking for any connections to the Rev. William Orr of Fenwick Ayrshire , family and descendants. Thanks

[jemair]

Hello,
on the 1851 census I have found an ancestor of mine who was employed by William, her name was Mary Wyllie. By 1861 she was a dairymaid at another Fenwick address, but we believe she had had a child by this time, which was why she was no longer living with William Orr and family.
She later married George Mair of Barneight, Mauchline, but gave her name on censuses after that as Mary Orr Wyllie.
I would love to know why she added Orr to her name!

[Piglet01]

Hello

I take it you have a copy of the 3 page will and 5 page inventory of your Reverend Orr - available from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk for £5.00 each?

Regards,    Steve 

ORR   WILLIAM   28/07/1882   REV., MINISTER, U.P. CHURCH, FENWICK, D. 15/05/1882 AT FENWICK, TESTATE       AYR SHERIFF COURT INVENTORIES   SC6/44/44

ORR   WILLIAM   11/07/1882   REV., MINISTER, U.P. CHURCH, FENWICK, D. 15/05/1882 AT FENWICK, TESTATE   WILL   AYR SHERIFF COURT WILLS   SC6/46/15

[jemair]

No, I haven't. Does it mention Mary?
I thought she might have been Rev Orr's wife's sister and did a bit more research, but it was a different surname.

[drayto]

 To jemair.I do not know why Mary Wyllie  put the Orr into her name. I  dont think she was related as the Orrs  were from Saltcoats and Mary was from Kilmarnock. William and Eliza  had a baby  called Mary in 1853 but she died when she was four.
If the Session minutes went to 1853 and your Mary was not married she would have been called up and the father may have been mentioned.
Mary Wylie isnt mentioned in William's will.
Steve, Are you related to the Orrs ?

[jemair]

Thanks for the information re the Will etc. Interesting that they had a baby called Mary.
 I'm afraid I don't know what you mean by the Session and being called up - please could you explain?
Many thanks. Jem

[drayto]

Re jemair and Sessions. These were the Kirk sessions when the minister and the church wardens called up misdoers, those who maybe, worked on Sunday, got drunk, had fights and had sex outside marriage, to name a few. The sessions for Moffat and some  other parishes are filmed and the films can be read at the Latter Day Saints churches. if you order them in. I have read the Moffat one but only took notice of anything that interested me  and am fairly sure that if an Orr was named I would have noticed but not if it was a Wyllie. I dont know if it would be worth your while looking. It was just a suggestion,  Good luck.

[jemair]

thanks for the explanation!