See also
| Husband: | Henry George ORR (1858-1933) | |
| Wife: | Harriet WILLIAMS (1859-1940) | |
| Children: | James Henry ORR (1887-1917) | |
| Herbert ORR (1889-1949) | ||
| Harriet ORR (1891-1979) | ||
| Cyrus ORR (1893-1959) | ||
| Hubert (Bert) ORR (1895-1984) | ||
| Edgar ORR (1902-1989) | ||
| Marriage | 1886 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
Henry George ORR
| Name: | Henry George ORR1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | James ORR (1795-1865) | |
| Mother: | Jane HORSEBURGH (1815-1893) | |
| Birth | 1858 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Baptism | 4 Apr 1858 (age 0) | St Phillip & Jacob, Bristol |
| Tower Hill Church known as Pip'n'Jay |
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| Occupation | Boot Riveter/Shoe manufacturer | |
| Death | 30 Aug 1933 (age 74-75) | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England1 |
| Name: | Harriet WILLIAMS1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1859 | Magor, Gwent, Wales |
| Christening | 16 Apr 1859 (age 0) | Magor, Gwent, Wales |
| Death | 28 Jan 1940 (age 80-81) | Greenbank, Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| 76 Carlyle Road | ||
| Name: | James Henry ORR1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Ada Eleanor NICHOLLS ( - ) | |
| Birth | 1887 | Jun Qtr, Barton Regis, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Accountant/Army Captain | |
| Death | 30 Nov 1917 (age 29-30) | WW1 Cambrais, France2 |
| Name: | Herbert ORR1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Kate Frances PERRY (1888- ) | |
| Birth | 1889 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Steam Engineer | |
| Death | 1949 (age 59-60) | Dec Qtr, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Name: | Harriet ORR1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | J MILLAR ( - ) | |
| Birth | 1891 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Death | Nov 1979 (age 87-88) | Brightons, Falkirk, Scotland |
| Occupation | School Teacher; St George's school in Bristol | |
| Name: | Cyrus ORR | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Annie M BENJAMIN (1890-1982) | |
| Birth | 1893 | Mar Qtr, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Toolmaker | |
| Death | 1959 (age 65-66) | Mar Qtr, Woolwich, London |
Hubert (Bert) ORR
Spouse: Ethel Gladys MAGGS, 1918, age 22, Ethel Maggs
| Name: | Hubert (Bert) ORR3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Ethel Gladys MAGGS (1896-1969) | |
| Birth | 13 Mar 1895 | Bristol, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England |
| John Street Nr. Eastville Road. | ||
| Death | Apr 1984 (age 89) | Bristol, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Civil Engineer/Soldier | |
| Name: | Edgar ORR | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Blanch ADAMS ( - ) | |
| Birth | 15 Aug 1902 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Seaman | |
| Death | Jun 1989 (age 86) | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
1891 census living with family and mother Jane at 67 Newfoundland Road, St Pauls, Bristol. 1901 at 42 Gratitude Road, St George, Bristol. After Shoe firm Hickins, Orr & Pole broke up Henry started a new boot and Shoe manufaturing company in a factory in Ashley Road, Bristol between 1910 & 1911. 1911 census lfamily iving at 37 Gratitude Road Easton, Bristol.
1861 census living with parents and siblings at 17 Belmont Street, Stapleton Rd, St George, Bristol. 1871 living with widowed mother. At death living at 76 Carlyle Road, Easton, Bristol. Effects £68.00.3
1881 census Domestic Cook at Alma Road, Clifton.
On leaving The City School, Bristol, James became an articled clerk to the chartered accountancy firm Curtis, Jenkins and Co. of Corn St.
At about the time that James received his chartered accountancy qualification, Lloyd George introduced his National Insurance scheme, and James joined the civil service as a government auditor. After his marriage at which Hubert Orr was their Best Man, they set up home at Bradford-on-Avon.
Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery Unit 210th Siege Bty.
Others in Siege Bty who were casualties the same day 30 Nov 1917 were:
Gnr Reginald TOLLEY 144902 from West Brom KiA
Gnr John James DOCHERTY 163486 from Omagh Co. Tyrone KiA.
Sgt Christopher JARDINE 346677 from Townhead Glasgow KiA,
Gnr William E WILKES 174562 from Tuffley Glous, enl: Birmingham and who is recorded as Died.
Possible this is connected with the German Cambrai counter attack bombardment of the 30/11/17, although on the extreme flank. 5 Officers and 120 OR's of 210 had returned 17 Sept from a short break at a rest camp in Millein, and supported operations against Poelcappelle Paschendale Line. One section of 210 SB, on being relieved by a section of 37 SB, joined 27 HAG on the 6/10/17. The second echelon section arrived on the 20 Oct.
In his will he left £4369.8s to his wfe living at Dundee House, Belmont Street, Stapleton Road, Bristol.3
Apprenticed to Piggot's locomotive manufacturer at Lillyfields, Kingswood.
During WW1 work for Sunbeam Motor Company in Coventry. 3
Errand Boy for Home & Colonial in Stapleton Road, Bristol. Gain scholarship to City of Bristol University to read Civil Engineering. Keen ballroom dancer
1930's founded a jam factory in Bristol. Captain in Merchant Navy during WW2 on convoy's to Malta carrying petrol.3
| 1 | Andrew Wright, "James Orr Genealogy Report". |
| 2 | Ororkep, "Great War Forum". |
| 3 | www.webspawner.com/users/orrworld/, "Orr Family History". |