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Samuel ORR (1864 - 1937)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
William ORR (1888 - ) Phoebe ORR (1890 - 1938) James ORR (1891 - ) Yeamon ORR (1893 - 1895) Eliza ORR (1895 - ) Frances ORR (1896 - ) Annie ORR (1898 - 1899) Edward ORR (1900 - )	Samuel ORR (1864 - 1937) + Sarah Jane GUNN (1868 - 1903)	William ORR (1840 - 1906)	William ORR
			Ann JOHNSON
		Phoebe WELLS (1838 - 1915)

b. 28 May 1864 at Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

m. 1887 Sarah Jane GUNN (1868 - 1903) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1937 at Footscray, Victoria, Australia aged 73

Near Relatives of Samuel ORR (1864 - 1937)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William ORR
Grandmother	Ann JOHNSON
Father in Law	Yeoman GUNN
Mother in Law	Eliza BLACK
Father	William ORR	abt 1840	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	06 Jan 1906	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	66
Mother	Phoebe WELLS	abt 1838	Kent, England	27 Aug 1915	Kew, Victoria, Australia	77
Self	Samuel ORR	28 May 1864	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1937	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	73
Wife	Sarah Jane GUNN	1868	Victoria, Australia	1903	Clifton Hill, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	35
Son	William ORR	1888	Kayandra, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Phoebe ORR	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1938	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	48
Son	James ORR	1891	Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Son	Yeamon ORR	1893	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1895	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	2
Daughter	Eliza ORR	1895	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Frances ORR	1896	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Annie ORR	1898	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	1899	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	1
Son	Edward ORR	1900	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Sister	Phoebe Ann ORR	14 Jan 1861	Ballarat West, Victoria, Australia	16 Jun 1955	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	94
Brother	William John ORR	07 Sep 1862	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1942	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	80
Sister	Margaret Jane ORR	1865	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1952	Nedlands, West Australia	87
Brother	Robert Wells ORR	1867	The Loddon, Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	1868	Casterton, Victoria, Australia	1
Brother	Edwin ORR	1868	Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Brother	Robert William ORR	29 Sep 1870	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	23 Dec 1915	Fremantle, WA, Australia	45
Brother	Alfred Ernest ORR	1872	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1873	Victoria, Australia	1
Brother	Walter (Wattie) ORR	1874	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1941	Dundas, Western Australia	67
Brother	Daniel Edgar ORR	1877	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1949	Gisborne, Victoria, Australia	72
Brother	Ruben ORR	1879	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	23 Dec 1903	Fremantle, WA, Australia	24
Son in Law	John William Morgan HASELGROVE			1966	Victoria, Australia
Son in Law	James Latimer CHAPMAN	1890	Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Niece	Phoebe Mary STEWART	1884	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1964	Fran?, Vic, Australia	80
Nephew	Alexander Crawford Lindsay STEWART	1886	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1937	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	51
Nephew	Charles William STEWART	1888	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1941	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	53
Nephew	Robert Stanley STEWART	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1962	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	72
Niece	Alice Maud STEWART	1892	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1947	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	55
Niece	Florence May STEWART	1894	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1971	Seaford, Victoria, Australia	77
Nephew	Alfred Orwell STEWART	1895	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1982	Chel, Victoria, Australia	87
Nephew	William James ORR	1884	Armidale, NSW, Australia	1954	Elwood, Victoria	70
Niece	Jessie ORR	1885	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1948	Edon, Victoria, Australia	63
Niece	Florrie ORR	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1908	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	21
Nephew	Robert Wells ORR	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	11 Apr 1917	Bullecourt, France	27
Niece	Daisy PRIEST
Nephew	Leslie PRIEST
Nephew	William John PRIEST	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1889	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	2
Nephew	Harold Walter PRIEST	1893	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1944	Perth, WA, Australia	51
Niece	Ruth May PRIEST	1904	Claremont, WA, Australia	1977	Perth, WA, Australia	73
Niece	Ethel Mary ORR	1908	Fremantle, WA, Australia	1991	Melville, Western Australia, Australia	83
Niece	Marjorie Marian ORR	28 Nov 1911	East Fremantle, WA, Australia	13 Oct 1987	Midvale, WA, Australia	75
Niece	Rita Josephine ORR	1913	Fremantle, WA, Australia	1982	Fremantle, WA, Australia	69
Nephew	Robert William ORR	11 Nov 1915	Fremantle, WA, Australia	1966	Sydney, NSW, Australia	51
Nephew	William James ORR	1900	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	1967	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	67
Brother in Law	Charles Alexander STEWART	1858	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1924	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	66
Sister in Law	Agnes (Anne) SNADDEN	19 Sep 1860	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	28 Oct 1951	E Camberwell, Victoria, Australia	91
Brother in Law	Arthur George PRIEST	1856		1942	Nedlands, West Australia	86
Sister in Law	Ethel Mary SWAIN	1884	Fremantle, WA, Australia	08 Sep 1929	Fremantle, WA, Australia	45
Sister in Law	Elizabeth May Mary GUTHRIE	1885	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1974	Victoria, Australia	89

Events in Samuel ORR (1864 - 1937)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
28 May 1864		Samuel ORR was born	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1887	23	Married Sarah Jane GUNN (aged 19)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1888	24	Birth of son William ORR	Kayandra, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1890	26	Birth of daughter Phoebe ORR	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1891	27	Birth of son James ORR	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52
1893	29	Birth of son Yeamon ORR	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52
1895	31	Birth of daughter Eliza ORR	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	52
1895	31	Death of son Yeamon ORR (aged 2)	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Note 8	52
1896	32	Birth of daughter Frances ORR	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Note 9	52
1898	34	Birth of daughter Annie ORR	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Note 10	52
1899	35	Death of daughter Annie ORR (aged 1)	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Note 11	52
1900	36	Birth of son Edward ORR	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Note 12	52
1903	39	Death of wife Sarah Jane GUNN (aged 35)	Clifton Hill, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	Note 13	52
1903	39	Residence	22 Cowper St, Footscray, Victoria	Note 14	37
06 Jan 1906	41	Death of father William ORR (aged 66)	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 15	52, 90
27 Aug 1915	51	Death of mother Phoebe WELLS (aged 77)	Kew, Victoria, Australia	Note 16	52, 90
1937	73	Samuel ORR died	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 17	52, 60
1937	73	Burial	Footscray cemetery, Victoria, Australia	Note 18	90

Note 1: REg No 12815/1864 - William Orr and Phoebe Wells Ancestry - Wilson Family Tree - Orr descendant - 28 May 1864

Note 2: Samuel Orr in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Samuel Orr Marriage Date: 1887 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1887 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Sarah Jane Gunn Registration Number: 2835

Note 3: William Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: William Orr Birth Date: Abt 1888 Birth Place: Katandra, Victoria Registration Year: 1888 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Samuel Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 21702

Note 4: Phoebe Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Phoebe Orr Birth Date: Abt 1890 Birth Place: Footscray, Victoria Registration Year: 1890 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Samuel Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 12964

Note 5: Jas Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Jas Orr Birth Date: Abt 1891 Birth Place: Footscray, Victoria Registration Year: 1891 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 33207

Note 6: Yeamon Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Yeamon Orr Birth Date: Abt 1893 Birth Place: Footscray, Victoria Registration Year: 1893 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Samuel Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 31635

Note 7: Eliza Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Eliza Orr Birth Date: Abt 1895 Birth Place: Richmond, Victoria Registration Year: 1895 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 6629

Note 8: Yeamon Orr in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Yeamon Orr Death Age: 1 Birth Date: abt 1894 Death Date: Abt 1895 Death Place: Richmond, Victoria Registration Date: 1895 Registration Place: Australia Father: Saml Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 7045

Note 9: Frances Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Frances Orr Birth Date: Abt 1896 Birth Place: Richmond, Victoria Registration Year: 1896 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 30586

Note 10: Annie Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Annie Orr Birth Date: Abt 1898 Birth Place: Richmond, Victoria Registration Year: 1898 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Orr Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 28702

Note 11: Annie Orr in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Annie Orr Death Age: 1 Birth Date: abt 1899 Death Date: Abt 1900 Death Place: Richmond, Victoria Registration Date: 1900 Registration Place: Australia Father: Orr Saml Mother: Sarah Gunn Registration Number: 338

Note 12: Edwd Orr in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Edwd Orr Birth Date: Abt 1900 Birth Place: Richmond, Victoria Registration Year: 1900 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Orr Mother: Sapah Gunn Registration Number: 6049

Note 13: Sarah Orr in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Sarah Orr Death Age: 34 Birth Date: abt 1869 Death Date: Abt 1903 Death Place: C Hill, Victoria Registration Date: 1903 Registration Place: Australia Father: Gunn Yeoman Mother: Ellza Black Registration Number: 1136 Sarah Jane Gunn Orr Birth 1869 Death Jan 1903 (aged 33–34) Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia Burial Footscray General Cemetery Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Plot CE-A-120A Memorial ID 192502804 · View Source

Note 14: ORR Phoebe - hd; Samuel - carrier; William - carrier

Note 15: Reg No 1544/1906 - age 65 - parents William Orr and Ann Johnson Ancestry - Wilson Family Tree - Orr descendant - 22 Cowper St, Footscray - cause of death, heart disease/exhaustion Independent (Footscray) 13 January 1906 OBITUARY MR WILLIAM ORR It is with regret that we have to announce the death of Mr William Orr, which took place on Thursday, 4th January, at his residence, 22 Cowper-street, Footscray. The deceased, who leaves a wife and grown up family, was a colonist of 48 years, being with Michaelis, Hallenstein and Co for 38 years, for 28 of which he acted as foreman. The interment took place on Saturday in the Footscray cemetery. The officers and members of the U.A.O.D., of which the deceased was a member, and the employees of Michaelis, Hallenstein and Co marched in front of the hearse. The service at the grave was read by the Rev J. H. Goble. The coffin bearers were J. Case. J. Walsh, J. Phelan and A. McPhail. Pall-bearers, G. Bell, W. Snadden, J. Snadden, W. English, H. Cooke, Com. J. Stewart, C. Whitehead and W.Dewsnap. The principal amongst a large number of wreaths were from Michaelis, Hallenstein and Co and his fellow employees. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr W. J. Cameron. Find A Grave William Orr Birth 1841 Belfast (Down), County Down, Northern Ireland Death 6 Jan 1906 (aged 64–65) Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Burial Footscray General Cemetery Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Plot CE-A-120A Memorial ID 192502842 ·

Note 16: Reg No 9691/1915 - no parents stated Ancestry - Wilson Family Tree - Orr descendant Ancestry trees - died - hospital for the insane, Kew

Note 17: Reg No 10656/1937 - age 73 - parents Wm Orr and Phoebe Wells Williamstown Chronicle 4 Dec 1937 Mr S. ORR. At the advanced age of 73 years, Mr Samuel Orr, of 3 Pilgrim Street, Footscray, passed away on 24th November. The daughter. (Mrs J. Haselgrove) resides at 54 Laurie Street, Newport.

Note 18: Find A Grave Samuel Orr Birth unknown Death 26 Nov 1937 Burial Footscray General Cemetery Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Plot Baptist B, Grave 938 Memorial ID 207902498 · View Source

Source References:

37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government

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52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

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- Notes: Samuel Orr in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Samuel Orr Marriage Date: 1887 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1887 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Sarah Jane Gunn Registration Number: 2835

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60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

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- Notes: Williamstown Chronicle 4 Dec 1937 Mr S. ORR. At the advanced age of 73 years, Mr Samuel Orr, of 3 Pilgrim Street, Footscray, passed away on 24th November. The daughter. (Mrs J. Haselgrove) resides at 54 Laurie Street, Newport.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

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- Notes: Find A Grave Samuel Orr Birth unknown Death 26 Nov 1937 Burial Footscray General Cemetery Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Plot Baptist B, Grave 938 Memorial ID 207902498 · View Source

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