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Walter (Wattie) ORR (1874 - 1941)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Walter (Wattie) ORR (1874 - 1941)	William ORR (1840 - 1906)	William ORR
			Ann JOHNSON
		Phoebe WELLS (1838 - 1915)

b. 1874 at Footscray, Victoria, Australia

d. 1941 at Dundas, Western Australia aged 67

Near Relatives of Walter (Wattie) ORR (1874 - 1941)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William ORR
Grandmother	Ann JOHNSON
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	Walter (Wattie) ORR	1874	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1941	Dundas, Western Australia	67
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
Brother	Samuel ORR	28 May 1864	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1937	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	73
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	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
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
Nephew	William ORR	1888	Kayandra, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Phoebe ORR	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1938	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	48
Nephew	James ORR	1891	Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Nephew	Yeamon ORR	1893	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1895	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	2
Niece	Eliza ORR	1895	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Frances ORR	1896	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Annie ORR	1898	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	1899	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	1
Nephew	Edward ORR	1900	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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
Sister in Law	Sarah Jane GUNN	1868	Victoria, Australia	1903	Clifton Hill, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	35
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 Walter (Wattie) ORR (1874 - 1941)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1874		Walter (Wattie) ORR was born	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
06 Jan 1906	32	Death of father William ORR (aged 66)	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52, 90
27 Aug 1915	41	Death of mother Phoebe WELLS (aged 77)	Kew, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52, 90
1916	42	Military Service	Southern Cross, West Australia	Note 4
1941	67	Walter (Wattie) ORR died	Dundas, Western Australia	Note 5	60
1941	67	Burial	Southern Cross Cemetery, WA	Note 6	90

Note 1: Reg No 22859/1874 - William Orr and Phoebe Wells Ancestry - Wilson Family Tree - Orr descendant

Note 2: 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 3: Reg No 9691/1915 - no parents stated Ancestry - Wilson Family Tree - Orr descendant Ancestry trees - died - hospital for the insane, Kew

Note 4: Walter ORR Regimental number 6562 Place of birth Footscray Victoria Religion Presbyterian Occupation Teamster Address Southern Cross, Western Australia Marital status Married Age at embarkation 41 Next of kin Wife Enlistment date 17 April 1916 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/33/4 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 13 October 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 16th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 19 October 1917 Date of death 4 August 1941 Place of burial Southern Cross Cemetery

Note 5: West Australian (Perth) 12 Aug 1941 SOUTHERN CROSS. Aug. 9.-A vete ran of the South African War, Wattie Orr (69), an old mining identity of the Bullfinch district died at the Southern Cross Hospital on August 6

Note 6: Walter Orr Birth 1872 Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Death 1941 (aged 68–69) Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia Burial Southern Cross Cemetery Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Birth)

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: West Australian (Perth) 12 Aug 1941 SOUTHERN CROSS. Aug. 9.-A vete ran of the South African War, Wattie Orr (69), an old mining identity of the Bullfinch district died at the Southern Cross Hospital on August 6

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Walter Orr Birth 1872 Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Death 1941 (aged 68–69) Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia Burial Southern Cross Cemetery Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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