Alexander Orr (1850 - 1930)

Born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1930 at about age 80 in Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

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Biography

Birth
1850 • Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[1]

Family 1
Parents
• John Orr, 1801–1883
• Janet McKemmie Orr 1813–1871

Children
• James Orr, 1831–1917
• John Forbes Orr, 1834–1904
• Patrick Orr, 1836–1884
• Peter Orr, 1837–
• Janet Orr, 1838–
• William Allan Orr, 1840–1894
• George Orr, 1844–
• Robert Orr, 1856–

Family 2
Spouse
• Jessie Dawson Eadie Orr, 1856– ^[2]
Children
• John Barclay Orr Sr. 1886–1932
• Margaret Eadie Orr, 1875–
• Jessie Eadie Orr, 1876–1943
• Alexander Orr, 1878–
• Robert Orr, 1879–
• Martha Jamison Orr, 1881–
• George Orr, 1885–
• John Barclay Orr, 1886–1932
• MacNiven Orr, 1889–1955
• William Eadie Orr, 1890–1959
• Elizabeth Orr, 1893–1990
• James Orr, 1895–1946
• Joseph Johnstone Orr, 1897–1968
• Archibald Barr Orr, 1901–1988
• Jean Orr

Event
(1905) Alexander Orr of Parkhead, Glasgow, had emigrated to Miami with his wife Jessie and their children in 1905. He was a plumber and lead merchant, and grandfather.

One son, John Barclay Orr senior, born in 1886, would establish himself among Miami’s leading building contractors. His son, the courageous Jack, would become an attorney.

"How, or why, Alexander Orr and his family settled in Miami just when it was emerging from its recent past as a primitive trading post of 100 souls to become America’s premier resort city isn’t clear but it may owe something to an earlier social experiment, the Scottish colony of Sarasota Bay, Florida." ^[3]

Immigration
(1912 Nov 11) Arrival Date: 11 Nov 1912 from Glasgow, Scotland ^[4]

Event
(1921) Miami, Florida ^[5]

Death
(1930 28 Aug ) ^[6]

Burial (1930 Aug 30) (aged 80) Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Scotland Census Name Alexander Orr; Age 48; Estimated Birth Year 1853
   Spouse's Name Jessie Orr
   Parish: Glasgow Parkhead; ED: 60; Page: 13; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_271
2. ↑ 1901 Scotland Census Name Alexander Orr
   Age 48; Estimated Birth Year 1853
   Spouse's Name Jessie Orr
   Parish: Glasgow Parkhead; ED: 60; Page: 13; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_271
3. ↑ Scottish News. Article by David Black, August 3, 2020, 12:01 am [https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/the-american-dream-al-capone-and-the-eight-minutes-of-courage-astonishing-story-of-scots-who-built-miami/?fbclid=IwAR07XzeCkcVp71hUVXNMmorBY8Uaq-4MO6C3h11lItyF2Ul5PSEsY8l6oi4 ]
4. ↑ Alexander Orr in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
   Name: Alexander Orr Arrival Date: 11 Nov 1912
   Birth Date: abt 1854 Last Permanent Address: Scotland
   Other Last Permanent Address: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 58
   Gender: Male Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish
   Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
   Ship Name: Caledonia
   Source Citation: Year: 1912; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 10; Page Number: 162
   Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
5. ↑ Alexander Orr in the U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925
   Public record, Event Place: Florida, United States Birth Date: 26 Apr 1886; Birthplace: Scotland Certificate Number: 128345 "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925
   Passport Application, USA
   Name: Alexander Orr
   Gender: Male
   Birth Place: Glasgow Scotland Residence Place: Miami, Florida
   Child: John E Orr
   John B Orr United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Event Type: Passport Application; Event Date: 1921
   Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1458; Volume #: Roll 1458 - Certificates: 128000-128375, 11 Jan 1921-11 Jan 1921
   Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
   Original data: Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ Alexander Orr in the U.S, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
   Text-only collection; Name: Alexander Orr; Gender: Male
   Spouse: Jesse Eddie
   Child: James Barclay Orr
   Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
7. ↑ Alexander Orr in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current BIRTH 24 May 1850, Scotland DEATH 28 Aug 1930 (aged 80) Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA PLOT Section 5, Lot 166, Space 2 MEMORIAL ID: 134684977 ·

Alexander Orr in the 1861 Scotland Census

1861 Scotland Census Text-only collection Name: Alexander Orr Age: 8 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Relationship: Son Father's Name: John Orr Mother's Name: Janet Orr Gender: Male Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire Registration Number: 644/2 Registration District: High Church Civil Parish: Glasgow Barony County: Lanarkshire Address: 14 East Crawford St Occupation: Scholar ED: 102 Household Schedule Number: 50 Line: 8 Roll: CSSCT1861_99 Household Members: Name Age John Orr 59 Janet Orr 48 Alexander Orr 8 William Orr 55 Source Citation Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 102; Page: 10; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1861_99

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

1920 Alexander Orr came from Scotland, PHOTO 1850–1930

Alexander Orr in the U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Name: Alexander Orr Gender: Male Birth Place: Glasgow Scotland Residence Place: Miami, Florida Child: John E Orr Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1458; Volume #: Roll 1458 - Certificates: 128000-128375, 11 Jan 1921-11 Jan 1921

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C Public record, John B Orr United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Event Type: Passport Application; Event Date: 1921 Event Place: Florida, United States Birth Date: 26 Apr 1886; Birthplace: Scotland Certificate Number: 128345 "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925