Born in Glenree, Mevagh, County Donegal, Ireland
Daughter of Philip Ward
and Margaret (Friel) Ward
Sister of
Hannah (Ward) Burke and Anthony Ward
Wife of
James Orr
— married
28 Feb 1892 in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Mother of
Charles Ward, John Orr, Mary Anne Orr, Margaret Orr, Catherine Eliza Orr, Martha Jane Orr, Catherine Orr, James Orr and Robert Orr
Died
at age 68
in Glencar, County Donegal, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2017
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Biography
Catherine was born in 1865. She is the daughter of Philip Ward and Margaret Friel.
She was resident in Milford Workhouse when she had son Charles in 1888.
She married James Orr in 1892. By 1911 they had had ten children, six of whom survived and were living near Manorcunningham.
She passed away in 1934.
Sources
Birth: Irish Genealogy
Marriage: Irish Genealogy
1901 census: National Archives
1911 census: National Archives
Death: Irish Genealogy
Notes
Balleeghan is a townland in County Donegal in the Barony of Raphoe North and Parish of Raymoghy. The Parliamentary Division is East Donegal and it fell under the Poor Law Union of Letterkenny. The District Electoral Division (DED) was Manorcunningham.
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