Researching Charles Orr
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5046 people with the Orr surname? In that year Orr was ranked number 844 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Orr on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Orr and the Orr Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Orr Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Orr family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8801 people with the Orr surname in the UK? Orr is now ranked number 662 for popularity in the UK. |
Orr Family History Databases
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Orr. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Orr
Charles William James Orr
Sir Charles William James Orr, (20 September 1870 – 1945) was a British colonial administrator.
He was born the younger son of Major A. Orr of Co. Londonderry and educated at Bath College and the Royal Military College, Woolwich.
He was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant on 15 February 1889, and promoted to lieutenant on 15 February 1892. Serving in British India, he was promoted to captain on 7 September 1899. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War later that year, in March 1900 he was seconded for service in South Africa. He was later promoted to the rank of major. In 1903 he became the British Resident in Northern Nigeria. From 1911 to 1917 he was Chief Secretary to the Government of Cyprus . and from 1919 to 1926 Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar. He was made CMG in 1921.
He served as Governor of the Bahamas from 1927 to 1932 and was knighted KCMG in 1928.
Orr wrote two well-received books during his career, The Making of Northern Nigeria in 1911 and Cyprus under British Rule in 1918.
His daughter Lettice married Sir Allen Lane, founder of Penguin books, becoming Lady Letitia Lucy Lane.
Source: Charles William James Orr, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Orr
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