Summary of John and Magdalen (Bird) Orr Family Posts.

      I have now spent over a year telling the story of my ancestors John and Magdalen Orr in Scotland and how several of their children immigrated to the US, and Australia.  I am going to take a rest at this point and pursue some other interests.  I hope to come back to this blog in the future and add more stories of other relatives.  Feel free to drop me a note at cwylie179@gmail.com if you have questions or suggestions or if you have stories or pictures you would like to share.  Since I produced the posts in no particular order, here is a list (with links) of the blog posts pertaining to this family.

The parents and their farm

John and Magdalen (Bird) Orr - farmer and staymaker respectively who raised the family at Drumbathie Farm east of Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Drumbathie - information about the farm and some of the activities that took place around it over the years.

The children

John Orr - immigrated to Australia raising his family in Sale, Victoria, Australia.
Thomas Orr - Farmed three different farms in Scotland and then immigrated to near Asheville, North Carolina.
Peter Orr - The first of the family to immigrate to the U. S., arriving before the Civil War.  Spent the war years in 'Bleeding Kansas' and settled in Jasper Co., MO.
Jane Orr - Married a sometimes hatter and sometimes miner and died at the age of 33.
James Orr - My great-great-grandfather.  He immigrated with his family in 1870 and settled in Elk County, Kansas
Margaret C. Orr - Followed her brother John to Australia, married a chemist and raised a family in the Melbourne area through tough times.
Alexander Orr - Businessman, furniture-maker, engineer, carpet entrepreneur and advocate of Women's Suffrage.  Based in Edinburgh, he traveled the world promoting his inventions.
Matthew Orr - Farmer and dealer in horses who immigrated his family to Kansas and settled in Oklahoma.
Madeline (Marion) Orr - Married a successful painter in the Airdrie area but died at 38 in 1881, the same year as her husband.
Richard Orr - A troubled soul who spent significant time in two mental institutions (referred to as lunatic asylums in those days).