Kintyre People
A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.
Orr, Edward[1]
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Name Orr, Edward - In 1692, John Orr was a fencible man in Glenmuckloch, Archibald Orr was a fencible man in Penigoun [Pennygown], and Edward Orr was a fencible man in Cattodelmoir.
In 1694, Marion Orr occupied a hearth in Kilcolmkill and John occupied a hearth in Ballygreggan.
Edward Orr married Margaret Simson on 29 May 1696.
This couple baptized the following children:
Margaret - 1697
Mary - 1698
Edward - 1700
John - 1702
Robert - 1706
See KF, p. 475, for more information on this family.
Gender Male Occupation 1710 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 
[1] Malster Residence 1710 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland [1] Community-wide Assize Trial 9 Jun 1710 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland [1] "all in one voice Find Edward Orr Maltman by his own Judicial Confession guilty of cutting of [th]e cropts of greenwood belonging to Saddell for w[hic]h he alledged he had Saddells warrand, And upon producing of such warr-and, they referr him to [th]e Justice Gen[era]l deput for his Absol[vitor]" Community-wide Assize Trial 27 Jun 1710 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland [2] Juror Person ID I10 Kintyre People Last Modified 15 Oct 2026
Family 
Simson, Margaret Marriage 29 May 1696 Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland [3] Notes - The identity of the child buried "in winter last" is unknown.
Children 1. Orr, Margaret, c. 21 Feb 1697, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland + 2. Orr, Edward Jr., c. 1 Jul 1700, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 3. Orr, Mary, c. 6 Nov 1698, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 4. Orr, John, c. 24 May 1702, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland 5. Orr, Robert, c. 3 Nov 1706, Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Oct 2026
- In 1692, John Orr was a fencible man in Glenmuckloch, Archibald Orr was a fencible man in Penigoun [Pennygown], and Edward Orr was a fencible man in Cattodelmoir.
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Notes - In 1692, John Orr was a fencible man in Glenmuckloch, and Archibald Orr was a fencible man in Penigoun [Pennygown], and Edward Orr was a fencible man in Cattodelmoir.
In 1694, Marion Orr occupied a hearth in Kilcolmkill and John occupied a hearth in Ballygreggan.
Edward Orr married Margaret Simson on 29 May 1696.
This couple baptized the following children:
Margaret - 1697
Mary - 1698
Edward - 1700
John - 1702
Robert - 1706
See KF, p. 475, for more information on this family.
- In 1692, John Orr was a fencible man in Glenmuckloch, and Archibald Orr was a fencible man in Penigoun [Pennygown], and Edward Orr was a fencible man in Cattodelmoir.
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