ORR, Derriaghy

[meppy]

  my family Orr's lived in Derriaghy from ??when pre 1800 until at least 1890's I would like to search this family I have got quite a bit off the IGI but nil else. Any help would be appreciated
Meppy

[Anisa]

I’m also looking for my family named Orr from Londonderry, do u have any advice as I’m totally stuck once they left Ireland TIA

[Sinann]

Welcome to RootsChat,
Names dates and religion will help people give advice. See reply on your other post.

[Anisa]

Thanx for ur quick reply, ok here goes
Margaret Orr born Londonderry she married John white in glasgow1843, her husband John also born Ireland, her mother Margaret Orr also her maiden name and her father Andrew Orr, her maternal grandmother Elizabeth Wilson and her maternal grandfather James orr, her paternal grandparents Andrew Orr and Mary Mcdowel.
Her husband John White his parents John white and Catherine Fairlie.
All born Ireland I suspect  NI  and as far as I know all Protestant.
Any if would be most appreciated as Iv hit a brick wall.
TIA

[Anisa]

Sorry I worded 1st comment wrong; I’m totally stuck before not after they left Ireland

[Sinann]

I keep hoping someone with more knowledge of the area will have posted a reply but no luck so far.
It's difficult when you don't know which parish.
Many COI were lost in a fire in 1922, and of those that do survive not all are online.
This is a list of where they are and if they survived
https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/registers/ParishRegisters/PARISHREGISTERS.pdf

I was having a look here http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/dw/index.jsp to try and get an idea where the name occurs.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge of the area will be able to give you better direction.

[aghadowey]

Margaret Orr born Londonderry she married John white in glasgow1843, her husband John also born Ireland, her mother Margaret Orr also her maiden name and her father Andrew Orr, her maternal grandmother Elizabeth Wilson and her maternal grandfather James orr, her paternal grandparents Andrew Orr and Mary Mcdowel.
Her husband John White his parents John white and Catherine Fairlie.
All born Ireland I suspect  NI  and as far as I know all Protestant.

What is your source for the parents & grandparents of Margaret Orr who married John White in 1843?

PRONI have an Orr family tree (D1717/2) and Dr. Mullin expanded on this in his book Aghadowey A Parish and its Linen Industry (1972). An Andrew Orr of Keely (Aghadowey Parish) & Millburn (Coleraine) (1786-1864), son of William Orr & Miss Molyneux, married Mary Holmes of Belfast. Their son Andrew Orr (1829-1870) married Lucy Erskine Acworth.
None of the information in the tree fits with any of the details you've posted but will include more so that you don't start tracing the wrong family.
Andrew Orr (1821 Coleraine?-1908 Australia), poet- http://www.hidden-gems.eu/derry-orr.pdf dates given as (1822 near Coleraine-1895 Ballarat, Australia) here- http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1371
Andrew Orr of Millburn, Coleraine listed in 1849 Dublin Almanac. There are likely many other references online.

There were Orrs in Derry (city), including an Andrew at a later date than your post indicated-
https://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/news/maiden-city-great-war-roll-of-honour-part-26-1-7315406

Orrs of Co. Londonderry also in this thread-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=154826.0

As you can see, it wasn't that uncommon a surname and they certainly weren't all Church of Ireland but in order to see if any church records do survive you'll need a more exact idea of location and dates.

Not sure if this is the same Andrew Orr & wife Margaret since they also haven't given any indication of dates or location-
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=3545&p=surnames.orr

[aghadowey]

Orrs from Donegal here-
http://donegalgenealogy.com/orrsoppog.htm

[Sinann]

Phew aghadoney is here ( insert smiley without a silly hat here).