ORR/MELVILLE

John Orr married Margaret Melville 17 Sept 1848 East Parish, Greenock. John Orr was a boiler smith in the ship building industry and moved probably for work reason to Dumbarton, Hull, Sunderland and then Southampton ( last known residence found in the 1881 census).
According to the various census John Orr born abt 1828 to 1831 in Greenock and Margaret Melville abt 1828 to 1833 also in greenock. The various children I have identified are William born 1849 Greenock, Mary 1854 Dumbarton, Margaret 1856 Dumbarton, Janet 1858 Dumbarton, James 1860 Hull,
Ann 1868 Sunderland, John 1871 Sunderland.
Would like to here from any related people or anybody who could kindly help me finding the parents of John Orr and Margert Mellville
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I am looking for a William Wallace Orr b. 1848 from Glasgow, father named John Orr, mothers name unknown. Maybe this is the same person. love to hear from you.
Barbara

I am directly related to John Orr and Margaret Melville via their eldest son William. The parents of John were William Orr b abt 1791 and Mary b abt 1792. Mary's surname might be Paul. Margaret's parents were Christopher Melville b abt 1803 Ireland and Catherine Murdoch b abt 1803 Ireland. Margaret Melville was born1927 East Kilbride and her parents married marrried 12 May 1822 East Kilbride.

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John Orr