The Orr Family of Brooklawn, Blackrock
Alexander Barrington Orr born circa 1773 married Matilda Thwaites. Alexander was a sugar and
provisions merchant with premises at Smithfield and Marlboro Street. Alexander died 14.12.1834 at
Brooklawn, Mount Merrion Avenue aged 61 years and was buried at Stillorgan parish graveyard.
Matilda died on 01.02.1848 at Garville Avenue, Rathgar. One of their sons was Alexander Smith Orr.
Alexander Smith Orr married 16.10.1845 Mary Perrin
born circa 29.01.1815 St Peter’s Church born circa 1818
died 07.05.1887 (72) Dublin died 05.08.1881 (64)
at Greenwood, Avoca Ave at Greenwood, Avoca Ave
buried Mount Jerome buried Mount Jerome
Alexander Smith Orr, born 29.01.1815 son of Alexander Barrington Orr. He was educated at Trinity and
called to the bar in 1841. He married Mary Perrin eldest daughter of Rev Mark Perrin, Rector of Athenry
on 16.10.1845 at St Peter's Church, Dublin.
1 Alexander Barrington Orr eldest son born 16.08.1846 at 19 Adelaide Road. Rev Alexander,
Curate of Newlands, Worcestershire married Elizabeth Anne Pollexfen 2nd daughter of Wm
Pollexfen of Merville, Sligo on 13.08.1874 at St John’s Church, Sligo.
2 Mark Louis Orr 2nd son born circa 1850 a Mineral Water Manufacturer married Elizabeth
Margaret Geraldine Fitzgerald only child of late Lionel Fitzgerald of 41st Regiment and
adopted daughter of William Ashworth of Larchfield, Ballyroan, Queen’s County on
31.08.1869 at Booterstown Church. Elizabeth died on 09.03.1899 at Greenwood, Avoca
Avenue, Blackrock.
1 Alexander Barrington Orr eldest son born 21.05.1870 at Brooklawn a Bank
Manager married Florence Eliza Frances Beckwith eldest daughter of late Charles
William Beckwith on 17.04.1894 at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man. Florence died on
10.12.1921 aged 52 years at Royal Bank, Foster Place and Alexander died on
07.06.1955 aged 85 years at 6 Sorrento Terrace Dalkey.
1 Charles Louis Barrington Orr born 25.06.1895 at Montebello, Ballsbridge
died 04.08.1896 aged 13 months at Melrose and is buried at St Brigid’s.
2 Vivien Florence Geraldine Orr born 06.05.1897 at Melrose, Cross Avenue.
3 Lionel Alexander William Orr born 15.03.1905 at Athgarvan, Stillorgan Park.
2 Lionel Fitzgerald Orr born 28.07.1871 at Larchfield married Edith Phillis Beckwith
daughter of Charles William Beckwith on 09.09.1896 at Monkstown Parish Church.
1 Lionel Frank Hastings born 14.02.1910 of Lisnacrieve, Stillorgan Park.
3 George Augustine Orr born 12.12.1872 at Larchfield married Eleanor Delia Patricia
MacMunn daughter of Col A. MacMunn of Maretimo Gardens, Blackrock on 29.07.1936
at Northumberland Hall, Dun Laoghaire.
4 Mark Sydney Orr born circa 1873 a Solicitor married Emily Alice Scott 3rd daughter of
Adam Scott of Trimleston on 13.04.1898 by special licence at the residence of the
bride’s father at Trimleston, Booterstown. Emily died on 31.10.1928 and Mark died on
18.12.1929 aged 57 years both at Strand House, Merrion.
1 Leslie Orr born 21.05.1899 at 57 Grosvenor Square.
2 Sydney Beresford Orr born 17.10.1904 at Nilgiri Lodge, Strand Road, Merrion.
5 Augustine Thwaites Orr born 03.04.1874 at Brooklawn. Augustine married Evelyn
Mildred Adelaide Somerville daughter of Charles Somerville on 23.11.1905 at St
Paul’s Church, Dublin.
1 Evelyn Geraldine Orr born 04.01.1907 at 5 Well Park Ave, Drumcondra.
2 Mildred Thwaites Orr born 05.01.1910 at Amana, Stillorgan.
6 Louis Ashworth Orr born 05.03.1877 at Frankfort Cottage, Merrion Avenue and died
in 1877 and is buried at St Brigid’s, Stillorgan.
7 Mary Elizabeth Orr born 16.08.1878 at Frankfort Cottage, Merrion Avenue.
8 Fingal Cecil Orr born 09.09.1880 at 1 Herbert Terrace, Merrion Avenue a Marine
Engineer married Olive Blanche Wark on 10.10.1927 in Los Angeles, California. He
moved to Burbage in the USA c1915 and developed patents for water sprinklers and
in 1921 patented a pump for dispensing beer. In 1923 he patented a destination
indicator for buses and trams and in 1924 patented a spring loaded gate for use on
stud farms/cattle ranches.
9 Geraldine Violet Orr born 05.02.1884 at 1 Herbert Terrace died of TB on 01.03.1912
aged 28 years at Amana, Stillorgan.
Mark secondly married Mary Louisa Rachel Dick daughter of William Dick of 7 Albert Villas,
Morehampton Road on 30.04.1900 at St Mary’s Church, Donnybrook. Mark was an inventor and
the owner of numerous patents including one for a bottle stopper. He worked at A & R Thwaites
and had been left shares in the company by his father. In 1891 he sold his shares in Thwaites
and set up another mineral company with Pierce Hovenden. This company was amalgamated
into a new company called The Mineral Waters Distributors Ltd, along with Thwaites and Cantrell
& Cochrane in 1927. Mark died 22.09.1927 aged 77 years at 2 Ulster Terrace, Blackrock and Mary
Louisa died on 08.04.1960 aged 88 years at Wynkyn, Delgany.
10 Rachel Louie Orr born 23.02.1901 at 7 Albert Villas, Donnybrook married James
Arthur Hill Walker-Waters 2nd son of Samuel Waters of Woodview on 21.09.1920
at Stillorgan Church.
1 Samuel Arthur Wentworth Waters born 02.07.1921 at 2 Ulster Terrace,
Stillorgan. Samuel was killed in action off Norway in November 1944.
11 Gertrude Gladys Orr born 07.03.1902 at Amana, Stillorgan.
12 Son Orr born 07.12.1903 at Amana, Stillorgan.
13 Donald Poynton Orr born 27.03.1905 at Amana, Stillorgan.
14 George Alfred Orr born 12.12.1906 at Amana, Stillorgan.
3 Augustine William Orr born circa 1852 married Bessie Wade Fielder Shaw youngest daughter
of Thomas Kenworthy Shaw of Olinda, New Brighton on 05.11.1879 at St James’s, New
Brighton. Augustine Managing Director of A & R Thwaites Mineral Waters died on 05.07.1926
aged 74 years and Bessie died 12.11.1939 aged 86 years both at Fresh Holm, Sandymount.
4 Matilda Geraldine Orr married Richard Chaytor Millar son of Adam Millar of Queen’s Park,
Monkstown on 05.08.1873 at the Parish Church, Booterstown. Richard an Architect died
on 23.03.1915 aged 70 years at 33 Marlboro Road and Matilda died on 01.01.1920 aged
76 years at 27 Pembroke Park.
1 Adam Gerald Chayton Millar born 14.04.1874 at Gracefield, Waltham Terrace.
2 MacGregor Millar born 15.05.1876 at Gracefield, Waltham Terrace died on 24.08.1876
aged 3 months and is buried at St Brigid’s, Stillorgan.
3 Louis du Puget Millar born 26.07.1877 at 3 Eaton Place, Seapoint.
4 Cecil Roy Orr born 13.12.1878 at 3 Eaton Place, Monkstown.
5 Charles Herbert Millar born 15.02.1880 at 3 Eaton Place, Seapoint.
6 Mary Geraldine Millar born 24.04.1882 at Brooklawn.
7 Margaret Isabel Millar born 22.08.1884 at Brooklawn, Merrion Avenue.
8 Edward Sydney Millar born 28.01.1886 at Brooklawn.
5 Fingal Harman Orr born circa 1857 married Constance Emelia Moyers daughter of George
Moyers on 20.06.1883 at the Parish Church, Monkstown. Fingal late of 25 Longford Terrace
died on 01.04.1905 aged 48 years at Portobello House and Constance died on 19.10.1945 aged
83 years at the Rectory, Dundrum.
1 George Lambert Orr born 24.08.1885 at 8 Glenart Aveue, Blackrock.
2 Alexander Harman Orr born 07.08.1885 at 8 Glenart Avenue, Blackrock had a rubber
planting business in the Federal Malay States.
3 Ada May Orr born 26.12.1886 at 6 Knapton Terrace.
4 Adrian William Fielder Orr 31.10.1888 at 6 Knapton Terrace.
5 Walter Leslie Orr born 06.04.1890 at 6 Knapton Terrace was educated at Avoca School
and Trinity College. He joined his brother Alexander in Malay. On his return to Ireland
he enlisted on the outbreak of WW1 and received a commission in the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was KIA 25 Sep 1915.
6 Constance Clara Orr born 14.01.1894 at Knapton House.
6 Cecil Orr born circa 1858 youngest son married Theresa Rachel Parr eldest daughter of
William Parr of Bank House, Newtownards on 16.04.1890 at the Parish Church, Newtownards.
1 Mary Alethea Orr born 26.01.1891 at 20 Park Road, Harlesden, London.
2 Eleanor Catherine Cecil Orr born 08.09.1892 at Racefield Lodge, Kingstown.
3 Alexander William Burrell Orr born 09.09.1895 at Enniskerry.
4 Geraldine Elizabeth McDonnell Orr born 28.02.1897 at Enniskerry.
5 Theresa Maud Rachel Orr born 04.05.1899 at Enniskerry.
7 Catherine Sydney Orr, youngest daughter married James Samuel Gordon McCullagh son of
James McCullagh and Helena Gordon on 03.01.1885 at Booterstown Parish Church. James
died on 24.10.1892 aged 42 years at 214 Devonshire Road, Forest Hill Kent. Catherine was
living in Dalkey in 1901 and by 1911 was in Killiskey, Wicklow. Catherine died on 07.02.1936
aged 81 years at the Adelaide Hospital of St John’s, Newtown Park. Informant: Adam Gerald
Chayton Millar of Glenthorn, Temple Gardens, son of Matilda Geraldine Orr and Richard
Chaytor Millar and nephew of Catherine. Catherine is buried with her parents at Mount Jerome.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2019
Alexander Barrington Orr born circa 1773 married Matilda Thwaites. Alexander was a sugar and
provisions merchant with premises at Smithfield and Marlboro Street. Alexander died 14.12.1834 at
Brooklawn, Mount Merrion Avenue aged 61 years and was buried at Stillorgan parish graveyard.
Matilda died on 01.02.1848 at Garville Avenue, Rathgar. One of their sons was Alexander Smith Orr.
Alexander Smith Orr married 16.10.1845 Mary Perrin
born circa 29.01.1815 St Peter’s Church born circa 1818
died 07.05.1887 (72) Dublin died 05.08.1881 (64)
at Greenwood, Avoca Ave at Greenwood, Avoca Ave
buried Mount Jerome buried Mount Jerome
Alexander Smith Orr, born 29.01.1815 son of Alexander Barrington Orr. He was educated at Trinity and
called to the bar in 1841. He married Mary Perrin eldest daughter of Rev Mark Perrin, Rector of Athenry
on 16.10.1845 at St Peter's Church, Dublin.
1 Alexander Barrington Orr eldest son born 16.08.1846 at 19 Adelaide Road. Rev Alexander,
Curate of Newlands, Worcestershire married Elizabeth Anne Pollexfen 2nd daughter of Wm
Pollexfen of Merville, Sligo on 13.08.1874 at St John’s Church, Sligo.
2 Mark Louis Orr 2nd son born circa 1850 a Mineral Water Manufacturer married Elizabeth
Margaret Geraldine Fitzgerald only child of late Lionel Fitzgerald of 41st Regiment and
adopted daughter of William Ashworth of Larchfield, Ballyroan, Queen’s County on
31.08.1869 at Booterstown Church. Elizabeth died on 09.03.1899 at Greenwood, Avoca
Avenue, Blackrock.
1 Alexander Barrington Orr eldest son born 21.05.1870 at Brooklawn a Bank
Manager married Florence Eliza Frances Beckwith eldest daughter of late Charles
William Beckwith on 17.04.1894 at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man. Florence died on
10.12.1921 aged 52 years at Royal Bank, Foster Place and Alexander died on
07.06.1955 aged 85 years at 6 Sorrento Terrace Dalkey.
1 Charles Louis Barrington Orr born 25.06.1895 at Montebello, Ballsbridge
died 04.08.1896 aged 13 months at Melrose and is buried at St Brigid’s.
2 Vivien Florence Geraldine Orr born 06.05.1897 at Melrose, Cross Avenue.
3 Lionel Alexander William Orr born 15.03.1905 at Athgarvan, Stillorgan Park.
2 Lionel Fitzgerald Orr born 28.07.1871 at Larchfield married Edith Phillis Beckwith
daughter of Charles William Beckwith on 09.09.1896 at Monkstown Parish Church.
1 Lionel Frank Hastings born 14.02.1910 of Lisnacrieve, Stillorgan Park.
3 George Augustine Orr born 12.12.1872 at Larchfield married Eleanor Delia Patricia
MacMunn daughter of Col A. MacMunn of Maretimo Gardens, Blackrock on 29.07.1936
at Northumberland Hall, Dun Laoghaire.
4 Mark Sydney Orr born circa 1873 a Solicitor married Emily Alice Scott 3rd daughter of
Adam Scott of Trimleston on 13.04.1898 by special licence at the residence of the
bride’s father at Trimleston, Booterstown. Emily died on 31.10.1928 and Mark died on
18.12.1929 aged 57 years both at Strand House, Merrion.
1 Leslie Orr born 21.05.1899 at 57 Grosvenor Square.
2 Sydney Beresford Orr born 17.10.1904 at Nilgiri Lodge, Strand Road, Merrion.
5 Augustine Thwaites Orr born 03.04.1874 at Brooklawn. Augustine married Evelyn
Mildred Adelaide Somerville daughter of Charles Somerville on 23.11.1905 at St
Paul’s Church, Dublin.
1 Evelyn Geraldine Orr born 04.01.1907 at 5 Well Park Ave, Drumcondra.
2 Mildred Thwaites Orr born 05.01.1910 at Amana, Stillorgan.
6 Louis Ashworth Orr born 05.03.1877 at Frankfort Cottage, Merrion Avenue and died
in 1877 and is buried at St Brigid’s, Stillorgan.
7 Mary Elizabeth Orr born 16.08.1878 at Frankfort Cottage, Merrion Avenue.
8 Fingal Cecil Orr born 09.09.1880 at 1 Herbert Terrace, Merrion Avenue a Marine
Engineer married Olive Blanche Wark on 10.10.1927 in Los Angeles, California. He
moved to Burbage in the USA c1915 and developed patents for water sprinklers and
in 1921 patented a pump for dispensing beer. In 1923 he patented a destination
indicator for buses and trams and in 1924 patented a spring loaded gate for use on
stud farms/cattle ranches.
9 Geraldine Violet Orr born 05.02.1884 at 1 Herbert Terrace died of TB on 01.03.1912
aged 28 years at Amana, Stillorgan.
Mark secondly married Mary Louisa Rachel Dick daughter of William Dick of 7 Albert Villas,
Morehampton Road on 30.04.1900 at St Mary’s Church, Donnybrook. Mark was an inventor and
the owner of numerous patents including one for a bottle stopper. He worked at A & R Thwaites
and had been left shares in the company by his father. In 1891 he sold his shares in Thwaites
and set up another mineral company with Pierce Hovenden. This company was amalgamated
into a new company called The Mineral Waters Distributors Ltd, along with Thwaites and Cantrell
& Cochrane in 1927. Mark died 22.09.1927 aged 77 years at 2 Ulster Terrace, Blackrock and Mary
Louisa died on 08.04.1960 aged 88 years at Wynkyn, Delgany.
10 Rachel Louie Orr born 23.02.1901 at 7 Albert Villas, Donnybrook married James
Arthur Hill Walker-Waters 2nd son of Samuel Waters of Woodview on 21.09.1920
at Stillorgan Church.
1 Samuel Arthur Wentworth Waters born 02.07.1921 at 2 Ulster Terrace,
Stillorgan. Samuel was killed in action off Norway in November 1944.
11 Gertrude Gladys Orr born 07.03.1902 at Amana, Stillorgan.
12 Son Orr born 07.12.1903 at Amana, Stillorgan.
13 Donald Poynton Orr born 27.03.1905 at Amana, Stillorgan.
14 George Alfred Orr born 12.12.1906 at Amana, Stillorgan.
3 Augustine William Orr born circa 1852 married Bessie Wade Fielder Shaw youngest daughter
of Thomas Kenworthy Shaw of Olinda, New Brighton on 05.11.1879 at St James’s, New
Brighton. Augustine Managing Director of A & R Thwaites Mineral Waters died on 05.07.1926
aged 74 years and Bessie died 12.11.1939 aged 86 years both at Fresh Holm, Sandymount.
4 Matilda Geraldine Orr married Richard Chaytor Millar son of Adam Millar of Queen’s Park,
Monkstown on 05.08.1873 at the Parish Church, Booterstown. Richard an Architect died
on 23.03.1915 aged 70 years at 33 Marlboro Road and Matilda died on 01.01.1920 aged
76 years at 27 Pembroke Park.
1 Adam Gerald Chayton Millar born 14.04.1874 at Gracefield, Waltham Terrace.
2 MacGregor Millar born 15.05.1876 at Gracefield, Waltham Terrace died on 24.08.1876
aged 3 months and is buried at St Brigid’s, Stillorgan.
3 Louis du Puget Millar born 26.07.1877 at 3 Eaton Place, Seapoint.
4 Cecil Roy Orr born 13.12.1878 at 3 Eaton Place, Monkstown.
5 Charles Herbert Millar born 15.02.1880 at 3 Eaton Place, Seapoint.
6 Mary Geraldine Millar born 24.04.1882 at Brooklawn.
7 Margaret Isabel Millar born 22.08.1884 at Brooklawn, Merrion Avenue.
8 Edward Sydney Millar born 28.01.1886 at Brooklawn.
5 Fingal Harman Orr born circa 1857 married Constance Emelia Moyers daughter of George
Moyers on 20.06.1883 at the Parish Church, Monkstown. Fingal late of 25 Longford Terrace
died on 01.04.1905 aged 48 years at Portobello House and Constance died on 19.10.1945 aged
83 years at the Rectory, Dundrum.
1 George Lambert Orr born 24.08.1885 at 8 Glenart Aveue, Blackrock.
2 Alexander Harman Orr born 07.08.1885 at 8 Glenart Avenue, Blackrock had a rubber
planting business in the Federal Malay States.
3 Ada May Orr born 26.12.1886 at 6 Knapton Terrace.
4 Adrian William Fielder Orr 31.10.1888 at 6 Knapton Terrace.
5 Walter Leslie Orr born 06.04.1890 at 6 Knapton Terrace was educated at Avoca School
and Trinity College. He joined his brother Alexander in Malay. On his return to Ireland
he enlisted on the outbreak of WW1 and received a commission in the Royal Irish Rifles.
He was KIA 25 Sep 1915.
6 Constance Clara Orr born 14.01.1894 at Knapton House.
6 Cecil Orr born circa 1858 youngest son married Theresa Rachel Parr eldest daughter of
William Parr of Bank House, Newtownards on 16.04.1890 at the Parish Church, Newtownards.
1 Mary Alethea Orr born 26.01.1891 at 20 Park Road, Harlesden, London.
2 Eleanor Catherine Cecil Orr born 08.09.1892 at Racefield Lodge, Kingstown.
3 Alexander William Burrell Orr born 09.09.1895 at Enniskerry.
4 Geraldine Elizabeth McDonnell Orr born 28.02.1897 at Enniskerry.
5 Theresa Maud Rachel Orr born 04.05.1899 at Enniskerry.
7 Catherine Sydney Orr, youngest daughter married James Samuel Gordon McCullagh son of
James McCullagh and Helena Gordon on 03.01.1885 at Booterstown Parish Church. James
died on 24.10.1892 aged 42 years at 214 Devonshire Road, Forest Hill Kent. Catherine was
living in Dalkey in 1901 and by 1911 was in Killiskey, Wicklow. Catherine died on 07.02.1936
aged 81 years at the Adelaide Hospital of St John’s, Newtown Park. Informant: Adam Gerald
Chayton Millar of Glenthorn, Temple Gardens, son of Matilda Geraldine Orr and Richard
Chaytor Millar and nephew of Catherine. Catherine is buried with her parents at Mount Jerome.
©June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2019