John ORR

1858 - 1932  (74 years)

• Name	John ORR
  Born	7 Jan 1858	Benburb, County Tyrone, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	He arrived in South Africa in 1883 and obtained employment in retail store in Cape Town founded by John Garlick, ran his own shop in Stellenbosch between 1885-1886, moved to Kimberley in Oct.1886 and opened a small store in Jones Street, joined by his brothers Tom and Joseph they set up new branches in Durban and Johannesburg, after conclusion of the Anglo-Boer War, the store in Kimberley was a fast-expanding business and by 1908 further branches were opened in Benoni, Tvl., 1918 in Pretoria and in 1919 in Lourengo Marques, by 1920 the firm became a public company which evolved into a major retail Enterprise i.e. John Orrs, with headoffices in Kimberley; John was elected to the city council of Kimberley in 1905, elected mayor in 1916-18, as well as president of the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce, keen gardener and founder of Griqualand West Horticultural Society   [1]
  Died	30 Jun 1932	St. Stephens Green, Dublin, Ireland   [2]
  Person ID	I316	Irish in South Africa
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Dickson ORR
  Mother	Letitia
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Mother	Letitia
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen HARPER
  Married	Sea Point, Cape Town
  Children	1. Robert Wilfred ORR   2. Robert Harold ORR   3. Alfred Norman ORR   4. Gladys Eileen ORR   5. Constance Maureen ORR
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] SAG, Heese and Lombard. [S3] FS, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-F9MC-5?i=1250&cc=2521616&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ2HT-PPBC.