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Is this the family in 1940? If so Jessie is 65, Douglas 22 making her 43 when he was born. Gerald Fowler is son-in-law so Agnes her daughter.

1940 United States Federal Census
about Jessie Orgill Name: Jessie Orgill
Age: 65
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Map of Home in 1940: View map
Street: Parker Street
House Number: 202
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 12B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 229
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2800
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Jessie Orgill 65
Douglass Orgill 22
Gearld Fowler 44
Agnes Fowler 43
John Fowler 12

There is someone on this site called Sarah who has Douglas Orgill born 1918 in her tree.

If you do as MarieCeleste says above you should find her and you can then click on "find out more" and send her a message direct.

Lots of other people with Orgill family members from Derbyshire in their trees. You can send messages to any of these that you think might have a match with your family.

Kath. x

Hi Deborah, yes this site is a little different and not the most user friendly. On the menu above there's a magnifying glass - click on that to get to the menu for searching other people's trees.

You mention your grandparents married about 1895, just posting this in case you didn't have the exact date:

Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985

Name: John R Orgill
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1895
Marriage Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse Name: Jessie Cousin
Denomination: United Methodist
Organization Name: Providence United Methodist

Married at the home of the bride.

I hate to admit this, bu I have not found them yet! This site is very different.

Have you searched the trees on here?

There seems to be a number of trees with the Orgill name from Derbyshire

There is not much point posting on an old thread as the poster may not see it now

Thank you for such a quick response. To find out if I still have family in the UK, I guess I place a small note on one of the threads, I now have to do a similar search for my grandmother who was born in Scotland. All my husbands family are here local, so my kids don't think I have any......they volunteered to do their dad's family tree. Thanks

According to the IGI there is this marriage:-

Thomas Orgill to Elizabeth Prescott in Stapenhill, Derbyshire on 1st September 1817.

The source of the above information is a parish printout so should be correct.

Kath. x

Same family in the 1851 census:-

First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Thomas Orgill Head Married Male 54 1797 Miner Newhall, Derbyshire Image Transcription
Elizabeth Orgill Wife Married Female 54 1797 - Newhall, Derbyshire Image Transcription
William Orgill Son Unmarried Male 34 1817 Miner Newhall, Derbyshire Image Transcription
Ann Orgill Daughter Unmarried Female 24 1827 - Newhall, Derbyshire Image Transcription
John Orgill Son Unmarried Male 19 1832 Miner Newhall, Derbyshire Image Transcription
Jemima Orgill Grand Daughter - Female 5 1846 - Newhall, Derbyshire Image Transcription
Samuel Orgill Grand Son - Male 0 1851 - Newhall, Derbyshire

Kath. x

Welcome to the boards Deborah.

For reference this looks like the family in the 1841 census:-

First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place

Thomas Orgill Male 44 1797 Derbyshire
Elizabeth Orgill Female 44 1797 Derbyshire
William Orgill Male 23 1818 Derbyshire
Thomas Orgill Male 21 1820 Derbyshire
Frances Orgill Female 17 1824 Derbyshire
Ann Orgill Female 13 1828 Derbyshire
John Orgill Male 10 1831 Derbyshire
John Bishop Male 12 1829 Derbyshire

Kath. x

My name is Debbie (Deborah) Orgill Davids. I am the daughter of Douglas Haig Orgill and Doris Estelle Fraley Orgill. My dad’s father was John Orgill, born in Lattimer, Pennsylvania (PA), and then moved to Scranton, PA, where I am guessing he met my grandmother, Jessie Cousins, and they married in Scranton Methodist Church in apprx 1895. My dad was the youngest of 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls. The girls birth year apprx Agnes Moffett Orgill (1886), Margaret Moister Orgill (1897), Ruth Isabel Orgill (1908) and boys Thomas William Orgill (1899) John Cousins Orgill (1903) and at the age of 48 years old , my grandmother gave birth to my dad, Douglas Haig, making his sibling quite a bit older than he, and when they all married and had children, they all had boys which were all more my dad’s age, and making my cousins more like my dad and when they did have children, I was still a bit older than them. My grandfather passed away when my dad was about 2 , so it was his siblings that helped my grandmother raise him. By the time I was born, there were no Orgills around and I am hoping for help here to find family still living in the UK or maybe in the US. My grandfather John R Orgill was born in the US, my great grandfather John Orgill was born in 1832 in Stapenhill or Newhall, Derbyshire, UK?. My great great grandfather was Thomas born abt 1797, same city, my great great grandmother Elizabeth (no maiden name)born abt 1797, their children were William , Ann abt 1827, All the above was just received and is all I have. Anything anyone can provide on past and present Orgill family is welcome.