The Cullen Project | People [PERS ID:211]

People [PERS ID:211]

Field	Data
ID	211
Title	Mr
First Name	William
Middle Name/Initial(s)
Last Name	Orr
Maiden Name
AKA	(later) of Ingliston, then Ralston
Gender	Male
Occupation	Merchant; textile manufacturer
Medical Professional?	Unknown

Birth/Death

Birth/Death
Birth (year)	1750
Date of death (year)	1812

Notes


Merchant and textile manufacturer. He Married Margaret Kibble, Paisley, 1779.

Cases that this person appears in:

Count	Case ID	Case Name
1	Case 316	Case of Mr Robert Neilson with a chronic, progressive illness, probably pulmonary (consumption) but possible cardiac. After a gap, in early January 1782, Cullen confirms that Neilson's condition is terminal. An autopsy soon follows.
2	Case 363	Case of Miss Peggy Neilson seriously ill with sores, breathing problems and a 'hectic', which eventually proves fatal.
3	Case 553	Case of James Orr who has a venereal infection in 1778, but by 1782 has abdominal complaints and various bodily pains which Cullen eventually attributes to a disordered liver.
4	Case 554	Case of William Orr who has an eye condition.
5	Case 1286	Case of the Rev. Colin Gillies who has suffered several fainting fits almost like epileptic seizures.
6	Case 1452	Case of the Revd. James Hamilton, minister in Paisley, who suffers from swollen and ulcerated legs. The case proves terminal and a post-mortem is performed by local surgeon Alexander ["Sanders"] Taylor.
7	Case 2134	Case of Mr Davidson, previously treated by Cullen without a fee.
8	Case 2462	Case of Mrs Kibble who complains of deafness.
9	Case 2463	Case of Mrs Orr, wife of William Orr, who has previous suffered a uterine prolapse.
10	Case 2464	Case of the unnamed son or grandson of Mrs Kibble, with a speck on each cornea.