Thomas O'Rourke

Birth Name Thomas O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death 78 years, 8 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth May 30, 1907 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
Event Note

Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, Union of Kilkeel, County of Down

May 30, 1907
in Ballintur
Francis [son of] Francis Rourke, a farmer, of Ballintur, and Sarah Rourke, formerly Brennan, informant: Francis Rourke, father, of Ballintur

Census April 2, 1911 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1911 Francis O'Rourke household 2a
General

1911
Residents of a house 17 in Ballintur (Killowen, Down)
ORourke Francies, 39, head, farmer
ORourke Sarah, 37, wife. Married 17 yrs, 10 children, 7 still living.
ORourke James, 16, son, farmer's son
ORourke Mary K, 15, daughter farmer's daughter
ORourke Francis, 13, son, scholar
ORourke John, 11, son, scholar
ORourke Annie Josephine, 6, daughter, scholar
ORourke William Joseph, 4, son
ORourke Thomas, 3, son
All were Catholic. All were born in County Down. None could read Irish. All age 11 or over could read and write English.
Note: I suspect that "farmer's son" and "farmer's daughter" means that they were not attending school, but were working on the farm.

Residence from 1907 to 1966 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3
Event Note

Francis O Rourke's farm was sold in 1966 to a local farmer named Murphy whose family still own it. Thomas O'Rourke, Francis O Rourke's son, sold the farm and went to live in Killowen Point. He died in 1986. (per email April 2019)

Death February 17, 1986     4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Francis O'RourkeJune 7, 1868April 24, 1918
Mother Sarah BrennanJanuary 29, 18721954
    Brother     James O'Rourke July 7, 1894 April 16, 1976
    Sister     Mary Katherine O'Rourke February 22, 1896 March 15, 1982
    Brother     Francis O'Rourke March 11, 1897 October 28, 1913
    Brother     John O'Rourke October 2, 1899 1940
    Brother     Patrick O'Rourke January 20, 1901 March 3, 1901
    Sister     Sarah O'Rourke February 19, 1903 February 21, 1903
    Sister     Annie Josephine O'Rourke June 17, 1904 December 7, 1990
    Brother     William Joseph O'Rourke April 13, 1906 January 18, 1923
         Thomas O'Rourke May 30, 1907 February 17, 1986

Families

Family of Thomas O'Rourke and Katie Connolly
Married Wife Katie Connolly ( b. about 1909 d. September 6, 1983 )

Source References

  1. Irish Civil Registration Records, Births
      • Page: Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, Union of Kilkeel, County of Down, May 30, 1907, Rourke
  2. 1911 Census of Ireland
      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Killowen/Ballincurry/246034/

      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Killowen/Ballintur/246098/

  3. email April 2019
  4. Thomas and Katie O'Rourke headstone, Kilbroney Cemetery, Rostrevor
      • Page: image received April 2019