Michael Rourke
Birth Name | Michael Rourke |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | about 72 years, 5 months, 13 days |
Narrative
The biography of his son Frank in Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902, Chapter XXII Personal Sketches, page 613, identifies Michael's parents as John O'Rourke and Mary Sloane
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | about August 27, 1815 | 1a | ||
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based on age at death |
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Baptism | August 27, 1815 | Kilbroney Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland | 2a | |
Person Note
Kilbroney Parish Register, Baptisms |
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Residence | from 1865 to 1887 | Ballineddan Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland | Parcel 6a | 3a 4a |
Event Note
Griffith's Valuation and the Valuation Revision Books: |
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Occupation | 1876 | blacksmith | 5a | |
Event Note
was a blacksmith when his son William was married |
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Death | February 9, 1888 | Ballineddan Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland | 1a | |
Event Note
Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel |
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Burial | Kilbroney Cemetery, Rostrevor, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland | 6a | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | John Rourke | |||
Mother | Mary Sloane | |||
Brother | James Rourke | about March 28, 1809 | ||
Sister | Mary Rourke | about April 22, 1813 | ||
Michael Rourke | about August 27, 1815 | February 9, 1888 | ||
Brother | William Rourke | about July 6, 1817 | ||
Brother | Henry Rourke | about June 20, 1822 |
Families
Family of Michael Rourke and Alice Cunningham |
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Married | Wife | Alice Cunningham ( b. about 1814 d. November 29, 1888 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Francis O'Rourke | August 4, 1843 | May 7, 1924 |
John Rourke | about December 4, 1844 | |
Mary Rourke | about November 1845 | July 1, 1870 |
William O'Rourke | about September 1847 | August 6, 1889 |
Ann O'Rourke | about October 1849 | November 23, 1910 |
Elizabeth “Bessie” O'Rourke | about October 30, 1851 | January 27, 1924 |
Margaret O'Rourke | about 1862 | April 27, 1927 |
Pedigree
Source References
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Irish Civil Registration Records, Deaths
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- Page: February 9, 1888, Kilkeel, RD: Rostrevor
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Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
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- Page: Baptisms, Aug 27, 1815, Michael Rorke
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Griffith's Valuation of Ireland
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- Page: Parcel 6A Ballyneddan, Kilbroney Parish, Down
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Valuation Revision Books
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- Page: Parcel 6A Ballyneddan, Kilbroney Parish, Down
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Irish Civil Registration Records, Marriages
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- Page: May 2, 1876, Kilkeel, RD: Kilkeel #2
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Headstones, Kilbroney Cemetery, Rostrevor, Co Down, Ireland
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- Page: Michael O'Rourke family headstone
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Citation:
image received April 2019
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