Francis O'Rourke

Birth Name Francis O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death 49 years, 10 months, 17 days

Narrative

Regarding the burial location of Francis O'Rourke and his family.
An email from a descendant of his brother John, received November 2013, said: there is "one fairly modern gravestone that just said "O'Rourke of Upper Ballintur" and "Placed by Joseph Hogan, Cleveland, Ohio 2002." Francis O'Rourke is buried there -- my great grand uncle -- as are some of his children and other members of my family."

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth June 7, 1868 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1 2a
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Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, Union of Kilkeel, County of Down
June 7, 1868
in Ballintur
Francis [son of] James Rourke, a farmer of Ballintur, and Mary Rourke, formerly Hughes. informant: James Rourke, father, of Ballintur

Baptism June 8, 1868 Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
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sponsors were Thomas Murphy and Mary Magee

Census March 31, 1901 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1901 James Rourke household 4a
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1901 Census of Ireland
Residents of a house 18 in Ballintur (Killowen, Down)
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Rourke James 75 Male Head of Family, widower, farmer
Rourke Francis 33 Male Son, married, farmer
Rourke Sarah 30 Female Daughter in Law, married, housekeeper
Rourke James 6 Male Grand Son
Rourke Mary 5 Female Grand Daughter
Rourke Francis 3 Male Grand Son
Rourke John 1 Male Grand Son
All were Roman Catholic. All were born in County Down. None spoke Irish. All adults could read and write English.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Killowen/Ballintur/1236800/

Property from 1907 to 1913 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland tenant on parcels 1A, 1C,1Da in Ballintur 5
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tenant on parcels 1A, 1C,1Da in Ballintur

Census April 2, 1911 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1911 Francis O'Rourke household 6a
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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.

Property from 1913 to 1918 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland owner of parcels 1A, 1C,1Da in Ballintur 5
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owner of parcels 1A, 1C,1Da in Ballintur

Death April 24, 1918 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   7a
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Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, Union of Kilkeel, County of Down
April 24, 1918
in Ballintur, Killowen
Francis O'Rourke, married, age 49, a farmer, cause: influenza, 21 days, cardiac failure, certified, informant: Mary O'Rourke, daughter, of Ballintur, Killowen, present at death

Died of the 1918 flu epidemic, according to Lois O'Rourke, a descendant of his brother John.

Burial   Kilbroney Cemetery, Rostrevor, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland    
General

According to someone who has been there: It is on Kilbroney Road, up the hill from the Catholic Church on Kilbroney Road in Rostrevor.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father James Rourkeabout 1825June 10, 1905
Mother Mary Hughesabout 1828May 15, 1893
    Brother     John O'Rourke about February 1861 February 5, 1935
    Brother     Francis Rourke December 2, 1862 1864
    Brother     James Rourke November 7, 1864 between 1901 and 1907
    Brother     Thomas Rourke June 5, 1866
         Francis O'Rourke June 7, 1868 April 24, 1918

Families

Family of Francis O'Rourke and Sarah Brennan
Married Wife Sarah Brennan ( b. January 29, 1872 d. 1954 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage August 17, 1893 Rostrevor, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   8a
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Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Rostrevor in the Registrar's District of Rostrevor in the Union of Kilkeel in the County of Down

August 17, 1893
Francis Rourke, a bachelor of full age, a farmer of Ballintur. father: James Rourke, a farmer
and
Sarah Brennan,a spinster of full age, of Kilfeghan. father: mark Brennan, a farmer
married by Matthew Lynch
witnesses: Francis Hughes and Mary Murphy

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
James O'RourkeJuly 7, 1894April 16, 1976
Mary Katherine O'RourkeFebruary 22, 1896March 15, 1982
Francis O'RourkeMarch 11, 1897October 28, 1913
John O'RourkeOctober 2, 18991940
Patrick O'RourkeJanuary 20, 1901March 3, 1901
Sarah O'RourkeFebruary 19, 1903February 21, 1903
Annie Josephine O'RourkeJune 17, 1904December 7, 1990
William Joseph O'RourkeApril 13, 1906January 18, 1923
Thomas O'RourkeMay 30, 1907February 17, 1986

Source References

  1. Ireland Births and Baptisms
  2. Irish Civil Registration Records, Births
      • Page: Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, Union of Kilkeel, County of Down, June 7, 1868, Rourke
  3. Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
      • Page: Francis Rorke, Jun 8, 1868
  4. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Greencastle/Cranfield/1235855/

      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Killowen/Kilfeaghan/1236841/

  5. Valuation Revision Books
  6. 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/

  7. Irish Civil Registration Records, Deaths
      • Page: Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, Union of Kilkeel, County of Down, April 24, 1918, Rourke
  8. Irish Civil Registration Records, Marriages
      • Page: Marriages RC Chapel, Rostrevor, Registrar's District of Rostrevor in the Union of Kilkeel in the County of Down, August 17, 1893, Rourke