Thomas O'Rourke

Birth Name Thomas O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death more than 79 years, 6 months

Narrative

besides his land in Ballintur, 'plot No. 31 in Kilkeel was farmed by Thomas O'Rourke [a native of Ballintur, Killowen] from 1898 and then by his son Felix from 1913' according to the Magee correspondence of April 2016

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth before October 19, 1831 County Down, Ireland   1a 2a
Baptism October 19, 1831 Kilbroney Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland   2a
Event Note

Oct 19, 1831
Thomas
parents: Felix Rorke, Mary Cull
witnesses: Bernard Kielty, Margaret Cull

Residence (Father) April 6, 1872 Tullyframe Townland, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Event Note

Thomas and Catherine were "of Tullyframe" when their son Felix was baptized.

Census (Head) March 31, 1901 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1901 Thomas Rourke household 4a
Event Note

1901 Census of Ireland
31 March 1901
Residents of a house 16 in Ballintur (Killowen, Down)
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Rourke, Thomas, 60, Male, Head of Family, Roman Catholic, farmer, can read and write, married, born in Co. Down
Rourke, Catherine, 60, Female, Wife, Roman Catholic, housekeeper, cannot read, married, born in Co. Down
Rourke, Felix, 28, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, farmer's son, can read and write, not married, born in Co. Down
Rourke, Margaret, 65, Female, Sister, Roman Catholic, farmer's sister, can read only, not married, born in Co. Down

none spoke Irish. Thomas Rourke signed the return.

from the house and building return:
Stone walls, slate, iron or tile roof, 2 rooms, 2 windows, 2nd class dwelling. 4 in the family. head and landowner: Thomas Rourke.

from the out-offices and farm-steadings return:
out-offices: stable, cow house, fowl house and barn

Census (Head) April 2, 1911 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1911 Thomas O'Rourke household 1a
Event Note

1911 Census of Ireland
2 April 1911
Residents of a house 15 in Ballintur (Killowen, Down)

ORourke, Thomas, 79, Male, Head of Family, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, Farmer, can read and write, married
ORourke, Catherine, 75, Female, Wife, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, can read and write, Married 45 years, 3 children, 1 living
ORourke, Felix, 39, Male, Son, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, Farmer's Son, can read and write, married
ORourke, Annie, 34, Female, Daughter in Law, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, can read and write, married 8 years, 5 children, 4 living
ORourke, Mary, 7, Female, Grand Daughter, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, can read and write, single
ORourke, Thomas, 6, Male, Grand Son, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, Read, single
ORourke, John, 5, Male, Grand Son, Roman Catholic, born in County Down, Cannot read or write, single
ORourke, Catherine, 2, Female, Grand Daughter, Roman Catholic, County Down, Cannot read or write, single

from the house and building return, same as 1901:
Stone walls, slate, iron or tile roof, 2 rooms, 2 windows, 2nd class dwelling. 4 in the family. head and landowner: Thomas Rourke.

from the out-offices and farm-steadings return:
out-offices: stable, coach house, cow house, fowl house and barn

Death April 20, 1911 Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   5a
Event Note

Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Kilkeel 2, County Down
Deaths
Ballintur
April 20, 1911
Thomas O'Rourke, 79, farmer, of cardiac disease, syncope, certified. informant: Felix O'Rourke, son, of Ballintur, present at death.

Burial April 23, 1911 Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   6a
Event Note

Buried Apr 23, 1911, according to the parish register. Was of Crocshee. (email received July 2019)

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Felix Rourkeabout 1795before March 26, 1865
Mother Alice Cullabout 1800December 12, 1887
    Sister     Mary Rourke before August 2, 1827
    Sister     Margaret Rourke before May 24, 1829 May 11, 1901
         Thomas O'Rourke before October 19, 1831 April 20, 1911
    Brother     John Rourke before December 1, 1838

Families

Family of Thomas O'Rourke and Catherine Sloan
Married Wife Catherine Sloan ( b. 1835 d. October 8, 1911 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage December 24, 1867 Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   7 8a
Event Note

witnessed by Thomas Sloan, Ballintur & Alice Sloan [Nicky], Tullyframe, according to Magee-Mcgee correspondence, April 2016.
This must be on the Kilkeel Catholic Parish register, it is not on the Kilbroney register.

index list gives exact date. image is not available free as of March 2019.

The marriage is on the civil register as:
SR District/Reg Area Kilkeel
Returns Year 1868
Returns Quarter 1
Returns Volume No 1
Returns Page No 723

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Male O'RourkeApril 10, 1869
Felix O'Rourkeabout March 20, 1872June 25, 1950

Source References

  1. 1911 Census of Ireland
      • Page: Thomas ORourke, house 15, Ballintur, Killowen, Co Down, Ireland
      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Killowen/Ballintur/246096/

  2. Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
      • Page: Thomas Rorke, Oct 19, 1831
  3. Kilkeel Parish Registers
      • Page: March 20, 1872, Felix Rourke
  4. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 16 in Ballintur (Killowen, Down)
  5. Irish Civil Registration Records, Deaths
      • Page: Thomas O'Rourke, Kilkeel RD, Apr 20, 1911
  6. email July 2019
      • Page: citing the local Catholic parish register
  7. Magee correspondence, April 2016
  8. Dermot Balson files
      • Page: civil marriages, index, gave exact date