Owen Rourke

Birth Name Owen Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death less than about 78 years, 8 months, 9 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1790     1a
Note

Owen's year of birth is based on his age at death found on the indexed reference to his death record. Unknown at this time who provided the information.

Residence from 1864 to 1868 Ballincurry Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   2a
Note

Griffith's Valuation, Ballincurry
Owen Rourke
Parcels 11 A, 11B 9Ef, house, offices, and land, from John Henry Offley

Valuation Revision Books
book 1 1865 - 1879

parcels 11A 11B, 9Ef
start of book: Owen Rourke from John Henry Offley
1869 note in margin: 'dead'
1869 taken over by James Rourke
1872 taken over by Francis Rourke
1877 now renting from Wm C Heron

parcel 12
start of book: Owen Rourke
1869 taken over by Francis Rourke

parcel 17a
start of book: Daniel Sandes
1867 taken over by Owen Rourke
1869 taken over by Francis Rourke

Death before September 10, 1868 Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
Note

Civil Registration
SR District/Reg Area Kilkeel
Name OWEN ROURKE
Year of Death 1868
Deceased Age at Death 78
Returns Year 1868
Returns Quarter 3
Returns Volume No 11
Returns Page No 363

the image is available, but not for free (Feb 2018)

Burial September 10, 1868 Kilbroney Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Note

Kilbroney Church Records, Deaths
September 10, 1868
Owen Rorke
buried in Killowen.

Families

Family of Owen Rourke and Bridget Cunningham
Married Wife Bridget Cunningham ( b. about 1786 d. July 1856 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 21, 1821 Kilbroney Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland   3b
Note

Kilbroney Church Records, Marriages
September 21, 1821
Owen Rorke was married to Bridget Cunningham, in presence of Thomas Sands and Elizabeth Murphy

  Narrative

I looked in the Kilbroney baptism records from January 1824 to November 1827 for other children of this couple and didn't find any. I didn't look after the baptism of Henry.

Another transcriber's records only had two children for this couple as well.

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Francis Rourkeabout October 1822April 23, 1900
Henry Rourkeabout August 1828December 12, 1852

Source References

  1. Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958
      • Page: September 10, 1868, SR District/Reg Area Kilkeel, Owen Rourke
  2. Griffith's Valuation of Ireland
      • Page: Ballincurry
  3. Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
      • Page: Deaths, September 10, 1868, Owen Rourke
      • Page: September 21, 1821, Marriages, Rorke-Cunningham