Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke

Birth Name Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death 66 years, 11 months, 27 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth March 26, 1897 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   1a 2a
Event Note

his baptism record includes the date of his birth

Baptism April 8, 1897 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Baptism of Wilfred H O'Rourke 1a
Event Note

Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906, from the image at ancestry.com
[original all in Latin]
Number 1651 O'Rourke
Wilfrid Hugh O'Rourke
born 26 March 1897
baptized 8 April 1897
son of John O'Rourke and Mary Rogers
godfather: James O'Rourke
godmother: Rose Rogers

marginal note, in Latin: "[3 words I can't read/translate] with Rosa McAvoy in the church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel in Liverpool 9 May 1925"

ancestry.com's index reference to this image says it comes from the records of St Vincent de Paul, Lancashire.

Census March 31, 1901 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England   2a
Event Note

1901 Census of England
31 March 1901
Civil Parish: Birkenhead
Borough: Birkenhead
Ecclesiatical Parish: Holy Trinity
County: Cheshire
Reg. Dist: Birkenhead; Sub-reg. Dist: Birkenhead
Ward of Municipal Borough: part of Grange
ED 12, household schedule number 256, RG13; Piece: 3389; Folio: 130; Page: 41

at 219 Market Street, 4 rooms

John Rourke, 38, ["coal heaver" crossed out], worker, born in Ireland
Mary Rourke, 33, born in Ireland
James Rourke, 8, born in Cheshire Birkenhead
John Rourke, 6, born in Cheshire Birkenhead
Wilfred Rourke, 4, born in Lanes Liverpool
Mary Rourke, 2, born in Lanes Liverpool

Immigration April 27, 1907 New York, New York, United States   3a
General

SS Teutonic, departed Liverpool April 17, 1907, arrival April 27, 1907

Rourke, Rosa, 37, widowed, domestic, last resided: Bootle
Rourke, Mary, 8,

Rourke, John, 40, laborer, last resided: Liverpool
Rourke, Mary, 35, wife
Rourke, James, 14, child
Rourke, John, 11, child
Rourke, Wilfred, 9, child
Rourke, Mary, 8, child
Rourke, Ellen, 2, child

All Irish, citizens of Ireland, who last resided in England. Destination of all: Cousin James Cunningham, Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington.

 

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipManifest.asp?pID=101946150092

Census April 18, 1910 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, United States at 2738 Humboldt St 4a
Event Note

1910; Census Place: Bellingham Ward 2, Whatcom, Washington; Roll: T624_1673; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0325; (at ancestry.com)
at 2738 Humboldt St
April 18, 1910

John O'Rourke 48, married once for 18 yrs, born in Ireland, parents also, alien status, street worker
Mary O'Rourke 41, married once for 18 yrs, 5 children, 5 alive, born in Ireland, parents also,
James F O'Rourke 17, born in England, lumber mill
John A O'Rourke 15, born in England, lumber mill
Wilfred H O'Rourke 13, born in England
Mary A O'Rourke 11, born in England
Aileen C O'Rourke 6, born in England

all arrived in 1907.

Census April 1, 1940 Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, United States 1940 Wilfred O'Rourke household 5a
Event Note

1940 Census, Richmond, Contra Costa County, California
ED 7-62, sheet 14A, family 303 (at ancestry.com)
April 1, 1940
at 127 Richmond Avenue

Wilfred O'Rourke, 43, two years of high school, born in England, deckhand, ferry company
Rose O'Rourke, 45, two years of high school, born in England,
Jack O'Rourke, 12,
Wilfred O'Rourke, 10,
Bernard O'Rourke, 9,
Denny O'Rourke, 8,
Terry O'Rourke, 8,

All the children were born in Washington. All lived in Seattle, King County, Washington, in 1935.

Death March 22, 1964 Contra Costa County, California, United States   6a
Event Note

California, Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Wilfred H Orourke
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1897
Death Date: 22 Mar 1964
Death Place: Contra Costa
Mother's Maiden Name: Rogers

Burial March 25, 1964 Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, United States   7a
Event Note

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Index-only at ancestry.com

Name: Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1897
Death Date: 22 Mar 1964
Service Start Date: 25 Jul 1917
Interment Date: 25 Mar 1964
Cemetery: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1300 Sneath Lane San Bruno, CA 94066
Buried At: Section Y Site 4374

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John O'Rourkeabout February 1861February 5, 1935
Mother Mary RogersJune 12, 1869March 3, 1948
    Brother     James F O'Rourke about 1883
    Brother     John A O'Rourke about 1895
         Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke March 26, 1897 March 22, 1964
    Sister     Mary Agnes O'Rourke January 21, 1899
    Sister     Aileen Catherine O'Rourke about May 1904

Families

Family of Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke and Rose McEvoy
Married Wife Rose McEvoy ( b. May 23, 1894 d. August 10, 1981 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage May 9, 1925 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   1a 1b
Event Note

Both of their baptism records include a cross-reference note of their marriage, 9 May 1925, in the church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel in Liverpool

Here is familysearch's index reference to their civil marriage record:

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
Wilfred H O'Rourke
Marriage Registration
Apr-May-Jun 1925
Registration District: Liverpool, Lancashire
Spouse Name: Mcevoy
Volume: 8B
Page: 463
Line Number: 74

"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZR-31RG : accessed 13 August 2015), Wilfred H O'Rourke and null, 1925; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage Registration, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Wilfred O'Rourke Jr

Source References

  1. Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906
      • Page: Wilfrid Hugh O'Rourke, St Vincent de Paul, 8 April 1897
      • Page: Rose McEvoy, the church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, 28 May 1894
  2. 1901 Census of England and Wales
      • Page: John Rourke, Birkenhead, Cheshire, ED 12, household schedule number 256, RG13; Piece: 3389; Folio: 130; Page: 41
  3. Ellis Island Passenger Record
      • Page: John Rourke family, Rosa Rourke & daughter, SS Teutonic, arr. April 27, 1907
      • Citation:

        at http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/, but start at ancestry.com or stevemorse.org for convienience.

  4. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: John O'Rourke, Ward 2, Bellingham WA, Roll: T624_1673; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0325;
  5. 1940 United States Census
      • Page: Wilfred O'Rourke, Richmond, CA, ED 7-62, sheet 14A, family 303
  6. California Department of Health and Welfare: California Death Record Index
      • Page: Wilfred H O'Rourke, 22 Mar 1964, Contra Costa County
  7. U.S. Veterans Gravesites
      • Page: Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke, buried 25 Mar 1964