Thomas O'Rourke

Birth Name Thomas O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death 89 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1904 Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

 

Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Rostrevor
births
26 November 1904, in Ballintur
Thomas, son of Felix Rourke, a labourer of Ballintur, and Ann Rourke, formerly McVeigh. informant: Thomas Rourke, occupier, of Ballintur
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1904/01809/1708761.pdf

 

Census (Grandson) 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 1993      
Event Note

Magee correspondence said Thomas O'Rourke died in 1992, but a descendant says 1993.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Felix O'Rourkeabout March 20, 1872June 25, 1950
Mother Annie McVeighAugust 31, 18771975
    Sister     Mary O'Rourke September 4, 1903
         Thomas O'Rourke 1904 1993
    Brother     John O'Rourke December 22, 1906
    Sister     Kathleen O'Rourke October 8, 1908 1965
    Brother     Peter O'Rourke October 31, 1910 January 17, 1911
    Brother     James O'Rourke October 26, 1911 1977
    Sister     Rosaleen O'Rourke November 9, 1913 2012
    Sister     Annie O'Rourke October 12, 1918 1990

Families

Family of Thomas O'Rourke and Winnie Rogers

Married Wife Winnie Rogers ( b. d. 2002 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 12, 1944      
Event Note

The Frontier Sentinel, Saturday, September 23, 1944

In St Joseph's, Ballymartin, ... Miss Winnie Rogers, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Rogers, Ballyveamore, Ballymartin, to Mr Thomas O'Rourke, eldest son of Mr and Mrs O'Rourke, Ballinture, Killowen
Rev G McCall, C.C.
best man: Mr James O'Rourke brother of the groom
groomsman: Mr Jas Rodgers, brother of the bride
The bride was attended by her sister Miss Rosaleen Rogers and Miss T O'Rourke, sister of the bridegroom.
The honeymoon is being spent in Southern Eire.

exact date of marriage comes from GRONI civil records.

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. Irish Civil Registration Records, Births
      • Page: 25 Nov 1904, Kilkeel RD, Thomas Rourke