John O'Rourke

Birth Name John O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death 40 years, 2 months, 30 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth October 2, 1899 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
Event Note

Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel #2
Registrar's District: Rostrevor. # 278, Births
October 2, 1899, Ballintur
John Rourke, son of Francis Rourke, farmer of Ballintur, and Sarah (Brennan) Rourke. informant: Mary Murphy, of Rostrevor, present at birth

Census March 31, 1901 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1901 James Rourke household 2a
General

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/

Census April 2, 1911 Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1911 Francis O'Rourke household 3a
General

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.

Death 1940 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Francis O'RourkeJune 7, 1868April 24, 1918
Mother Sarah BrennanJanuary 29, 18721954
    Brother     James O'Rourke July 7, 1894 April 16, 1976
    Sister     Mary Katherine O'Rourke February 22, 1896 March 15, 1982
    Brother     Francis O'Rourke March 11, 1897 October 28, 1913
         John O'Rourke October 2, 1899 1940
    Brother     Patrick O'Rourke January 20, 1901 March 3, 1901
    Sister     Sarah O'Rourke February 19, 1903 February 21, 1903
    Sister     Annie Josephine O'Rourke June 17, 1904 December 7, 1990
    Brother     William Joseph O'Rourke April 13, 1906 January 18, 1923
    Brother     Thomas O'Rourke May 30, 1907 February 17, 1986

Source References

  1. Irish Civil Registrations, images
      • Page: October 2, 1899, Kilkeel Reg Dist, Rostrevor Dist, Births, #278, John Rourke
  2. 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/

  3. 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/

  4. O'Rourke Family, ancestry.com tree, manager: Lois O'Rourke
      • Page: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/913229/person/24095616389/facts