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Registrar's District: Kilkeel No. 2, County Down
Births
April 6, 1872
Tullyframe
Felix son of Thomas Rourke, a laborer of Tullyframe [Killowen scratched out] and Catharine Rourke, formerly Sloan. informant: Catherine -her mark O'Rourke, mother, of Tullyframe

[likely a late registration, so a late date, to avoid a fine for the late registration]

Kilkeel Parish Registers
Baptisms

March 20, 1872
Felix of Thos Rourke and Cath Sloan
sponsors John Sloan and Mary Cunningham

 

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

O'Rourke Felix of Ballintur Killowen county Down farmer died 25 June 1950 at Saint John of God Hospital Newry Probate Belfast 24 November to James O'Rourke farmer. Effects £792 10s.