Rose McEvoy

Birth Name Rose McEvoy
Gender female
Age at Death 87 years, 2 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth May 23, 1894 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   1a 2a
Event Note

her baptism record includes the date of her birth

Baptism May 28, 1894 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   1a
Event Note

Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906
from the image at ancestry.com
[original all in Latin]
Number 1599 McEvoy
46 Stopford St
Rose McEvoy
born 23 May 1894
baptized 28 May 1894
daughter of Peter McEvoy and Mary Clarke
godfather: Lawrence Clarke
godmother: Rose Clarke

note in Latin under this entry says "on this day 9th May [can't read/translate] Wilfred O'Rourke in the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel [can't read/translate] Francis Hinds? and Bridget Byrne

ancestry.com's index reference to this image says it comes from the records of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lancashire

Immigration June 12, 1926 Quebec City, Québec, Canada   2a
Event Note

U.S., Border Crossings from Canada, images at ancestry.com

Rose O'Rourke
Arrived 12 June 1926 in Quebec, Canada, from Liverpool, on the Montroyal, age 32, born in Liverpool, England, married, housewife,
contact in England: Mother, Mary Harold, 71, Wellington Road, Dingle, Liverpool
destination: Husband, Mr Wilfred O'Rourke, 2925 Nevada Street, Bellingham, Washington. intends to be a permanent resident; expenses paid by husband.
description: 5'2", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, no identifying marks
immigration visa: 30 Apr 1926

Census (Wife) April 1, 1940 Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, United States 1940 Wilfred O'Rourke household 3a
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 August 10, 1981 Contra Costa County, California, United States   4a
Event Note

California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Rose Orourke
[Rose McEvoy]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 May 1894
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 10 Aug 1981
Death Place: Contra Costa
Mother's Maiden Name: Clarke
Father's Surname: McEvoy

Burial   Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, United States   5a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Peter McEvoy
Mother Mary Ann Clarke
         Rose McEvoy May 23, 1894 August 10, 1981

Families

Family of Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke and Rose McEvoy
Married Husband Wilfred Hugh O'Rourke ( b. March 26, 1897 d. March 22, 1964 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage May 9, 1925 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   1b 1a
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: Rose McEvoy, the church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, 28 May 1894
      • Page: Wilfrid Hugh O'Rourke, St Vincent de Paul, 8 April 1897
  2. U.S. Border Crossings from Canada
      • Page: Rose O'Rourke, Quebec, arrived 12 Jun 1926, from Liverpool, headed to Bellingham, Washington
  3. 1940 United States Census
      • Page: Wilfred O'Rourke, Richmond, CA, ED 7-62, sheet 14A, family 303
  4. California Department of Health and Welfare: California Death Record Index
      • Page: Rose O'Rourke, 10 Aug 1981, Contra Costa County
  5. findagrave.com
      • Page: Rose O'Rourke, d 10 Aug, 1981, Memorial# 3617188