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Elizabeth ROURKE (1837 - 1918)
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Elizabeth ROURKE (1837 - 1918)

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William BRIGGS
 Henry ROURKE (1812 - 1879) John ROURKE









Jemima MARSHALL (1811 - 1901)











b. 1837 at NSW, Australia
m. 11 Nov 1879 William BRIGGS at West Maitland, NSW, Australia
d. 1918 at Sydney, NSW, Australia aged 81
Near Relatives of Elizabeth ROURKE (1837 - 1918)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John ROURKE

Father Henry ROURKE 1812 04 Aug 1879 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 67
Mother Jemima MARSHALL abt 1811 16 Oct 1901 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 90

Self Elizabeth ROURKE 1837 NSW, Australia 1918 Sydney, NSW, Australia 81

Husband William BRIGGS

Brother John ROURKE 1838 NSW, Australia 1916 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Brother Theophilus George ROURKE 10 Dec 1841 Sydney, NSW, Australia 19 Mar 1866 Wee Waa, NSW, Australia 24
Sister Sarah A ROURKE 1842 NSW, Australia 1922 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 80
Sister Mary J ROURKE 1843 NSW, Australia 23 Jul 1849 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 6
Brother Henry ROURKE 1847 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1908 Singleton, NSW, Australia 61
Sister Jemima ROURKE 13 Jul 1849 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Aug 1874 Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia 25

Niece Emma ROURKE 1865 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Nephew George ROURKE 02 Aug 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 Mosman, NSW, Australia 77
Niece Alice ROURKE 1867 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1942 Paterson, NSW, Australia 75
Niece Jane ROURKE 1869 Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1869 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Benjamin ROURKE 20 Jul 1870 Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Jul 1924 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 54
Nephew Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE 03 Jul 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Apr 1953 Maitland, NSW, Australia 80
Nephew John Falkiner ROURKE 1874 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Emma (Emily) ROURKE 1876 26 Sep 1927 Sydney, NSW, Australia 51
Niece Unnamed ROURKE 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Niece Edith ROURKE 25 Nov 1878 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Margaret ROURKE 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 31 May 1957 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Jemima May ROURKE 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1968 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Niece Isabel ROURKE 24 Nov 1883 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1968 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Nephew Arthur G ROURKE 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Niece Nellie M ROURKE 1885 Patrick's Plains, NSW, Australia
Nephew Keith ROURKE 11 Aug 1887 Patrick's Plains, NSW, Australia 1971 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 84
Niece Anne Mabel DECENT 1870 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 13 Jan 1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia 79
Nephew Joseph Henry DECENT 07 Dec 1873 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 02 Mar 1944 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 70
Nephew Harold Marshall DECENT 18 Jul 1874 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1945 East Sunshine, Victoria 71

Sister in Law Jane FALKINER 10 Apr 1845 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1914 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 68
Sister in Law Margaret Amelia HUGHES
Brother in Law Joseph Henry DECENT 24 Oct 1842 Dover, Kent, England 19 Sep 1920 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 77
Events in Elizabeth ROURKE (1837 - 1918)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1837 Elizabeth ROURKE was born NSW, Australia Reg No V18371245 21/1837 52
04 Aug 1879 42 Death of father Henry ROURKE (aged 67) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 1 52, 60
11 Nov 1879 42 Married William BRIGGS West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 2 17, 60
16 Oct 1901 64 Death of mother Jemima MARSHALL (aged 90) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 3 17
1918 81 Elizabeth ROURKE died Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 4 17
Note 1: Reg No 6589/1879 ROURKE Henry - father John - died West Maitland

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18931202?searchTerm=Rourke
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 5 Aug 1879
Death of Mr. Henry Rourke.
Many of our readers will join with us in strong regret that Mr. Rourke died yesterday at his residence, Glanmire, Regent Street, West Maitland. Mr. Rourke was one of our oldest residents. When the Mercury's first number was published in January, 1843, Mr. Rourke was in business in Maitland, and had been for some time. He was then, as he continued to be through life, a most industrious man in everything he undertook and with him, as with so many other Maitland business men, a life of constant industry, and quiet living, brought wealth in good time. 'Mr. Rourke also took his share in whatever public movements were about in those early days, his interest being shown more particularly in racing matters, in election contests, and so on.. From a very early period of his career, Mr. Rourke was an active member of the Hunter River Agricultural Association, and in later years was one of its mainstays, as treasurer and as member of committee, steward, and so on. A large share of the marked success that has latterly attended it, indeed, was due to Mr. Rourke and persevering men like him. At one time Mr. Rourke was one of the Aldermen of the borough, and he al- ways took a strong interest in politics, his views being " Conservative" but he was not otherwise so much of a public man, in town meetings and movements, as some others of our residents.

DEATHS - At his residence, Glanmire, Regent Street, West Maitland, on the 4th instant, Henry Rourke, aged 67 years
Note 2: Reg No 3705/1879

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18939720?searchTerm=Rourke
The Maitland Mervury & Hunter River General Advertiser 15 Nov 1879
MARRIAGE - BRIGGS - ROURKE - On the 11th November, at Glenmire, West Maitland, by the Rev. R. Wills, William Briggs, of West Maitland, solicitor, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Henry Rourke, Esq.
Note 3: 14176/1901 ROURKE JEMIMA MARSHALL WEST MAITLAND
Note 4: Reg No 14046/1918 - father Henry

Ancestry - Lewis Family Tree
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Reg No 3705/1879
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No 14046/1918 - father Henry
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Reg No V18371245 21/1837
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: The Maitland Mervury & Hunter River General Advertiser 15 Nov 1879
MARRIAGE - BRIGGS - ROURKE - On the 11th November, at Glenmire, West Maitland, by the Rev. R. Wills, William Briggs, of West Maitland, solicitor, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Henry Rourke, Esq.
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