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Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Anne Mabel DECENT (1870 - 1949)
Joseph Henry DECENT (1873 - 1944)
Harold Marshall DECENT (1874 - 1945)
 Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874)

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Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)
 Henry ROURKE (1812 - 1879) John ROURKE









Jemima MARSHALL (1811 - 1901)











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Pic 2. Jemima Decent nee Rourke (1849-1874) buried with siblings Theophilos Geroge (1841-1866) & Mary Jane (1843-1849). Jemima was the 1st wife of Joseph Henry Decent & died 3 weeks after the birth of their 3rd child.

b. 13 Jul 1849 at Maitland, NSW, Australia
m. 30 Mar 1869 Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920) at Maitland, NSW, Australia
d. 12 Aug 1874 at Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia aged 25
Near Relatives of Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874)
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 Jemima ROURKE 13 Jul 1849 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Aug 1874 Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia 25

Husband Joseph Henry DECENT 24 Oct 1842 Dover, Kent, England 19 Sep 1920 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 77

Daughter Anne Mabel DECENT 1870 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 13 Jan 1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia 79
Son Joseph Henry DECENT 07 Dec 1873 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 02 Mar 1944 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 70
Son Harold Marshall DECENT 18 Jul 1874 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1945 East Sunshine, Victoria 71

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

Son in Law George Kenneth CLIFT 1862 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1934 Scone, NSW, Australia 72
Daughter in Law Florence Emmeline THOMAS 21 Apr 1876 Queensland, Australia 1960 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 84
Daughter in Law Amelia Grace LYE

Grandson Richard Joseph CLIFT 1901 Scone, NSW, Australia
Granddaughter Lisle E DECENT 1897 Waratah, NSW, Australia 1963 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 66
Granddaughter Kathleen DECENT 1899 Waratah, NSW, Australia
Grandson Edwin John DECENT 1903 Waratah, NSW, Australia 1949 Rylstone, NSW, Australia 46

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

Brother in Law William BRIGGS
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
Events in Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
13 Jul 1849 Jemima ROURKE was born Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 1 17
30 Mar 1869 19 Married Joseph Henry DECENT (aged 26) Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 2 52
1870 21 Birth of daughter Anne Mabel DECENT Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg No 4649/1870 17
07 Dec 1873 24 Birth of son Joseph Henry DECENT Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 3 52
18 Jul 1874 25 Birth of son Harold Marshall DECENT Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 4 52
12 Aug 1874 25 Jemima ROURKE died Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 5 52, 60
Burial Note 6
Note 1: Reg No V1849595 161/1849 - Jemima ROORKE - Henry and Jemima

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Note 2: Reg No 2654/1869
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Note 3: Reg No 4296/1873 - Sydney - Joseph H Decent and Jemima
Note 4: Reg No 4613/1874 - Joseph Henry Decent and Jemima
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 5: Reg No 2716/1874 - DECENT Jemima - parents Henry and Jemima

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18786909?searchTerm=Rourke#pstart137534
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 15 August 1874
DEATHS.
On the 12th instant, at her residence, Kenilworth Lodge, Woolhara, Sydney, Jemima, the beloved wife of Mr. J. H. Decent, and fourth daughter of Mr. Henry Rourke, of West Maitland ; aged 25.
Note 6: Jemima Decent nee Rourke (1849-1874) buried with siblings Theophilos Geroge (1841-1866) & Mary Jane (1843-1849). Jemima was the 1st wife of Joseph Henry Decent & died 3 weeks after the birth of their 3rd child.
Personal Notes:
Jemima Decent nee Rourke (1849-1874) buried with siblings Theophilos Geroge (1841-1866) & Mary Jane (1843-1849). Jemima was the 1st wife of Joseph Henry Decent & died 3 weeks after the birth of their 3rd child.
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Reg No V1849595 161/1849 - Jemima ROORKE - Henry and Jemima
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Reg No 2654/1869
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No 2716/1874 - DECENT Jemima - parents Henry and Jemima
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 15 August 1874
DEATHS.
On the 12th instant, at her residence, Kenilworth Lodge, Woolhara, Sydney, Jemima, the beloved wife of Mr. J. H. Decent, and fourth daughter of Mr. Henry Rourke, of West Maitland ; aged 25.
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