[Index]
John ROURKE (1838 - 1916)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Emma ROURKE (1865 - 1866)
George ROURKE (1866 - 1943)
Alice ROURKE (1867 - 1942)
Jane ROURKE (1869 - 1869)
Benjamin ROURKE (1870 - 1924)
Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE (1872 - 1953)
John Falkiner ROURKE (1874 - 1950)
Emma (Emily) ROURKE (1876 - 1927)
Unnamed ROURKE (1876 - )
Edith ROURKE (1878 - 1956)
Margaret ROURKE (1879 - 1957)
Jemima May ROURKE (1881 - 1968)
Isabel ROURKE (1883 - 1968)
Arthur G ROURKE (1885 - 1885)
 John ROURKE (1838 - 1916)

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Jane FALKINER (1845 - 1914)
 Henry ROURKE (1812 - 1879) John ROURKE









Jemima MARSHALL (1811 - 1901)











Jane FALKINER
John ROURKE
Jane FALKINER John ROURKE
b. 1838 at NSW, Australia
m. 27 Jul 1864 Jane FALKINER (1845 - 1914) at Maitland, NSW, Australia
d. 1916 at West Maitland, NSW, Australia aged 78
Near Relatives of John ROURKE (1838 - 1916)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John ROURKE

Father in Law John FALKINER 1816 Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland 02 Jul 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Mother in Law Margaret (Margaretta) HOBBS abt 1819 Ireland 04 Feb 1906 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 87

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 John ROURKE 1838 NSW, Australia 1916 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78

Wife Jane FALKINER 10 Apr 1845 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1914 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 68

Daughter Emma ROURKE 1865 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Son George ROURKE 02 Aug 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 Mosman, NSW, Australia 77
Daughter Alice ROURKE 1867 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1942 Paterson, NSW, Australia 75
Daughter Jane ROURKE 1869 Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1869 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Son Benjamin ROURKE 20 Jul 1870 Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Jul 1924 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 54
Son Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE 03 Jul 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Apr 1953 Maitland, NSW, Australia 80
Son John Falkiner ROURKE 1874 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 76
Daughter Emma (Emily) ROURKE 1876 26 Sep 1927 Sydney, NSW, Australia 51
Daughter Unnamed ROURKE 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Daughter Edith ROURKE 25 Nov 1878 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Daughter Margaret ROURKE 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 31 May 1957 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Daughter Jemima May ROURKE 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1968 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Daughter Isabel ROURKE 24 Nov 1883 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1968 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Son Arthur G ROURKE 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0

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

Daughter in Law Clara M WOLFE 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1954 Newtown, NSW, Australia 88
Son in Law Frank Edgar M WOLFE 1868 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 67
Daughter in Law Beatrice Adela Margaret PAIN 14 Nov 1863 Broham Road, St Paul, Bedfordshire, England 1958 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 95
Daughter in Law Violet Isabella CLARKE 02 Jul 1950 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Daughter in Law Hilda Maree CURRAN 1881 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 71
Son in Law Robert LOGAN
Son in Law George BRENTNALL
Son in Law Kingston WARBURTON
Son in Law David Peter LOGAN
Son in Law Warn Edward WEBSTER

Grandson Robert Rourke WOLFE 1900 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1961 Bellingen, NSW, Australia 61
Granddaughter Nora M WOLFE 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1912 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 10
Grandson Allan M WOLFE 1904 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Granddaughter Annie M WOLFE 1909 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Grandson Henry Gordon ROURKE 26 Jun 1896 Ashfield, NSW, Australia 1973 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 77
Grandson John Kitchener ROURKE 19 Nov 1899 Homebush, NSW, Australia 1964 Bowral, NSW, Australia 65
Granddaughter Beatrice Ella Falkiner ROURKE 02 Aug 1900 Homebush, NSW, Australia 05 Mar 1994 Denman, NSW, Australia 93
Grandson Westbrook Marshall ROURKE 1899 Maitland West, NSW, Australia 1977 NSW, Australia 78
Granddaughter Lorna May ROURKE 1903 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Granddaughter Violet Jean ROURKE 1905 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Grandson Warwick W ROURKE 1907 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Grandson Alistair Wiseman ROURKE 1909 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Granddaughter Phylis B ROURKE 1903 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1906 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 3

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
Niece Bessie Frances FALKINER 1958 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew John (Jack) Percy Kingston FALKINER 13 Nov 1868 Queensland, Australia 12 Apr 1928 Gosford, NSW, Australia 59
Niece Mary Ellen FALKINER 04 Dec 1872 Queensland, Australia 1940 Queensland, Australia 68
Niece Unnamed FALKINER 20 May 1874 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Robert Davenport FALKINER 1876 Queensland, Australia 11 Nov 1895 Cleveland, Queensland, Australia 19
Nephew Kingston Sydney FALKINER 1878 Queensland, Australia 1935 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia 57
Niece Margaret (Daisy) Hobbs FALKINER 09 Oct 1880 Queensland, Australia 1918 Queensland, Australia 38
Niece Ruth Campbell MACDOUGALL
Niece Mary Campbell MACDOUGALL 1875 Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Nephew Robert MACDOUGALL
Nephew Archibald Falkiner MACDOUGALL 1877 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Nephew Eric Campbell MACDOUGALL 1885 Duno, Victoria, Australia 1954 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 69
Niece Florence Mary HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 26 Feb 1920 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 47
Niece Margaretta H Falkiner HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia Aug 1909 Granville, NSW, Australia 36
Nephew John Shepherd Falkiner HOWARTH 1874 Buninyong, Victoria, Australia 05 May 1915 Gallipoli, Turkey 41
Nephew Robert Henry St Patrick HOWARTH 17 Mar 1877 Break O'Day, Vic, Australia 13 Aug 1956 Lakemba, NSW, Australia 79
Nephew Horace Maitland StAlbans HOWARTH 10 Oct 1879 Mooroopna, Vic, Australia 22 Apr 1950 Concord, Sydney, NSW, Australia 70
Nephew Harold Frederick Benjamin Samuel HOWARTH 17 Oct 1882 Elmore, Victoria, Australia 29 Apr 1932 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 49
Niece Ruby Sybil Falkiner HOWARTH 1884 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Niece Ethel May HOWARTH 13 May 1886 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 27 May 1886 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 0
Nephew Cyril Reginald Falkiner HOWARTH 1887 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 20 Mar 1961 Homebush, NSW, Australia 74
Nephew Darcy Frederick FALKINER 08 Jan 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 44
Nephew John Hobbs FALKINER 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 06 Oct 1961 Queensland, Australia 69
Niece Margaret Maud FALKINER 27 Jan 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 21 May 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Frederick (Fred) FALKINER 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1917 Ypres, Belgium 23
Niece Elsie May BRUNKER 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 77
Nephew Herbert James Nixon BRUNKER 1882 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Oct 1917 Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium 35
Nephew Arthur F BRUNKER 14 Feb 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia 50
Niece Irene Weiss BRUNKER 25 Nov 1887 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1947 60
Niece Bessie Hewlett BRUNKER 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 67
Nephew Royden Falkiner BRUNKER 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1914 Mungindi, New South Wales, Australia 23
Nephew Keith Eugene BRUNKER 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1969 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Joyce Marguerite BRUNKER 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 21 Sep 1978 Dubbo, NSW, Australia 84
Niece Zita Neila Nesbit BRUNKER 1897 West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Nephew Frederick FALKINER 21 Nov 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 May 1945 Mayfield, NSW, Australia 63
Nephew John Hobbs FALKINER 20 May 1883 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 1957 Maitland, NSW, Australia 74
Niece Margaret R FALKINER 03 Feb 1885 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 03 Feb 1885 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Benjamin R FALKINER 21 Oct 1887 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 13 Nov 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 15
Nephew George R FALKINER 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Niece Jeanie May FALKINER 1890 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1963 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 73
Niece Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1980 NSW, Australia 88

Sister in Law Infant FALKINER abt 1842
Brother in Law Robert FALKINER 1843 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 27 Jun 1922 Queensland, Australia 79
Sister in Law Rebecca FALKINER 05 Sep 1846 Maitland, NSW, Australia 16 Jul 1921 Maitland, NSW, Australia 74
Sister in Law Mary Anne FALKINER 10 May 1848 NSW, Australia 16 Jan 1917 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 68
Sister in Law Margaret Hobbs FALKINER 13 Feb 1850 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 14 Aug 1888 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 38
Brother in Law John Hobbs FALKINER 18 Jan 1851 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Dec 1862 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 11
Brother in Law Samuel FALKINER 1853 Maitland, NSW, Australia 19 Oct 1854 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Brother in Law Frederick Nathaniel FALKINER 06 Jul 1855 Maitland, NSW, Australia 28 Sep 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 39
Sister in Law Female FALKINER 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law Fanny Maria FALKINER 21 Sep 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia 17 Apr 1932 Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia 74
Brother in Law Benjamin Ralph FALKINER 1860 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Apr 1896 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 36
Sister in Law Ellen FALKINER 1862 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 30
Brother in Law William BRIGGS
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 John ROURKE (1838 - 1916)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1838 John ROURKE was born NSW, Australia Note 1 52
27 Jul 1864 26 Married Jane FALKINER (aged 19) Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 2 52, 60
1865 27 Birth of daughter Emma ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 10582/1865 17
1866 28 Death of daughter Emma ROURKE (aged 1) Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 4830/1866 17
02 Aug 1866 28 Birth of son George ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 3 17, 60
1867 29 Birth of daughter Alice ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia REg No 11712/1867 17
1869 31 Birth of daughter Jane ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 4 17, 60
08 Aug 1869 31 Death of daughter Jane ROURKE West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 5 17, 60
20 Jul 1870 32 Birth of son Benjamin ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 6 17
03 Jul 1872 34 Birth of son Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 7 17
1874 36 Birth of son John Falkiner ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 13518/1874 17
1876 38 Birth of daughter Emma (Emily) ROURKE Reg No V1876129 160/1876 17
1876 38 Birth of daughter Unnamed ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 14087/1876 17
25 Nov 1878 40 Birth of daughter Edith ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 8 17
1879 41 Birth of daughter Margaret ROURKE Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 16533/1879 17
04 Aug 1879 41 Death of father Henry ROURKE (aged 67) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 9 52, 60
1881 43 Birth of daughter Jemima May ROURKE West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 10 17
24 Nov 1883 45 Birth of daughter Isabel ROURKE West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 11 17
1885 47 Birth of son Arthur G ROURKE West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 24875/1885 17
1885 47 Death of son Arthur G ROURKE West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 11569/1885 17
16 Oct 1901 63 Death of mother Jemima MARSHALL (aged 90) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 12 17
07 Apr 1914 76 Death of wife Jane FALKINER (aged 68) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 13 52
1916 78 John ROURKE died West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 14 52
Note 1: REg No V18381331 23A/1838 - place - Black Creek, Bulwarra, Cloden, East Maitland, Hinton, Hunter District, Maitland, Morpeth, West Maitland, New South Wales - parents Henry Rourke and Jemima
Note 2: reg no 2379/1864

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18710757?searchTerm=Margaret%20Falkiner%20#pstart139527
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 30 July 1864
MARRIAGE.
By special license, at St. Mary's, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. R. Chapman, John, eldest son of Mr. Henry Rourke, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. John Falkiner, both of West Maitland.
Note 3: Reg No 10517/1866

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18721419?searchTerm=Rourke
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 11 Aug 1866
On the 2nd instant. High-street, West Maitland, Mrs, John Rourke, of a son.
Note 4: Reg No 13225/1869

Maitland Mercury 14 Aug 1869 - BIRTH - On the 8th instant, Mrs. John Rourke, of a daughter.
Note 5: Reg No 4455/1869

Maitland Mercury 14 Aug 1869 - DEATH - On the 8th instant, Jane, infant daughter of John and Jane
Note 6: Reg No 12344/1870
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 7: Reg No 12380/1872
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 8: Reg No 15357/1878
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 9: 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 10: Reg No V188102176 160/1881
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 11: Reg No 22355/1883
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 12: 14176/1901 ROURKE JEMIMA MARSHALL WEST MAITLAND
Note 13: Reg No 6912/1914 - John and Margaret
Note 14: Reg No 8163/1916 - parents Henry and Jemima
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: REg No V18381331 23A/1838 - place - Black Creek, Bulwarra, Cloden, East Maitland, Hinton, Hunter District, Maitland, Morpeth, West Maitland, New South Wales - parents Henry Rourke and Jemima
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No 8163/1916 - parents Henry and Jemima
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: reg no 2379/1864
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18710757?searchTerm=Rourke
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 30 July 1864
MARRIAGE. - By special license, at St. Mary's, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. R. Chapman, John, eldest son of Mr. Henry Rourke, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. John Falkiner, both of West Maitland.
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