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Elizabeth ROURKE (1837 - 1918)



























m. 11 Nov 1879 Elizabeth ROURKE (1837 - 1918) at West Maitland, NSW, Australia
Near Relatives of William BRIGGS
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Henry ROURKE 1812 04 Aug 1879 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 67
Mother in Law Jemima MARSHALL abt 1811 16 Oct 1901 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 90

Self William BRIGGS

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

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

Brother in Law John ROURKE 1838 NSW, Australia 1916 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Brother in Law Theophilus George ROURKE 10 Dec 1841 Sydney, NSW, Australia 19 Mar 1866 Wee Waa, NSW, Australia 24
Sister in Law Sarah A ROURKE 1842 NSW, Australia 1922 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 80
Sister in Law Mary J ROURKE 1843 NSW, Australia 23 Jul 1849 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 6
Brother in Law Henry ROURKE 1847 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1908 Singleton, NSW, Australia 61
Sister in Law Jemima ROURKE 13 Jul 1849 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Aug 1874 Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia 25
Events in William BRIGGS's life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
11 Nov 1879 Married Elizabeth ROURKE (aged 42) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 1 17, 60
1918 Death of wife Elizabeth ROURKE (aged 81) Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 2 17
Note 1: 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 2: 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
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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