ROURKE, William 3 4 5 6
- Baptised: 18 July 1827, Dungannon RC parish, County Tyrone, Ireland 3
- Marriage (1): CAMPBELL, Brigid on 3 January 1854 in Dungannon RC parish, County Tyrone, Ireland 1
- Marriage (2): McGRATH, Catherine on 23 October 1879 in Dungannon parish, County Tyrone, Ireland 2
- Died: 16 August 1880, Ladyday riot, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland 8
- Buried: 1880, St. Malachy's Roman Catholic churchyard (A28), Edendork, Coalisland, County Tyrone , Ireland 8
Cause of his death was shooting by RIC.8
Other names for William were O'ROARK, William,4 O'ROURK, William 5 and O'ROURKE, William.1 3 4 5
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General Notes:
"Church Baptism Record
Name:William Rourke Date of Birth: Date of Baptism:18-Jul-1827 Address:Crinagh Parish/District:DUNGANNON Gender:Unknown County:TYRONE Father:Tullie Rourke Mother:Margt McGeary Occupation: Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:Janet Sponsor 2 /Informant 2:
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William was the informant of his daughter Catharine's birth in June 1855. He had not been present where the birth took place. Catharine's birth certificate recorded William as a journeyman blacksmith. He was 24 years of age and had been born in County Tyrone, Ireland. This baptism certificate recorded that he and his wife had married in County Tyrone in 1853.
"Civil Death Record Name:William Rourke Date of Death:18-Aug-1880 Age: Parish / District:DUNGANNON Address:Creenagh County:TYRONE Status: Occupation: Sex:Unknown Graveyard: Unknown
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Note:
The civil register entry (above) has 18th, but his death certificate has 16th August as the date of death.
"UK Parliament Hansard
Oralanswers To Questions Volume 255: debated on Tuesday 17 August 1880
Crime (Ireland)\emdash Rioting At Dungannon\emdash Firing On The People By Royal Constabulary And Loss Of Life MR. SEXTON asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, If he could afford the House any information with respect to the firing by the police and the consequent loss of life at Dungannon on Monday last; whether it was true that the disturbances were in consequence of an attack by a number of Orangemen on a small party of Catholics while returning home; whether the police, instead of dispersing the offending party of Orangemen, charged the Catholics; whether they used buckshot; and, whether the unfortunate man William O' Rourke, who was shot dead, and the others who were seriously wounded were all, without exception, Catholics?"
from Hansard online 3 7 9 10
Research Notes:
THANKS
to a descendant of William Rourke, Jim McIlroy, for the information he provided about William's family.
William married Brigid CAMPBELL on 3 January 1854 in Dungannon RC parish, County Tyrone, Ireland.1 (Brigid CAMPBELL was born about 1830 in County Tyrone, Ireland 7 and died in 1874 8.)
Marriage Notes:
"Church Marriage Record
Date of Marriage: 03-Jan-1854 Parish / District: DUNGANNON County:TYRONE Husband: William O'Rourke Status: Not Married Wife: Bridgt Campbell Status: Not Married Address: Occupation: Age: Husband's Father: O'Rourke Wife's Father: Campbell: Occupation: Witness 1: O'Rourke Eugene Witness 2: Campbell Cath Address: Notes: F SLANE/DISP 3RD & 3RD DEGREE CONSANG & IN 4TH & 4TH/
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William next married Catherine McGRATH on 23 October 1879 in Dungannon parish, County Tyrone, Ireland.2 (Catherine McGRATH was born 1845 ?.)
Marriage Notes:
Civil Marriage Record
Date of Marriage: 23-Oct-1879 Parish / District: DUNGANNON County: TYRONE
Husband Name: William Rourke Address: Creenagh Occupation: FARMER Age: Full Age Status: Widower (Male) Husband's Father Name: Toal Rourke Occupation: FARMER DEC. Wife Name: Catherine Mcgrath Address: Derrylaghan Occupation: MAID Age: Full Age Status: Spinster (Previously unmarried) Wife's Father Name: Terence Mcgrath Occupation: FARMER Witness 1 Name: John Quinn Witness 2 Name: Mary Campbell Notes: CLONOE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH OF CLONOE.AGES GIVEN AS FULL OVER 21
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