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Catherine O'Rourke

Catherine O'Rourke

Born
1859-09-01 12:00:00
Died
1920-10-30 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

My great grandmother Catherine O'Rourke may have been born in Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare sometime around 1858 to 1861. Catherine departed Queenstown in May 1876 and arrived in Queensland, Australia as a free settler, on board the Scottish Bard on 15 August 1876. 

Catherine (a housemaid) married George Meiklejohn in 1885 in St George, Queensland, Australia.  Their marriage record lists Catherine's parents as John O'Rourke/Rourke and Mary Blougn/Brougn. William Storker and Mary Clarke were witness signatures on the marriage record. 

Catherine and George raised a family of 11 children and when Catherine was 32 years old she gave birth to my grandfather and his birth certificate lists Catherine's birthplace as Milltown, Co. Clare, Ireland. 

Catherine died in October 1920 in Roma, Queensland, Australia.

Associated communities

Clare

County Clare, or An Clár in Irish, is located in the mid-west region of Ireland.  Clare is known for its beautiful scenery and we are home to the famous Burren and Cliffs of Moher.  We have a population of approximately 117,196.  We look forward to helping  you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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  • Inagh VILLAGE

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    Inagh, Ennis, Co. Clare

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    INAGH and DYSERT in 1837

    <p>There is no Lewis Topographical Dictionary entry for INAGH. It says "see Dysert":</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    Grandfather played for County Clare

    <p>In December 2015, my father told me his father played football for Clare, after asking him the name of the town his parents were from.</p>

    1916-09-30 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    1917 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1917-12-09 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Ennis 1832 - Cholera

    <p>This was originally published as part of a post 'Epidemics Across the Years' on my blog at <a href="https://pastlinks.blogspot.com.au">https://pastlinks.blogspot.com.au</a></p>

    1832-08-16 12:00:00

Milltown Malbay (Clare)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Milltown Malbay (Clare). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

  • Austin Jones

    Location: Milltown Malbay (Clare)

    Born: 1871-01-28 12:00:00

  • Mary Bourke

    Location: Milltown Malbay (Clare)

    Born: 1845-01-01 12:00:00

  • Thomas Honan

    Location: Milltown Malbay (Clare)

    Born: 1830-01-01 12:00:00

  • Bridget Corbett

    Location: Milltown Malbay (Clare)

    Born: 1849-01-01 12:00:00

Buildings in this community

No buildings are associated with this community.

Timeline events in this community

  • 1890s

    Foundation of Milltown Malbay GAA Club

    1892-01-01 12:00:00