John Rorke

1885 - 1966  (81 years)

• Name	John Rorke
  Birth	1885  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1966
  Person ID	I1776	Field-Taylor
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2006

  
  

  Family	Kathleen Forward,   b. 1894   d. 1979 (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. James Ernest Rorke,   b. 1919   d. 2005 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2006

  
  

• Notes

  John Rorke (1885-1966), son of James Addy Rorke and Mary (Wilcox) Rorke, was born at Carbonear on 17 October 1885. He worked with the family company, John Rorke and Sons, Limited. He married Cornelia Tucker and had four children: John G.W. (1921- ), Elizabeth (1922), Mary (1924), and Richard (1933- ). John died on 9 January 1966. John's brother James Rorke (1890-1947) was born 13 April 1890. He married Kathleen Forward, daughter of Ernest Edward Forward and Tryphena (Butt) Forward, on 23 May 1917, and had three children: daughters Patricia (1918- ) and Yvonne (1922-1998) and son James Ernest (1919-2005). He also worked with the family company, John Rorke and Sons, Limited. He died on 14 May 1947 in Carbonear.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Rorke Family Fonds, (http://www.mun.ca/mha/rorke.php).