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| Name | ROURKE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 27th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 266 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18 May 1826 / 16 years / Cavan Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 in Fresh / Grey / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 4 years 335 days Cape of Good Hope – 12 years 230 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 19 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13 June 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal (Kaffir Campaign) 1834-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ashton under Lyne Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Manchester District 1848 2nd West London District 1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Drumlane Killishander Cavan Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HANNON or ALLEN Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B c1837 unknown location M HANNON George 4th October 1852 Fremantle Western Australia James B c1848 unknown location D Not yet known Thomas B Not yet known D Not yet known Mary Jane B 1851 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known Unknown Child |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1850 assigned Lots P15 and P17 at Freshwater Bay – Resigned them |
| Occupation after Arrival | Convict Establishment in several capacities |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 20th October 1852 arrived in Adelaide alone (as Rooke) per Merope 1st November 1855 wife and 3 children left Western Australia per Vivid |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known: not established whether remained (beyond October 1852) in South Australia or elsewhere |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1852 convicted of stealing and pension suspended 1854 Refused restoration of pension by War Office 1855 Not known whether wife and three children rejoined James Rourke in Adelaide South Australia |