> I was interested in your listings for Wexford regarding the OROURKE, ROARKE > name. > I have learned that my Grgrgrandmother BRIDGET O'ROURKE/ROARKE was born in > Tasmania, Australia in 1834. Her parents DANIEL and CATHERINE ROARKE (nee > DUNN) arrived in Van Diemans Land (Tasmania now) on board the ship > Strathfieldsaye on 24th Jan 1833. DANIEL was listed as a House Smith and > aged 24. They had two children with them JAMES 3 and MARGARET 2. > They settled in The Huon Valley (DANIEL was a Sawyer) and had BRIDGET 1834, > DANIEL 1836, CHRISTINA 1839, charles 1841, DANIEL 1842. > CATHERINE died in 1842 in childbirth aged 33 > DANIEL married again MARY ANN WILLETS (nee DEVEREUX) MARY was the sister of > CHRISTINA ROARKE's future husband PHILIP DEVEREUX. (I have mentioned this > asI realise this was also a Wexford name. > I hope this is of some interest. I am hoping to find the location of BRIDGET > O'ROURKE/ROARKE family in Ireland. > Sincerely, Helen Harris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks, Helen, for the information which you so kindly sent to me. I don't see a connection there at this time, but I am at so many brick walls at the present, who knows?. I wish you well in your own search. Regards Philip http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/r/o/Philip-J-Orourke/ Also researching: BANFIELD..................................... of Kerry>Cork KEANE........................................... of West Cork DALTON........................................ of Carrick-on-Suir>Kerry COUGHLAN................................... of West Cork O'ROURKE/ROURKE/RORKE..... of Wexford FURLONG...................................... of Wexford O'BRIEN /BRYAN.......................... of Limerick>Kilkenny BRENNAN...................................... of Kilkenny MEEHAN........................................ of Kerry TAFFE............................................. of Kerry FARRELL........................................ of Kilkenny