Samuel Rorke and Isabella Rose

James Marks Hunter and Barbara Elizabeth Rorke

Garfield Rorke Hunter

by
Jim Low

The purpose of this site is to attempt contact with descendants of this family.  This is a very distant branch of my family, and I have a number of records that may be of interest to closer branches.  I have scanned them and place them here, hoping for discovery by a near branch of this family.  If you are related to this family, please contact me at jimlow@applewriter.com.

The family bible is that of Samuel Rorke and Isabella Rose.  Samuel, the son of John E. Rorke and Elizabeth Bostwick was born 1833 July 25 in King Township, now Ontario, Canada.  He died 1918 January 24 at Enderby, British Columbia, Canada.  He married 1861 September 26 at Cobourg, Ontario, Canada to Isabella Rose who was born 1841 June 8 at Speymouth, Morayshire, Scotland. She died 1867 February 20 at age 25, place unknown, but probably Ontario.

Samuel Rorke and Isabella Rose had two children: John Rorke born 1863 March 6 and died five months later 1863 August 22; then Barbara Elizabeth Rorke born 1864 May 8 at Cobourg, Ontario and she died 1958 May 26 at London, Ontario, Canada.  Barbara Elizabeth Rorke married James Marks Hunter at Toronto 1886 August 3 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

After the death of Isabella Rose, Samuel Rorke married 1868 November 18 to Lydia E. Cole at Saugeen Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.  They had children James E. Rorke, Annie Rorke, Gordon Rorke, and Alberta May Rorke.

Special thanks to William A. Flinn for making these documents available.


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