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About James Rorke, SV/PROG 3
File 6321/59 in Cape Archives
Death notice signed by his brother Michael Rorke.
His parents were James and Julia Rorke.
http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?p=8130
First Name: James Date of Birth: 1807 Place of Birth: Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland Parents – Father: James Rorke Parents – Mother: Julia Name of Spouse: not given Marriage Date: Marriage Place: Date of Death: 23 Jun 1859 age 52 Place of Death: Blinkwater, Cape
Notes: DN 6321/1859, signed by Michael Rorke, brother of deceased. Children – not known. He was Pound Master when he died.
According to Wikipedia he was an Irish soldier who arrived at Mossel Bay in 1821. The Irish regiment of the british Army. he was a British Army commissariat in 1846 during the 7th Xhosa war.
b4. JAMES RORKE (b.1801 d.23 Jun 1859) James came to South Africa with his brothers as single men in 1823. He married ‘Unknown’ in South Africa and they had 1 child: James Alfred RORKE (b.1827). They are the Rorke’s of Rorke’s Drift in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. https://www.stamouers.com/stamouers/surnames-r-to-u/769-rorke-james
JAMES RORKE (b.1801 d.23 Jun 1859). James came to South Africa with his 3 brothers as single men on board the ship “Chatham” in 1823. He married ‘Unknown’ in South Africa and they had 1 child: James Alfred RORKE (b.1827 d.24 Oct 1875). https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland/galway/ballinasloe-galway/message...
Winnefred and Agnes -The true story of two women - by Agnes LOTTERING
In the late 19th century, well-to-do British and Irish traders started operating in Ngome in northern KwaZulu-Natal. They took Zulu wives and adopted Zulu cultural practices, including polygamy, which meant that they fathered numerous children with their various wives. Agnes LOTTERING, the author of this book, is one of their offspring. Her grandfather, the RORKE after whom Rorke's Drift was named, came from Dublin; her grandmother was a princess of the Myeni tribe of Ubumbo.
In this narration of her mother's and her own story, Agnes LOTTERING gives an authentic and rare insight into the reality and lives of women who found themselves in a social environment that was neither Zulu nor British.
Winnefred and Agnes is a powerful story of betrayal, grand passion, abuse and the triumph of love. Part love-story and family saga, part social history, it is a uniquely South African tale.
Agnes LOTTERING was born in Ngome Forest in 1937. Her birth was registered on Christmas day. Her schooling, at the Little Flower Convent, came to an abrupt end when her father decreed that she had to stay at home and help her mother with the new baby. Despite her lack of education, Agnes is a gifted storyteller. Her deep insight into the lives of people whose history has gone uncelebrated and undocumented, her acute perception and excellent recall have all stood her in good stead. This is her first book, which she completed at the age of 64. Agnes lives in Austerville, Durban.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2002-08/...
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James Rorke, SV/PROG 3's Timeline
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Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
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March 2, 1827
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England, United Kingdom
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June 23, 1859
Age 58
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Mr Radford's house, Blinkwater, Cape, South Africa
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June 1859
Age 58
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Pound Master
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