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Rourke family

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October 1944 - Thicknesse  Avenue
October 1944 - Thicknesse Avenue
Photo: Jeffrey Rourke
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Item #: 31238
My mum Dorothea Rourke (nee Merrill) holds the hand of my brother James while also holding her niece Elizabeth.

Comment by: Maggie Cranston on 1st March 2021 at 16:23

Hi that's my mum Elizabeth.

Comment by: Rachel MacDonald on 22nd May 2024 at 08:49

Hi, I am looking for relatives of Sergeant George Merrill who was shot down on 2nd December 1943 over Germany. I believe Dorothea Rourke was his sister and George Merrill is my grandfather.

Comment by: winnie on 22nd May 2024 at 16:07

Dorothea Rourke (Merrill) in 1939
1939 Register
28 First Avenue, Wigan, Wigan C.B., Lancashire, England William Merrill 05 Jun 1890 Male Blacksmith Edge Tool Married
Kate Merrill 06 Jun 1891 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Dorothea Merrill (Rourke ) 28 Oct 1919 Female Overall & Dress Machinist Single
Emma Merrill( Aspinall) 01 May 1921 Female Leather Worker Single
Ida Merrill (Kearsley ) 10 Apr 1923 Female Cotton Worker (Card Hand) Single

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