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Charles Benjamin Rorke

Male 1836 - 1905  (68 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles Benjamin Rorke was born on 22 Jun 1836 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Aug 1836 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Mar 1905 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Charles married Sarah Ann Edwards on 16 Nov 1857 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of James Edwards, 1820 Settler and Ann Thomas, 1820 Settler) was born on 22 May 1836 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Nov 1916 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Matilda Catherine Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1858 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Feb 1860 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 3. Richard Glynne Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1859 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Oct 1939 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
    3. 4. Michael James Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1861 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Sep 1936 in Crocodile Valley Farm, Bushtich Siding, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
    4. 5. Henry Benjamin Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1862 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 6. Albert Charles Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1864 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 May 1941 in St George's Nursing Home, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
    6. 7. Ernest Robert Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1866 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Nov 1906 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
    7. 8. Florence Anne Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1868 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jan 1966.
    8. 9. Fanny Eliza Amelia Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1870 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. 10. William Alfred Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1872 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Jun 1923.
    10. 11. Alice Rhoda Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1874 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1954.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Matilda Catherine Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 21 Aug 1858 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Feb 1860 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  2. 3.  Richard Glynne Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 22 Oct 1859 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Oct 1939 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Johanna Wessels. Maria died on 15 Sep 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Henry David Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Frederick William Glynne Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Florence Augusta Johanna Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Edwin Herbert Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 16. Daniel Wilfred Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 17. Cathleen May Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 18. Eileen Sara Anne Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born est 1898.

  3. 4.  Michael James Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 21 Mar 1861 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Sep 1936 in Crocodile Valley Farm, Bushtich Siding, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.

    Michael married Ruby Virginia Edwards in Feb 1898 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. Ruby (daughter of John Edwards and Sarah Mary Smith) was born on 5 Feb 1871; died in Mar 1961 in Rorke farm, Crocodile Valley, near Essexvale, Rhodesia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Michael Vernon Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1899; died in 1973.
    2. 20. Thelma Victoria Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901.
    3. 21. Iris Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1902.
    4. 22. Eileen Frances Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904.
    5. 23. Evelyn Glynne Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906.
    6. 24. Maurice James Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 25. Glynne William Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 26. Mavis Sarah Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 27. John Charles Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912.

  4. 5.  Henry Benjamin Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 14 Aug 1862 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  5. 6.  Albert Charles Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 5 May 1864 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 May 1941 in St George's Nursing Home, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.

    Family/Spouse: Sally Bryant. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Dorothy Gordon Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Ernest Robert Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 14 Jun 1866 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Nov 1906 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Ernest married Ethlene Blanche Thomas on 14 Nov 1896. Ethlene was born on 28 Dec 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Verna Wilfred Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Sydney Gordon Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Thyra Beatrice Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Florence Anne Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 19 Jun 1868 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jan 1966.

    Family/Spouse: Henry Harington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Charles Joseph Alfred Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Teresa Margaret Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 34. Alfred Fernandez Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 35. Florence Ann Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 36. Albert Leonard Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 37. Quentin Lancelot Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 38. Margaret Agnes Elizabeth Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 39. Hubert Roland Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 40. Ursula Sheila Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 41. William Claude Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 42. Evelyn Josephine Harington  Descendancy chart to this point
    12. 43. Edith Patricia Harington  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Fanny Eliza Amelia Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 8 Sep 1870 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: John Horrocks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Victor Sebastian Horrocks  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 45. William Arthur Horrocks  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 46. John Horrocks  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 47. Agnes Anne Horrocks  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 48. Michael James Horrocks  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  William Alfred Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 9 Jun 1872 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Jun 1923.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. Sidney Leopold Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Gladys Frances May Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 11.  Alice Rhoda Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 17 Aug 1874 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1954.

    Family/Spouse: Francis Herbert Nuns. Francis was born on 18 Jul 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Francis Herbert Nuns  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 52. Constance Nuns  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 53. Wendeline Nuns  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Eric McDonald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Henry David Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

  2. 13.  Frederick William Glynne Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

  3. 14.  Florence Augusta Johanna Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Marran. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Edwin Herbert Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

  5. 16.  Daniel Wilfred Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

  6. 17.  Cathleen May Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Oliver Solomon Gainsford. Oliver was born in 1892; died in 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 18.  Eileen Sara Anne Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (3.Richard2, 1.Charles1) was born est 1898.

    Eileen married Eric Augustus Kent Adendorff on 10 Jan 1920. Eric (son of Augustus Adendorff and Ellen Elizabeth Kent) was born on 20 Nov 1892; died on 29 Apr 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 54. Ethne Glynn Adendorff  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 55. Rosslyn Desmond Adendorff  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 19.  Michael Vernon Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1899; died in 1973.

    Family/Spouse: Dorothea May Gordon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 56. Glynne Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 57. Trevor John Rorke  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 20.  Thelma Victoria Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1901.

    Family/Spouse: Cyril Robertson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. Zita Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 59. Shirley Broadhurst Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 60. Lesley Hayley Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 61. Hillary Robertson  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 21.  Iris Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1902.

  11. 22.  Eileen Frances Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1904.

  12. 23.  Evelyn Glynne Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1906.

  13. 24.  Maurice James Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  14. 25.  Glynne William Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  15. 26.  Mavis Sarah Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  16. 27.  John Charles Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Michael2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1912.

  17. 28.  Dorothy Gordon Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (6.Albert2, 1.Charles1)

  18. 29.  Verna Wilfred Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

  19. 30.  Sydney Gordon Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

  20. 31.  Thyra Beatrice Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ernest2, 1.Charles1)

  21. 32.  Charles Joseph Alfred Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  22. 33.  Teresa Margaret Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  23. 34.  Alfred Fernandez Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  24. 35.  Florence Ann Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  25. 36.  Albert Leonard Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  26. 37.  Quentin Lancelot Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  27. 38.  Margaret Agnes Elizabeth Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  28. 39.  Hubert Roland Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  29. 40.  Ursula Sheila Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  30. 41.  William Claude Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  31. 42.  Evelyn Josephine Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  32. 43.  Edith Patricia Harington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Florence2, 1.Charles1)

  33. 44.  Victor Sebastian Horrocks Descendancy chart to this point (9.Fanny2, 1.Charles1)

  34. 45.  William Arthur Horrocks Descendancy chart to this point (9.Fanny2, 1.Charles1)

  35. 46.  John Horrocks Descendancy chart to this point (9.Fanny2, 1.Charles1)

  36. 47.  Agnes Anne Horrocks Descendancy chart to this point (9.Fanny2, 1.Charles1)

  37. 48.  Michael James Horrocks Descendancy chart to this point (9.Fanny2, 1.Charles1)

  38. 49.  Sidney Leopold Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (10.William2, 1.Charles1)

  39. 50.  Gladys Frances May Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (10.William2, 1.Charles1)

  40. 51.  Francis Herbert Nuns Descendancy chart to this point (11.Alice2, 1.Charles1)

  41. 52.  Constance Nuns Descendancy chart to this point (11.Alice2, 1.Charles1)

  42. 53.  Wendeline Nuns Descendancy chart to this point (11.Alice2, 1.Charles1)


Generation: 4

  1. 54.  Ethne Glynn Adendorff Descendancy chart to this point (18.Eileen3, 3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

  2. 55.  Rosslyn Desmond Adendorff Descendancy chart to this point (18.Eileen3, 3.Richard2, 1.Charles1)

  3. 56.  Glynne Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (19.Michael3, 4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  4. 57.  Trevor John Rorke Descendancy chart to this point (19.Michael3, 4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  5. 58.  Zita Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (20.Thelma3, 4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  6. 59.  Shirley Broadhurst Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (20.Thelma3, 4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Douglas Shaw. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 62. Barbara Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 63. Karen Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 60.  Lesley Hayley Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (20.Thelma3, 4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)

  8. 61.  Hillary Robertson Descendancy chart to this point (20.Thelma3, 4.Michael2, 1.Charles1)


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