Sarah Moore/Beer - born ~1849 Kingsbridge Devon died 1913 Sydney, NSW Australia

No. Forget the Mary O’Roarke in Wagga. Henry was born in Wangaratta to John McDonough and Mary O’ROURKE in 1875. Spelling is wrong on marriage entry.
 
Just found on Trove. Evening News Sept 1885
‘Should this meet the eye of MRS O’ROARKE of Upper Dangan Galway, hear from a friend by addressing M.O.D this office’
According to information of Edward he was back in Galway in 1879. Is this him looking for her? And did she go back to Galway with him when he was discharged. Could she have gone back to Ireland to Edward, after her visit instead of staying here?
 
Thanks for checking! I haven’t found much more. There is a Samuel Beer of Looe St Plymouth aged 40 who was buried at the Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth on 28 October 1855. The other Samuel Beer who died in Plymouth in 1855 was buried in Ford Park Cemetery on 21 March 1855, of but was much older (b1787).

Also some supplementary evidence that Mary Beer who married Edward O’Roarke in 1860 in Plymouth Devon is likely the right one. One of the witnesses to the marriage, Edward W.S. Bickford, is likely Edward William Sampson Bickford b27 Dec 1839, baptised as Wesleyan Methodist on 10 March 1844 at Plymouth, son of William Bickford, a marine resident St Charles the Martyr and Elizabeth. His civil birth registration (q1 1840, Plymouth, vol 9, p.434) gives his mother’s maiden name as Roberts.

The address for Mary O’Roarke when Simeon Jennings paid his contribution for her assisted passage to NSW in 1879 was care of Mrs Robert’s, Stillman St Plymouth.

In 1861 Edward Bickford b1840 Plymouth a black and white smith is living with his widowed mother Elizabeth Bickford (b1820 Plymouth, laundress), Elizabeth’s mother Mary Roberts (widow aged 70, former laundress b Cornwall), her sister Emma Roberts aged 25 (unmarried dressmaker b Devon), her nephew Edward Pike (aged 5 b Plymouth) and lodger Nathaniel Pike (aged 26, butcher born Plymouth. The household is all living at Stillman St Plymouth.

In 1871 Edward Bickford b1840 Plymouth white smith (out of employment) is living with wife Jane Bickford b1842 Oreston Devon and their children Edward aged 5, William aged 3 and Phillipa aged 2. They are all living at Garden St Plymouth,
 
In 1881 there is also a William H. Roberts, Greenwich pensioner b. 1828 Plymouth living at 29;Stillman St Plymouth with wife Jane Roberts b1828 Cornwall and their children Amanda J Roberts b.1857 Plymouth upper boot maker, Phoebe J Roberts b 1866 Plymouth tailoress, Mary J. Roberts b. 1870 Plymouth dressmaker and John M Roberts b,1871 Plymouth scholar.

Burial on 2 Dec 1877 at Ford Park Cemetery Plymouth, Sarah R B Roberts aged 21, address 29 Stillman St Plymouth. Likely a daughter of William H. Roberts and Jane above,

At 22 Stillman St in 1881 John Roberts b.1817 Plymouth, mason and wife Mary A Roberts born 1817 Plymouth.
 
Sarah R B Roberts died 1877 Plymouth is Sarah Rebecca Bickford Roberts daughter of William Henry Roberts, mariner and Jane, baptised 24 August 1856, address 9 Looe St Plymouth.
 
A Edward Rourke died in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath on 16 March 1879, aged 59, married, a pensioner, cause of death chronic bronchitis (duration 10 days, certified). Informant was Catherine Rourke, present at the death, of Kilbeggan (made her mark). Irish civil BDM group ref 6256271, registered Tullamore.

Edited - don’t think this is the right Edward Rourke - this one enlisted in the 73rd regiment of foot in 1837 at Tullamore.
 
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Another possibility for Edward O’Roarke/O’Rourke - Edward O’Rourke of Lackaghbeg, County Galway died 20 April 1912, widower and army pensioner. Cause of death ‘debility’ 4 weeks (no medical attendant). Informant Patrick Nolan, owner of house where the death took place Lackaghbeg. Irish Civil BDM group ref 5249676.
 
The age is way off, but there is a Mary O’Rourke, aged 45 wife of army pensioner who died at ‘Cahernasheleny’ (?) County Galway on 10 March 1894. Cause of death was ‘cardiac syncope - a few hours’. Informant was Edward O’Roarke, widower of deceased (present at death) (made his mark). Irish Civil BDM ref 3957006.

Edward O’Roarke did a lovely clear confident signature on his marriage certificate in 1860, so may not be the right couple given her age is out and this Edward O’Rourke couldn’t or didn’t sign his name when registering the death.
 
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