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Thomas Bourke abt 1825 Tipperary, Ireland he m 1852 in Tasmania a Annie Mcnamara b.1835. (It looks like Annie may of been a convict as could of Thomas very common names) ::)
Their family: Michael
Elizabeth,
Mary Jane
Ann (Annie) Charlotte
William
Selia
Any information on this family would be helpfull.
Thanks,
Fran ::)
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Hi Fran,
I wonder if you have used this link before
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=11
By opening the search categories one at a time which are down the left of the screen, you can look for details about your names. Just type the name into the box!!
The one called "family links" may be a good help to you.
Sue
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Yes I have used that site many times, did find a Thomas Burke (o) & Ann McNamara but no family attached to this record.( this could be them as ages would fit for Thomas but Annie?)
I know that their daughter, Annie Charlotte b. 1859 Ballarat which is my direct line.
Any other ideas ???
Fran
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I cannot comment on births in TASMANIA, but MARY was born in Victoria in 1855.
BOURKE, Mary. Father Thomas. Mother Ann McNamara. Geelong. 1855. # 7992
BURKE Ann CharTte Father Thos Mother Ann MACNAMARA
At BROWN D 1859 #2555
Sue
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Hi there,
Do you have a copy of the birth cert for your Annie Charlotte Bourke, born Ballarat in 1859. I have bc for a birth in Ballarat in that era for one of my forebears .... very informative, particularly re the parents and older siblings, including date of parents marriage etc. From my point of view that confirmed I was on the right track even though the spelling of the family surname was slightly "out" on the index, the cert had plenty of confirming details ;)
Fingers crossed for you
Cheers, JM
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BROWN D (mentioned in Sue's post) would be "Browns Diggings" which were in the Smythesdale area of Ballarat District.
Cheers, JM
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Marriage:
BURKE THOMAS age 27yrs m. MACNAMARA ANN age 17yrs - 21/11/1852 NEW NORFOLK #1169 RGD 37
There are no registered births appearing in the TAS index to them under any spelling variations of their surnames.
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Here another two births - Selina & William:
BURK Selina b. 1861 SDALE #13941
Father: Thomas
Mother: Ann MCNAMARA
BURK William b. 1864 SPRI #18400
Father: Thomas
Mother: Ann MACNAMARA
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Selina's Death as a child:
BURKE Selina age 8 yrs d. 1869 SMYT #7943
Father: Thomas
Mother: Ann
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Thanks for your help.
I presume that the spelling was incorrect so it should of been Burke but I have found certs for some of their children spelt Bourke as well as death certs and headstones! I have the same marriage as you found, obtain from Colonial Database Tassie I believe they were both convict stock.
1.Elizabeth Henetta abt 1854?
2. Mary Jane b.1855
3. Ann (Annie) Charlotte my line b.1859
Fran
Any thing else welcomed
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I'm pretty sure I'm related my great grand father was William Tomas Bourke born in Launceston in 1910.
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Ann Burke nee McNamara died in Victoria in 1870 aged 36
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Related topic
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=807921.27
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AHHH....Thanks for link to ther other post!! Don't want to be duplicating things ::)
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In Thomas Burkes and Ann Macnamara's marriage certificate from 1852 it says both of them are "free"? In Thomas' case that could mean a free arrival or a convict that has served his sentence and has a certificate of freedom. If FS had been on the certificate it would assuredly mean he'd been a convict? Ann Macnamara's age is 17 so even with the common 7 year sentence she would have only been 11 when sentenced and there no trace of a convict that young under that age?
Dennis Galvin was a witness at their marriage and he appears in a local police register for Ticket of Leave holders and their residences - https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/Archives/POL515 I've attached the page and you can see he was at Captain Fenton's in 1849 but right at the end it says Thos Burk, F Forrest 9-1-54" This is Fenton Forrest the large property owned by Captain Michael Fenton - https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fenton-michael-2038 So it would appear that Thomas Burke was a tenant farmer at Fenton Forrest in 1854?
The other witness was Susan Leary and I believe she originally Susan Mcauley who married Thomas Leary in Hobart in 1848 - https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-7p130j2k They both appear in the same volume as Dennis Galvin. Thomas leary was at Captain Fentons 28/8/'52 and Susan Mcauley/Leary was at Captain Fentons 15/4/'52. So you have most of the wedding participant's in one specific place? This leads to idea that Ann Macnamara may have been a servant to Captain Fenton in the same time frame?
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Found Elizabeth Bourkes baptism in 1853 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Hobart. Note sponsors were Dennis Galvin and Norah Ryan. (Interestingly Norah Ryan was a witness to my own Great Granparents wedding at St Peters in 1854 anfd her own marriage is on the same page ::) - https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-13p492j2k )
St Peter's Catholic New Norfolk didn't start baptism's until 1857.
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Brilliant finds, TasTyger.
Judith