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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: meermin on Saturday 29 October 11 11:23 BST (UK)
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We are descandants in the eight generation from an Irish called John Burke.
Don't laugh, this is serious ::)
We found Joannes (Flemish for John or Shawn) Burke, mentioned as spouse of the late Maria Vanhouteghem, died widowed in 1729 in Ostend, Belgium. The only marriage we find for her is the one in 1711 at Anzegem, Belgium to Joannes Vandenbulcke. We traced our roots back to Edmond (Edmund) Burke (also spelled Burcke), married Leffinge in 1733 to Phillipina Marissael.
Baptism nor funeral found for John or Edmund. The tale in the family is that they were wild geese from Ireland, probably Mayo or Galway.
We only have those two names and the family legend to trace them back to Ireland.
As Flanders had different rulers during that time, we are also looking for data in France(Nord-Pas de Calais) and the Netherlands. A birth certificate of one of the two could give additional information from where they or their parents originated.
Keep my fingers crossed! 8)
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Civil records started much later than the dates you are interested in - 1864, so there are no birth certs until then. You would have to check for church records instead i.e. baptisms. Very few parishes have records back as far as the dates you need.
see : Introduction to Irish Records (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html)
The Burke surname is of Anglo-Norman origin, and includes variants of Bourke, de Burgo, Burgh, and De Burgh.
Shane
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meermin,
I found your story interesting.
From what I have heard in the past is,The Wild Geese were a Fighting Irish Army.
There is a Wild Geese Heritage Museum in Co, Galway.
In the Heart of Dublin there is a rare book shop.I am sure they would have a book that would be of interest to you.On the Burke's and The Wild Geese.
I will PM you with the email address.
Lep.
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http://indigo.ie/~wildgees/index.htm
http://www.irishregimentsandhistory.com/#/the-wild-geese/4550156354
http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/LocalStudies/IrishTouristAssociationSurvey/Turlough/BourkesofTurlough/
PM