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Offline meermin

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Burke wild geese from???
« on: Saturday 29 October 11 11:23 BST (UK) »
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)
Burcke/Burke
birth & dead Joannes (marriage 1711 to Vanhouteghem)
birth & dead Edmond (marriage 1713 to Walsch Dunkerque,France
Pohl Julius marriages Wahn,late 19th cent.

Offline shanew147

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Re: Burke wild geese from???
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 29 October 11 11:36 BST (UK) »
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

The Burke surname is of Anglo-Norman origin, and includes variants of Bourke, de Burgo, Burgh, and De Burgh.


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Re: Burke wild geese from???
« Reply #2 on: Monday 31 October 11 15:30 GMT (UK) »
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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Re: Burke wild geese from???
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