James and Lucy BURKE 1870s

[lyn22]

No I dont have any paperwork only information I have from a cousin who stated doing a family tree Thanks Lynette

[Neil Todd]

As it seems Mr James Burke was in some sort of Military position possibly as a ships engineer, could his wife Lucy have been brought out here by the Navy.

There are no referances to either in any form of shipping but they did come by 1877. So they didn't swim! That seems to be the only practical recourse.

Maybe there are records of these transfers.

It would have been nice if lyn22 had told us everything she knew about them prior to our searching!

Neil

[mum mum]

Hey Neil,
If they told us everything it wouldn't be half as much fun filling in the blanks.
I too found records of a James Burke, Able Seaman in and out of Sydney in the early 70's, could be the same guy.
mum mum

[majm]

James Burke and wife Lucy came to Australia from England in the 1870s but I am having trouble finding what ship they came on Thanks Lynette

Do you have the image of Lucy's death registration?

No I dont have any paperwork only information I have from a cousin who stated doing a family tree Thanks Lynette

Hi there,

May I again suggest that you consider obtaining a copy of Lucy’s d.c.   The information that should be on that document is summarised on one of the threads on RChat’s Resource Board for Victoria. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,373754.0.html
 It includes:
Deaths
Date and place of death;
name and surname;
occupation of the deceased;
sex and age;
cause of death,
duration of illness,
medical attendant by whom certified and when he last saw deceased;
name and surname of parents (if known) including mother's maiden surname signature, description and address of the person who gave the information; signature of deputy registrar, date and where registered,
when and where buried,
undertaker whom certified;
name and religion of Minister, or names of witnesses of burial;
place of birth of the deceased and how long he or she resided in the Australian colonies or states (stating which),
name of spouse,
place of marriage,
age at marriage;
names and ages of children of the deceased.
Your cousin may well have the dc, or perhaps you can share the cost.  It is $17.50 Au.  And can be downloaded immediately from this link:   Use the reference no. 9456 as per reply #17 as that helps save you some of the cost.

 https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria

You may wish to consider sharing that image with an ongoing project http://ausbdm.ucoz.org

James Burke’s dc can be obtained the same way.  It is reference no. 10670. 

You can then validate the information you have already obtained about James and Lucy’s children, Lucy’s parentage, and you should be able to establish WHEN Lucy arrived in the Colonies.  Of course, that particular question is the thrust of your request here at RChat.

Cheers,  JM

[lyn22]

James Burke and wife Lucy came to Australia from England in the 1870s but I am having trouble finding what ship they came on Thanks Lynette

Do you have the image of Lucy's death registration?

No I dont have any paperwork only information I have from a cousin who stated doing a family tree Thanks Lynette

Hi there,

May I again suggest that you consider obtaining a copy of Lucy’s d.c.   The information that should be on that document is summarised on one of the threads on RChat’s Resource Board for Victoria. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,373754.0.html
 It includes:
Deaths
Date and place of death;
name and surname;
occupation of the deceased;
sex and age;
cause of death,
duration of illness,
medical attendant by whom certified and when he last saw deceased;
name and surname of parents (if known) including mother's maiden surname signature, description and address of the person who gave the information; signature of deputy registrar, date and where registered,
when and where buried,
undertaker whom certified;
name and religion of Minister, or names of witnesses of burial;
place of birth of the deceased and how long he or she resided in the Australian colonies or states (stating which),
name of spouse,
place of marriage,
age at marriage;
names and ages of children of the deceased.
Your cousin may well have the dc, or perhaps you can share the cost.  It is $17.50 Au.  And can be downloaded immediately from this link:   Use the reference no. 9456 as per reply #17 as that helps save you some of the cost.

 https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getHistIdxSearchCriteria

You may wish to consider sharing that image with an ongoing project http://ausbdm.ucoz.org

James Burke’s dc can be obtained the same way.  It is reference no. 10670. 

You can then validate the information you have already obtained about James and Lucy’s children, Lucy’s parentage, and you should be able to establish WHEN Lucy arrived in the Colonies.  Of course, that particular question is the thrust of your request here at RChat.

Cheers,  JM

Thankyou JM for all your help it is much appreciatted I am only new to this forum and researching my family tree Thanks again Lynette

[lyn22]

As it seems Mr James Burke was in some sort of Military position possibly as a ships engineer, could his wife Lucy have been brought out here by the Navy.

There are no referances to either in any form of shipping but they did come by 1877. So they didn't swim! That seems to be the only practical recourse.

Maybe there are records of these transfers.

It would have been nice if lyn22 had told us everything she knew about them prior to our searching!

Neil Thanks Neal and everyone for helping me I am only new to the forum and doing my family tree and hope I did not waste anyone time

[majm]

Once Upon A Time, JM was also new to this forum    and decades before that JM was new to family history, long before it was a popular pastime.   JM has been helped all along the way, and sometimes JM still needs help too, and I am not ever afraid to ask for help, or to admit to my known mistookens    .  

So, it is grand to have been able to help, and hopefully to be able to continue to help.  But what is grander is that you are so willing to say that magic word 'Thanks".

So, Thanks from me to you too.

Cheers,  JM

[Neil Todd]

Hi Lyn22, I hope you did not take offence at my verbalising my thoughts. I too enjoy filling in the blanks and also not that long ago was a very newcomer, who has made every mistake in the books.

I am probably not as patient as I should be at times and am given to sticking my foot in my mouth, probably how I hurt my back

I hope you have gained something from this experience, I know I have. I look forward to having many chats on this forum.

Neil

[lyn22]

Once Upon A Time, JM was also new to this forum    and decades before that JM was new to family history, long before it was a popular pastime.   JM has been helped all along the way, and sometimes JM still needs help too, and I am not ever afraid to ask for help, or to admit to my known mistookens    .  

So, it is grand to have been able to help, and hopefully to be able to continue to help.  But what is grander is that you are so willing to say that magic word 'Thanks".

So, Thanks from me to you too.

Cheers,  JM

Thanks JM we all get there in the end always learning something new