Hi Lynette
Yes, my great-grandfather was Thomas Francis Burke, father of Francis Burke. However, we have a little confusion. TFB was born Oct 11th 1853 in Coventry and married LSA Davies in Leamington Priors on Oct 29th 1883. His father was Peter Burke, born c1813-1815 in County Mayo, Ireland. An aunt and myself have come to a similar finding whilst researching the family, that Thomas Burke added the middle name Francis at the time of his marriage to LSAD. A possible reason for this emerged only this week upon my finding a note tucked away in an old book in my uncle's house. It appears that our Thomas had an uncle, Thomas Francis Burke (presumably Peter's brother) who sailed from Westport, Co Mayo, to the USA when the family was young. He became quite famous as General Thomas Francis Burke in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, but later went to Ireland in (1875?) to join with the great uprising. He was sentenced to death for his part in this, but later this sentence was revoked. Having such a close prestigious relative, I suspect he added the Francis to impress his new wife. So although you have found Francis and Rosa, I'm not sure which Thomas Francis Burke you have as you give their marriage date as Aug 11th 1859. Graham
