Arrival 1873/4 Port Chalmers Martin & Sarah Bourke

[Lucy2]

Hi Pam

There is a photo available online of Martin BOURKE (and also one of his son Martin jnr.) together with a short biography for each.    It appears in the Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Canterbury Provincial District) under the heading of West Melton available at the NZETC website.

http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/

[or google "NZETC + Martin Bourke"  ... which returns Farmers / NZETC and gives a direct link to Martin BOURKE article. ]

  ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi again Pam

Will need to do a little further digging in order to answer (or attempt to answer  ), some of your questions.

*  Yes, Fanny is a diminutive of the girls' name, Frances.

I can see that Fanny (Frances) BUTTERICK was widowed at the time of her early death, aged 40 years.    I'm just a bit puzzled that she wasn't buried with her husband who had died only a few years previously ?   The Sarah COOPER she shares a plot with was aged about 86 when she died in 1899 ?   Will endeavour to investigate this further if you're interested.

*   Can you clarify please, which of Martin and Sarah's children was your grandparent ??   (It may be that there is further information  available. ) 

  ~ Lu

[bourke-shaw]

Thank you so much, for all the help that you have given me - it is fantastic.

I am following Martin and Sarah Bourke's third child, second son, Charles, who is my grandfather.  Although the rest of the family hold great interest to me too;  I would love to find some cousins!

Re Frances/Fanny Butterick's grave;  I have been down to the Ashburton Cemetery to check it out, and find that Frances is buried with her husband, Henry, as one would expect, and not with the Coopers;  they are in the next door grave.  Clearly, the cemetery records have it incorrectly - so I will let them know.

Cheers,  Pam