| [Index] |
| William Patrick BOURKE (1831 - 1897) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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John James BOURKE (1857 - 1873) Francis Joseph BOURKE (1858 - 1922) Mary E BOURKE (1863 - ) Margaret Ann BOURKE (1867 - 1942) William Patrick BOURKE (1870 - 1954) |
William Patrick BOURKE (1831 - 1897) + Catherine DEMPSEY (1832 - 1891) |
John BOURKE (1810 - ) | ||
| Margaret SCANLON (1810 - ) | ||||
| b. 1831 at Co Limerick, Ireland |
| m. Catherine DEMPSEY (1832 - 1891) at Alaska, USA |
| d. 27 May 1897 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 66 |
| Near Relatives of William Patrick BOURKE (1831 - 1897) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father | John BOURKE | abt 1810 | Y | |||
| Mother | Margaret SCANLON | abt 1810 | Y | |||
| Self | William Patrick BOURKE | 1831 | Co Limerick, Ireland | 27 May 1897 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 66 |
| Wife | Catherine DEMPSEY | 1832 | 1891 | 59 | ||
| Son | John James BOURKE | abt 1857 | New York, New York, USA | 20 Jun 1873 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 16 |
| Son | Francis Joseph BOURKE | 1858 | Coolgardie, Western Australia | 21 Jul 1922 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 64 |
| Daughter | Mary E BOURKE | 1863 | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Margaret Ann BOURKE | 1867 | 28 Apr 1942 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 75 | |
| Son | William Patrick BOURKE | 1870 | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 17 Jun 1954 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 84 |
| Brother | John BOURKE | abt 1840 | Co Clare, Ireland | 20 Jan 1911 | Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 71 |
| Daughter in Law | Sarah Ann O'NEILL | 1858 | 06 Dec 1936 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 78 | |
| Son in Law | Timothy QUILTY | 08 Oct 1850 | New South Wales, Australia | 28 Apr 1926 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Granddaughter | Catherine Mary BOURKE | 1895 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1981 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 86 |
| Grandson | William D E BOURKE | 1896 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1897 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1 |
| Grandson | Francis Joseph BOURKE | 1900 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 25 Mar 1967 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 67 |
| Granddaughter | Mary Frances BOURKE | 1900 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1942 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 42 |
| Granddaughter | Mary QUILTY | 1891 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 22 Feb 1977 | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia | 86 |
| Grandson | William Dempsey QUILTY | 1892 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1964 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 72 |
| Grandson | Francis Bourke QUILTY | 1893 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 18 Aug 1918 | France | 25 |
| Nephew | John James BOURKE | 1875 | 29 Nov 1893 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 18 | |
| Niece | Elizabeth Margaret BOURKE | 1880 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 20 Dec 1965 | Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Sister in Law | Johanna RUSSELL | 1854 | Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 01 Jan 1933 | Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 79 |
| Events in William Patrick BOURKE (1831 - 1897)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| Married Catherine DEMPSEY | Alaska, USA | 73 | |||
| 1831 | William Patrick BOURKE was born | Co Limerick, Ireland | |||
| abt 1857 | 26 | Birth of son John James BOURKE | New York, New York, USA | 76 | |
| 1858 | 27 | Birth of son Francis Joseph BOURKE | Coolgardie, Western Australia | ||
| 1863 | 32 | Birth of daughter Mary E BOURKE | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1867 | 36 | Birth of daughter Margaret Ann BOURKE | |||
| 1870 | 39 | Birth of son William Patrick BOURKE | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 20 Jun 1873 | 42 | Death of son John James BOURKE (aged 16) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| 1891 | 60 | Death of wife Catherine DEMPSEY (aged 59) | |||
| 27 May 1897 | 66 | William Patrick BOURKE died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Source References: |
| 73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004 |
| - Reference = 95 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: William Patrick Burke [sic] was born in Ireland and leaving there went to the Alaska goldfields. There he married Catherine Dempsey and they conducted a storekeeping business. From Alaska they went to the Victorian goldfields where a son, Frank Burke, was born in Castlemaine.
Soon after arriving in Tumut in 1860 he took his wife and son to the Kiandra Diggings where he set up in the Hotel business and also ran a store and a butcher's shop. He did not stay long, selling out at a good price before the boom was over. He then came to Blowering where he purchased a farm from J.C. Whitty who then owned Blowering Station. He paid 30/- an acre for the property. It was resumed in 1965 for £150 an acre. His original purchase was 364 acres and to this he added another 1,653 acres. During the Second World War the farm, which has been in the Burke family for 105 years (in 1967), was producing 800 tons of cabbages a year on contract for the Armed Forces. It had also been farmed for maize and tobacco and at one time there were 27 Chinese tobacco growers working the farm. William Patrick Burke died in 1898. His children were; > Frank Burke who lived on the property all his life. His children were; > Frank Burke Jnr., > Kathleen Burke (married a Mr. Dunn), > Mary Burke who died inl942, > John Burke, > William Burke, > Margaret Burke (married Timothy Quilty), > Mary Burke. |
| - Reference = 95 (Marriage) |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208472367/william-bourke (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Aged 66 Years
Son of John and Margaret Born O'Brien's Bridge County Limerick Ireland Excerpt from : Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932) Sat 12 Jun 1897 THE LATE ALDERMAN WILLIAM BOURKE OF TUMUT. With profound regret we (Tumut Times) have to record the death of Alderman William Bourke, after a brief illness of three weeks' duration. The sad event accurred in the presence of his sorrow stricken family and Mr. Colhoun, an old-time friend of the deceased. On the 8th of October, 1891, Mr. Bourke lost the estimable partner of his life. He leaves behind, to mourn their loss, two sons and two daughters, viz., Mr. F. J. Bourke and Mr. W. P. Bourke, and Mrs.T. Quilty and Miss M. Bourke. The funeral took place on Friday at 3 o'clock. |