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James BOURKE (1803 - 1835)
Constable, Squatter
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Michael John BOURKE (1827 - 1887)
Thomas BOURKE (1829 - 1857)
Sarah BOURKE (1831 - )
James BOURKE (1834 - 1859)
 James BOURKE (1803 - 1835)

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Mary BENT (1811 - 1884)
 Thomas BOURKE











Sarah RICHARDS











Mary BENT
Mary BENT
b. abt 1803 at Hawkesbury District, New South Wales, Australia
m. 20 May 1827 Mary BENT (1811 - 1884) at Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
d. 28 Jul 1835 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 32
Near Relatives of James BOURKE (1803 - 1835)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John BENT
Mother in Law Frances WRIXON

Father Thomas BOURKE
Mother Sarah RICHARDS

Self James BOURKE abt 1803 Hawkesbury District, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jul 1835 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 32

Wife Mary BENT abt 1811 Jamisontown, Nepean River, New south Wales, Australia 23 Sep 1884 Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia 73

Son Michael John BOURKE 09 Sep 1827 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 14 Apr 1887 Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia 59
Son Thomas BOURKE 03 Sep 1829 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 25 Mar 1857 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 27
Daughter Sarah BOURKE 16 Sep 1831 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Son James BOURKE 13 Oct 1834 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jun 1859 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 24

Daughter in Law Martha Susannah Constance Mary BEST 28 Dec 1839 Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 87

Niece Anne Frances BENT 30 Oct 1850 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1936 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew John Beecher BENT 29 Oct 1852 Yanco, New South Wales, Australia 06 Dec 1897 Brighton, Victoria, Australia 45
Niece Catherine Agnes BENT 1856 Yanco, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1940 Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia 84
Niece Rebecca Florence BENT 27 May 1859 Wagingoberemby, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jul 1951 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 92
Nephew James Bernard Lowe BENT 1862 Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jan 1940 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 78
Nephew Bernard Low BENT 27 Apr 1862 Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia abt 1863 1
Niece Alice Mary BENT 29 Jan 1866 Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia 25 Feb 1941 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75

Sister in Law Judith BENT
Brother in Law John Beecher BENT 21 Sep 1821 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 19 Feb 1880 Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia 58
Events in James BOURKE (1803 - 1835)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1803 James BOURKE was born Hawkesbury District, New South Wales, Australia 71
20 May 1827 24 Married Mary BENT (aged 16) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
09 Sep 1827 24 Birth of son Michael John BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
03 Sep 1829 26 Birth of son Thomas BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
16 Sep 1831 28 Birth of daughter Sarah BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
13 Oct 1834 31 Birth of son James BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
28 Jul 1835 32 James BOURKE died Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
James Bourke in 1822 was made constable in Campbelltown where he was granted 60 acres, five of which he offered for the Roman Catholic Chapel, school and cemetery. About 1834 the Bourkes squatted beside the Murrumbidgee and began ‘Gumly Gumly’ comprising 30,000 acres. James died not long after they had set up ‘Gumly Gumly’, in mid 1835, leaving Mary with three very small children and a huge place to run.
Source References:
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
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