John Burke

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iain Frazier on 25th March 2024

Possible family connections for John (Burke) are: Some amendments added Jun 2025. BURKE In the colony: a John (Burke)s had a relationship with Mary (Spalding/Minton her second relationship). He was Free by Servitude by 1826. Mary Charlotte (Spalding) was born in 1798. She married firstly Michael (Minton his third marriage) on 3 10 1821 & produced 2children. She left her husband for a short time in November 1822. She was accused of assisting murder of her husband on 22 8 1824 & was acquitted. After her husband was murdered in 1824 she abandoned her children. She produced 4children in her lifetime. [Details of Mary (Spalding)s family are given in entry for William (Spalding BODDINGTONS 1793) on this Website.] .. John (Burke) & Mary (Spalding/Minton) produced at least 2children: 1.John A (Burke) was born on 26 1 1826. 2.William D (Burke) was born on 24 8 1829. .. .. the other John (Burke) was born about 1785?. He was a miller when he married firstly Elizabeth (Voller her second marriage) on 27 3 1815 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.>>> Elizabeth (Voller) was born on 26 12 1781. She was tried for stealing a handkerchief at Southampton Hampshire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 6 1801 after a voyage of10.5months on EARL CORNWALLIS. She had a first relationship with Robert (McAllister) & produced 7children. She was Free by Servitude by 1808. She died on 11 12 1825 age43 mother of 7children. [Some details are taken from this Website] [Robert/Robin (Mcal/lister) was born about 1770. He was tried as a political prisoner at Dundalk Assizes co.Louth Ireland, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 1 1800 after a voyage of 4.5months on MINERVA; he was Protestant. He was Free by Servitude by 1807. He was appointed as constable in Sydney & is recorded working from 1820-24. He was recorded in 1828 as householder at Castlereagh St Sydney with a son. He died on 10 2 1832 age62 from horse/cart accident & was buried at Devonshire St burial ground (St Phillips CofE?).] [Some details are taken from this Website] .. >>>John (Burke/Bourke) was Free by Servitude by 1827. He was at Airds/Parramatta when he married secondly Sarah (McDermott) on 4 7 1828 at St Marys RC Sydney. He produced 7known children in his lifetime. Sarah (McDermott) was born about 1798 perhaps at Galway & became a spinner. She was tried for larceny at Carrick on Shannon Leatrim Ireland in 1824, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 10 7 1825 after a voyage of 4months on MARINER-although an entry in Smees records shows ship MARY 1823: she was Catholic. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom on 23 4 1832. [Some details are taken from this Website] John (Burke/Bourke) & Sarah (McDermott) produced at least 2children: 1.John (Burke) was born on 22 4 1827 at Liverpool & baptised on 28 5 1828 age13m at St Marys RC Sydney. 2.James (Burke) was born on 5 1 1830 at Campbelltown & baptised on 9 1 1830 at St Marys RC Sydney. One of the John (Burke)s-of Nepean-born about 1794-married Catherine (Hogan) on 21 7 1822 at St Marys RC Sydney. He is also recorded as marrying Catherine (Hogan her first marriage) on 30 7 1822 at Christ Church Castlereagh.>>> Catherine (Hogan) was born in 1805 at Mamre South Creek. She lived with & then married secondly Patrick (Hanrahan his second marriage) on 15 1 1851 at Brisbane Valley producing 7children. She died on 19 9 1865 age about60 mother of 7known children at Black Springs where she was buried. Details of Catherine (Hogan)s family are given in entry for Philip (Hogan FRIENDSHIP 1800) on this Website. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.