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Donald Joseph Burke 1921–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1921

Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 10 January 1983

Death Location: Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Burke

Mother: Britha Kruse

Spouse(s): Vera Brodie

Children(s): Colline Burke

Donald Joseph Burke was born in 1921 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the child of William Joseph Burke And Britha Laurina Maggie Kruse. Donald Joseph Burke married Vera Margueritte Brodie, and had children including Bernard O Dea, Colline Ann Burke, Donna Burke, Jeanette Evelyn Lye, Louise Burke, Marguerite Beth Burke, William Martin Burke. Donald Joseph Burke passed away in 1983 in Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Donald Joseph Burke was born in 1921 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the child of William Joseph Burke And Britha Laurina Maggie Kruse.
  • Donald Joseph Burke married Vera Margueritte Brodie, and had children including Bernard O Dea, Colline Ann Burke, Donna Burke, Jeanette Evelyn Lye, Louise Burke, Marguerite Beth Burke, William Martin Burke.
  • Donald Joseph Burke passed away in 1983 in Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Burke's Ancestors

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Donald Burke
1921–1983
Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents
William Joseph Burke
1882–1966
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Britha (Laurina Maggie) Kruse
1886–1958
Emu Plains, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
John (Edward Burke) Capt
1838–1919
Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Elicia Burke
1842–1927
Daingean, County Offaly, Ireland
Theodore (George) Kruse
1856–1916
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Maggie (Hastings) Kruse
1860–1912
Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Denis Burke
1817–1873
Ellen Donovan
1819–1859
William Swords
1806–1882
Sarah Dunn
1811–
Hans Kruse
1824–1860
Anna Holmstedt
1821–1890
Donald Mcinnis
1843–1913
Margaret McInnes
1838–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Denis Burke
1783–
Jens Kruse
1786–1844
Johanne Hansen
1789–1844
Lars Persson)
1781–1837
Bengta Malmgren
1784–1864
Alexander MacInnes
1801–1878
Marion McInnes
1811–1903
Ewen Macinnis
1791–1850
Mary Macinnis
1801–1850

Donald Burke's Descendants

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Donald (Joseph) Burke (9 Feb 1921–10 January 1983) m. Vera (Margueritte) Brodie (17 March 1920–15 May 2003)
  1. 1. Colline (Ann) Burke 1944–2023

Donald Burke's Timeline

7 Records

1921
9 Feb 1921
Birth of Donald Joseph Burke
None
1921
9 February 1921
Birth of Donald Joseph Burke in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1921
9 Feb 1921
Birth of Donald Joseph Burke in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1949
1949
Age 28
Donald Joseph Burke resided here in Kedron, Petrie, Queensland, Australia
Kedron, Petrie, Queensland, Australia
1951
1951
Age 30
Donald Joseph Burke resided here in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1983
12 January 1983
Age 62
Death of Donald Joseph Burke
None
1983
10 January 1983
Age 62
Death of Donald Joseph Burke in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1921
    Record Source: Australia, Army Militia Service Records, 1901-1940, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Series Title: Army Militia Service Records, 1901-1940; Series: B4747

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1921
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Kedron, Petrie, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1951
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Mail - 10 Jul 1951 - 10, Birth Announcement - Jeanette E Burke

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 January 1983

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1983
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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