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William Bourke 1893–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1893

Birth Location: Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 13 Sep 1951

Death Location: Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: Earl Burke

Mother: Joan Shaughnessy

Spouse(s): Lettice Shirley

Children(s): Honora Bourke, Thomas Burke, Earl Burke

The story of William Bourke began in 1893 in Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand. William Bourke married Lettice Shirley, and had children including Earl Richard Burke, Honora Bourke, Thomas Burke. William Bourke passed away in 1951 in Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bourke began in 1893 in Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • William Bourke married Lettice Shirley, and had children including Earl Richard Burke, Honora Bourke, Thomas Burke.
  • William Bourke passed away in 1951 in Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Earl Burke
1575–
Birth Location: , , Sligo, Ireland
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Joan Shaughnessy
1580–1617
Birth Location: Gort, , Galway, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lettice Shirley
1619–1655
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
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Children(s)

Honora Bourke
1674–1698
Birth Location: Portumna Castle, , Galway, Ireland
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Thomas Burke
–1688
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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Earl Burke
1639–1702
Birth Location: Clanricarde, , Galway, Ireland
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William Bourke's Ancestors

Self
William Bourke
1893–1951
Birth Place: Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
Earl William Burke
1575–
, , Sligo, Ireland
Joan (O) Shaughnessy
1580–1617
Gort, , Galway, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bourke's Descendants

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William Bourke (15 Jul 1893–13 Sep 1951) m. Lettice Shirley (1619–25 Sep 1655)
  1. 1. Honora Bourke 1674–1698 m. James (Fitzjames-Stuart) I 1670–1734
    1. 1. John Stewart 1695–1784 m. Mary Bowman 1690–1779 m. Mary 1690–
      1. 1. John (S.) Stewart 1734–1784 m. Ann (Nancy) Haw 1736–1830 m. Susannah Tanner 1735–1774
        1. 1. Charles (Floyd) Stewart 1756–1836 m. Mary Anderson 1762–
        2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Stewart 1778–1887
        3. 3. Richard Stewart 1784–1815 m. Mary (Temple Polly McAlpin) Culbertson 1785–1815
        4. 4. Robert Stewart 1764–1807
        5. 5. Anne (Nancy) Stewart 1773–1826 m. John (Burford) Floyd 1770–1838
        6. 6. David Stewart 1777–1837
        7. 7. Thomas Stewart 1768–1837
        8. 8. William Stewart 1762–1848
        9. 9. Mary Stewart 1761–1850
        10. 10. James STEWART 1759–1809
        11. 11. Elizabeth Stewart 1756–1850
        12. 12. John (B) Stewart 1760–1829 m. Mourning (Burford) Floyd 1769–1847
        13. 13. Robert Stewart 1776–
        14. 14. Samuel Stewart 1775–1854
      2. 2. Obedience Stewart 1734–1802
      3. 3. Charles Stewart 1730–1801
      4. 4. Martha Stewart 1726–1727
      5. 5. Gilbert Stewart 1732–1758
      6. 6. Daniel Stewart 1736–1777
      7. 7. George Stewart 1724–1774
      8. 8. Sarah Stewart 1740–1800
      9. 9. Littleberry Stewart 1738–1785
      10. 10. Jane Stewart 1732–1780
      11. 11. John Stewart 1734–1784
  2. 2. Thomas Burke –1688
  3. 3. Earl (Richard) Burke 1639–1702

William Bourke's Timeline

2 Records

1893
15 Jul 1893
Birth of William Bourke in Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
1951
13 Sep 1951
Age 58
Death of William Bourke in Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Manaia, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1951
    Event Place: Hawera, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
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