Burke Family History

hi,

There very few records in Ireland that go back to 1799 - compulsory registration of Births did not begin until 1864 for Catholics, and c.1846 for other denominations.

I am not sure if there would be Church Baptism records going back that far - and you would need to know in which Parish they lived in to locate the right church.

However...

There are a few family trees on Ancestry that could match your Thomas BURKE.

These entries appear to be for the same Thomas BURKE, but there seems to be a dispute over where he was born...

Thomas Burke 
Birth:  Abt. 1799 - Kilkenny, Ireland
Death:  14 Mar 1886 - N.S (Nova Scotia)
Marriage:  Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Spouse:  Mary MacDonald

The couple had 9 children Dorothy, John, Mary, David, Margaret, William, Donald, Thomas, Helen.

Only the descendants of David b.c.1838 are recorded.

These are the 100 BURKE families living in Kilkenny c.1823.

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?…

 

There is another tree...

Thomas Burke
Birth:  1799 - Waterford, Ireland
Death:  14 Mar 1886 - Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse:  Mary Mor MacDonald

Father John BURKE.

Only the descendents of Thomas's son William BURKE 1840-1932 are listed.

Birth 1 Nov 1840 in Cape Mabou, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Death 29 Apr 1932 in Mabou Bheag - Little Mabou, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia

There is a third tree which records Thomas's wifes family details...

Mary Mor MacDonald
Birth 1807 in Charlottetown
Death 04 APR 1885

Thats all I have I am afraid...

Regards,

SEAN

hi,

This looks like the marriage record of Thomas's daughter Dorothy.

Name:     John Mceachern
Birth Date:     1836
Birthplace:     Cape Mabou
Age:     34
Spouse's Name:     Dorathy Burk
Spouse's Birth Date:     1840
Spouse's Birthplace:     Of Cape Mabou
Spouse's Age:     30
Event Date:     20 Sep 1870
Event Place:     Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia
Father's Name:     Andrew Mceachern
Mother's Name:     Catherine Mcintyre
Spouse's Father's Name:     Thomas Burk
Spouse's Mother's Name:     Mary Mcdonald

This could be the son Williams second marriage...

Name:     William Burke
Birth Date:     1845
Birthplace:     Mabou Harbor
Age:     54
Spouse's Name:     Ann Mcdonald
Spouse's Birth Date:     1869
Spouse's Birthplace:     Little Judique
Spouse's Age:     30
Event Date:     30 Jul 1899
Event Place:     Port Hood, Inverness, Nova Scotia
Father's Name:     Thomas Burke
Mother's Name:     Mary
Spouse's Father's Name:     John Mcdonald
Spouse's Mother's Name:     Ann
Marital Status:     Widowed

This could be the son Thomas's marriage...

Name:     Thomas Burke
Birth Date:     1836
Birthplace:     Mabou
Age:     31
Spouse's Name:     Ann Mcisaac
Spouse's Birth Date:     1847
Spouse's Birthplace:     Of Broad Cove Banks
Spouse's Age:     20
Event Date:     22 Jan 1867
Event Place:     Broad Cove, Inverness, Nova Scotia
Father's Name:     Thomas Burke
Mother's Name:     
Spouse's Father's Name:     Archibald Mcisaac

There are 4 family trees her that look like the right family, you might find some information on them...

https://familysearch.org/search/tree/results#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%…

Apparantly there is a book that mentions your ancestor.

Additional Information for Thomas /Burke/

Notes (1)

Thomas Burke was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and came with his parents to St. John's, Newfoundland. He then came to Nova Scotia. See Mabou Pioneers1, page 232.
In the census of 1881 Thomas Burke is listed as 82 years old.
Thomas was age 87 when he died, according to his gravestone at St. Mary'sCemetery, Mabou, N.S..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mabou-Pioneers-Volume-Genealogical-Families/dp/…

Regards,

SEAN