I' m looking for the family of Patrick C. Burke. His only son's name was David and I have some evelopes that have been addresed to a Mrs. David Burke Appletown, Limerick, Ireland. Patrick was a marbleizer of slate and lived in Fairhaven, Vermont.
Dana:
Appletown is in Mahoonagh civil parish. The 1850 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Mahoonagh parish shows a David Burke in Appletown. I assume this is the son of Patrick. I looked for a death index record for David but could not locate one. I also checked the 1901 census for Appletown. There was a Richard Bourke family listed. Richard was listed as 77.
Roger McDonnell
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/limerick/mahoonagh.htm
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Broadford/Appletown/1509135/
Thank you for your response! David would be my Patrick's father. Patrick's son David was born in Vermont and died in Pennsylvania. Is there a way to find out how old David Burke was in the 1850 Griffiths Valuation? That must be the right family. Thank you for your help!
Dana Kelly
Dana:
The Griffiths Valuation does not show the age of the head of household. I also checked the Tithe Applotment listing and found David Bourke in Appletown in 1833 as a head of household with 72 acres of land. By 1850, I'm assuming David was at least 50 if not older. I did not locate a death index record for him which would imply that he died before 1864 when civil registration started. One caution, initially compliance with registration was not 100% when the process started.
Roger McDonnell
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004625697/004625697_00136.pdf
Thank you Roger! I will keep that in mind! Your infomation should help in my searching. Dana Kelly