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| Name | BOURKE / BURKE – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 52nd Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 787 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th April 1832 / 19 years / Waterford Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Fair / Hazel / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 2 years 5 months West Indies – 3 years 5 months North America – 5 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 10th May 1853 – Board of Inquiry Dublin 28th April 1853 |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Yet Known |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Chatham 1854 Deptford 1854 Chatham 1854 Deptford 1856 Portsmouth 1856 Chatham 1857 Salisbury 1862-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/4d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1813 Cashel Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not Yet Known |
| Siblings | Not Yet Known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not Yet Known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not Yet Known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th June 1868 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index – Patrick is with the 52nd at Berbice and Demerara (now Guyana – this was British Guiana from 1838 to 1966) 1851 British Army World Wide Index – Patrick is with the 52nd at Limerick Ireland1861 English Census (RG9 3373) shows Patrick and Catherine BOURKE 19 Mill Street Leeds England Possible 1861 English Census (RG9 3373) shows Patrick and Catherine BOURKE 19 Mill Street Leeds England More Road Portland, Dorset: |
