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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 | DONOHEY / DONACHY Catherine c1825 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ellen B 1867 Wonnerup Western Australia M KENWORTHY Ernest 1887 Perth Western Australia Matilda Mary B 1869 Perth Western Australia M BARRY James 1891 Perth Western Australia D 2nd September 1950 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Catherine B 1875 Perth Western Australia M LANGOULANT Joseph William 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 5th June 1940 Wembley Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 |