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| Name | BURKE Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 344 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th February 1825 / 17 years / Athlone Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 7 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 103 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th April 1847 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Athlone 1851-1861 Western Australia 1861-1868 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 / Ballinlaugh County Roscommon 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 | UNKNOWN Eliza c1812 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 1830 Dover England (possible child unconfirmed) Elizabeth B 1832 Woolwich England M RALSTON Gordon Drummond 17th July 1852 Fremantle Western Australia D 1864 Western Australia bur Skinner Street Cemetery (exhumed) reburied Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery in 1935 Edward Martin c1840 Not yet known M CONWAY Maria 1857 Fremantle Western Australia D 31st December 1912 South Melbourne Victoria Robert David c1841Not yet known M FELTUS Susan 17th November 1870 Flinders Hotel Streaky Bay South Australia D 15th January 1878 Streaky Bay South Australia George B 1845 Pembroke Dock Wales M CAMPBELL Frances Elizabeth 3rd April 1878 Streaky Bay South Australia D 7th December 1912 Streaky Bay South Australia Susanna B 1843 Pembroke Dock Wales M ALLAN David 4th September 1866 Adelaide South Australia D 31st March 1885 Streaky Bay South 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 | 1st September 1851 occupied North Fremantle Lot P6 20th November 1852 assigned North Fremantle lot P6 1 acre Swan street to river 23rd November 1858 title application Title 1614 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 4th Jun 1856 – page 3 – letter from Crimea to pensioner father. Inquirer 21st January 1857 – contributor to the Florence Nightingale Fund West Coast Sentinel Streaky Bay South Australia 13th December 1912 – page 2 – Obituary George Burke |
| Departure from Western Australia | 27th May 1861 possibly left for South Australia on board the “Kestral” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th November 1868 South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1874 South Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Service : Underage from 14/02/1825-13/02/1826, then Gunner and Driver 01/01/1826-13/04/1847 Discharge due to chronic rheumatism Patrick Burke received medical treatment aboard the Mermaid Surgeon Superintendent Alex Kilroy listed the children of Patrick Burke as Eliza age 17 years, Edward age 13 years, Robert aged 9 years, George age 5 years and Susannah age 1 year, the years of birth vary slightly from what we have found although with Susannah quite a difference. 29th December 1853 – Signed protest over high cost of food 9th June 1855 – Return of Pensioners North Fremantle –Living with wife and four children all Roman Catholic 9th June1858 – Subscriber to Indian relief Fund |