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Christina

Christina Report 22 Nov 2015 00:01

O goodness..thankyou Detective! Thats the first names Ive found that sound hopeful!
All we have is Boston America on his Australian Marriage Certificate. Then on his Australian army records, he has England!

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 21 Nov 2015 23:57

This looks like the marriage.
First name(s) William John
Last name Burk
Marital status Single/Spinster
Age 28
Birth year 1886
Marriage year 1914
Marriage date 08 Jun 1914
Place St Bartholomew Church Norwood
District Norwood
State South Australia
Country Australia
Father's first name(s) John Charles
Father's last name Burk
Spouse's first name(s) Gertrude York
Spouse's last name Edwards
Spouse's marital status Single/Spinster
Spouse's age 29
Spouse's birth year 1885
Spouse's father's first name(s) Edward
Spouse's father's last name Edwards
Registration number 259/963
Record set South Australia Marriages 1842-1937
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Australasia
© Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy .

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 21 Nov 2015 23:41

Boston Massachusetts? There are other Boston's in the USA

?????
1900 US census

Name: William Burke
Age: 13
Birth Date: Sep 1886<<<<<< ??
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John Burke
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's name: Margaret Burke
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Name Age
John Burke 65
Margaret Burke 68
Richard Burke 25 - Son b Oct 1874 Massachusetts
William Burke 13

Parents claim to have been married 38 years and both to have immigrated to the US in 1860. 6 children born to the marriage, of whom 3 are still living.
John & Richard both worked on the Rail Road

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Sylvia

Sylvia Report 21 Nov 2015 23:36

Who did William marry please . Was it 1916 when he went to Australia.

Christina

Christina Report 21 Nov 2015 23:23

Hi Sylvia
I only joined today so Im a novice!
We only know that he was born in 1886
On his marriage certificate he has that he was born in Boston USA
Father John Charles
BUT he never talked about his past
We think he may have run away at about 12 years of age

We know his history in Australia from 1916 up till his death in 1926
We know nothing of his heritage

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 21 Nov 2015 23:08

Welcome Christina
What are you hoping to find about William. Have you any idea where he was born, married etc.

Christina

Christina Report 21 Nov 2015 23:02

Hi..looking for a link with the USA for William John Burk born 1886. Father John Charles Burk

Anyone have info?
Thanks

Chrissie

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