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195665
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Phoenix 1826
Date: 2 January 1827
Place: Sydney
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 662
Details: John Burke age 24. Shopman and clerk from Dublin. Tried at Dublin 8 April 1826. Sentenced to transportation for life for highway robbery. Good conduct on the voyage out. Assigned to Mr. Icely at Bathurst on arrival. Note - committed suicide at Maitland


20786
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Prince Regent 1824
Date: 1833 14 February
Place: Maitland
Source: SG
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave


29945
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Prince Regent 1824
Date: 1834 18 November
Place: Paterson
Source: SG
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave


31182
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Prince Regent 1824
Date: 1828
Place: Dunmore
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Labourer assigned to Andew Lang


176064
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Prince Regent 1824
Date: 1832
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Description Book. State Archives NSW; Roll: 137 (Ancestry)
Details: John Gorman and John Burke both assigned to Andrew Lang. Both admitted to Newcastle gaol on a charge of violent assault


194741
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Prince Regent 1824
Date: July 1824
Place: Sydney Cove
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 654
Details: John Burke age 27. Ploughs. Native place Co. Meath. Tried at Trim 24 July 1823. Sentenced to transportation for life. Very well behaved on the voyage out. Assigned to Mr. William Lang on arrival


13804
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo
Date: 1832 14 June
Place: Port Stephens
Source: SG
Details: Labourer. Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company


76643
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo
Date: 1832 22 July
Place: Newcastle
Source: CDR
Details: Burial of; Remarks - G. Brooks, Hospital


179612
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo
Date: 23 February 1832
Place: Newcastle
Source: Convict Death Register
Details: Died at Newcastle. Minister Rev. Wilton


104882
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo 1829
Date: Burial 1832 February
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle . Burials p. 13
Details: Age 22. Burial. Assigned servant to Mr. Hudson


179610
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo 1829
Date: 1829
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW. Microfiche 672. (Ancestry)
Details: Age 18. Labourer from Brighton. Tried at Lewis 16 october 1828 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a shirt. Assigned to Beresford Hudson at Hunter River on arrival. Note - Died at Newcastle 28 March 1832


179611
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo 1831
Date: 1831
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW. Microfiche 696. (Ancestry)
Details: Age 14. Cowboy from Dublin. Tried 20 July 1830 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing clothes.. Large irregular scar on forehead. Assigned to John Burke at South Creek on arrival. Note - 15 August 1834 sentenced to 3 years for burglary. 3 February 1838. Sentenced to 12 months in an iron gang for larceny


32215
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 1847 16 June
Place: Port Stephens
Source: MM
Details: Obtained Ticket of Leave


88094
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 1852 11 February
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Granted Conditional Pardon


164168
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 6 May 1850
Place: Maitland
Source: Application to Marry
Details: John Burke aged 36, arrived per 'Westmoreland', application to marry Mary Burke aged 21 arrived free per Success


178046
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 9 October 1839
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
Details: Miner from Queens Co., Admitted to Newcastle gaol from the Police Office for examination


178057
Surname: Burke
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 11 October 1839
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from the Police Office. Sentenced to 12 months in an iron gang for absconding. Sent to Maitland 11 October 1839


152624
Surname: Burke
First Name: Margaret and John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 12 November
Place: West Maitland
Source: Australian Births and Baptisms - Family Search Historical Records
Details: Baptism of Margaret, daughter of John and Margaret Burke


206752
Surname: Burke
First Name: Patrick, Mary, Thomas, John
Ship: Ben Nevis 1856
Date: July 1856
Place: Port Jackson
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Details: Patrick Burke age 38, farm labourer from Tipperary, son of Patrick and Mary; Mary Burke age 37, daughter of Thomas and Kate Egan; Thomas age 14 farm labourer; Mary age 11; John age 8; assisted immigrants on the ship Ben Nevis. Note - a brother of Mary, Edward Egan already in the colony, residing at Maitland


206019
Surname: Burke
First Name: Patrick, Mary, Thomas, Mary, John
Ship: Ben Nevis 1856
Date: 17 July 1856
Place: Maitland
Source: Ancestry. NSW State Archives Collection, Museums of History NSW. New South Wales, Australia, Immigration Records, 1840-1902
Details: Patrick Burke age 38, Mary Burke age 37, Thomas age 14, Mary age 11, John age 8, on list of immigrants from the ship Ben Nevis forwarded to Maitland on the steamer Illalong