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Record #4450
Name :
: James William BURKE (1895 - )


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of Birth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Smyly Homes of Dublin
NotesIn 1907, James William Burke, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of children in a MacPherson party and en route to the Smyly Home, Hespeler, Ontario, Canada.

James was originally placed in the Smyly Home in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. The Smyly sisters of Dublin, Ireland, opened a receiving home for children and placed them out mostly as farm laborers or domestics.

James W. Burke enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. His regimental number was 575 (Reference: National Archives; RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1283-78).

According to M. Kohli:

"[His name] was extracted from a journal kept by a local man who recorded the names of soldiers from Hespeler, Ontario (which is now part of Cambridge, Ontario). It is not know who created the book or why it was created. Some of the names [were] repeated, a few [were] left out, and some [were] there because they had a connection to Hespeler but may not have been living in the town at the time of the war."

The journal shows James Burke as being with the Coombe Boys during the war. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-23 20:21:33 / From original database

Last Updated : 2008-10-23 20:29:46 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13751 BURKE, Catherine1879ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
22863 BURKE, Charles1894ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2838 BURKE, Florence1891 Jul 1903 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association dmdaly1807  
4714 BURKE, George1869ENG,     Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
4450 BURKE, James William1895 May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Smyly Homes of Dublin  
8277 BURKE, John1914A__,    , Vienna Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
14991 BURKE, John1885ENG,     Aug 1899 : Laurentian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
8464 BURKE, Joseph1913ENG,    , Forest Gate Apr 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4715 BURKE, Mary1868ENG,     Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
7808 BURKE, Mary1861ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
15327 BURKE, Mary1859ENG,     Jun 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
14190 BURKE, Patrick1886ENG,     Aug 1898 : Laurentian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
5927 BURKE, Sarah 1899ENG,     May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14263 BURKE, Thomas1887ENG,     1898 : - Unknown - CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
20793 BURKE, Thomas1895ENG, YKS, Sheffield Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11559 BURKE, William1854ENG,     Aug 1870 : Austrian CAN Father James Nugent  
13025 BURKE, William1884ENG,     Jul 1896 : Parisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society