Catherine Bourke was born in Pallasgreen about 1840, father Michael Bourke, a farmer, and mother Johanna Bremen (Brennen). Catherine migrated to Victoria, Australia, about 1852, married John Harris and bore 14 children. She died 1900 in Ballarat, Victoria. (Information from death record). I'm looking for any birth or migration records and any information about her parents.
Monday 23rd Jul 2018, 05:04AM
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Judy:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland and did not find a marriage in Co. Limerick for a Michael Bourke/Burke and spouse with the surname Bremen/Brennan. I also could not find a baptismal record for Catherine anywhere in Limerick with the parents names provided. The Pallasgrean/Templebredin RC records go back to 1811 and Roots has 42 Bourke/Burke baptismal records with a father Michael over half of the records are in the 1830s/1840s, however, no mother named Johannah or surname Bremen/Brennan.
The 1850 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Grean civil parish shows a number of Burke records including a Michael in Garranemore townland.
https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/limerick/grean.htm
Are you aware of any siblings to Catherine?
You may want to add Catherine's story to our XO Chronicles site. Possibly someone will see a connection. https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…
Have you considered DNA testing?
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 23rd Jul 2018, 05:00PM