Great Grandfather Based in India around 1901

[Burkie]

Trying to find out about John Burke Irish. Sadly have no birth details. He was married in Dublin 1893 in Portobello Barracks. He was based in Boherbee Baracks, Tralee, Co. Kerry in 1897 when his 2nd son was born. And his third son was born in India around 1901 or 1902. I think he must have been with the Royal Munster Fusiliers but have no other information. He was dead by 1909. According to 1911 census. Again no info on where he died.
Was hoping to find a birth cert for the son born in India but not sure if those records were kept.

[gortonboy]

hi,,can you post the full information,,,,,,names of the son etc... do you have the family in any census? who did John marry?

[gortonboy]

ok,,i have his wife,,,,,can you post the names and years of birth of the sons?

Marriage of JOHN BURKE of PORTOBELLO BARRACKS and MARIA ANNA AHERNE of VIEWMOUNT LUCAN on 1 December 1893

[gortonboy]

was the son born in India called John Valentine Burke ?

[gortonboy]

this is the family?


Census Years1911DublinMountjoyDunne's RowResidents of a house
Residents of a house 8 in Dunne's Row
Burke Mary 50 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Dublin, Lucan Charwoman Read write English Widow - 17 4 3
Burke Patrick 16 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Dublin, Lucan Apprentice Read write English Single - - - -
Burke James 13 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Kerry, Tralee Scholars Read write English Single - - - -
Burke John 9 Male Son Roman Catholic India Scholars Cannot English Single - - - -
Victory John 30 Male Visitor Roman Catholic Dublin City Groom Read write English Single

[gortonboy]

First name(s) John Valenetine
Last name Burke
Birth year 1902
Birth date Feb 1902
Baptism year 1902
Baptism date 3 Mar 1902
Place Cawnpore
Presidency Bengal
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Burke
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Mother's last name -
Archive reference N-1-297
Folio 129
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal

the father John is a sergeant in the Royal Munster Fusiliers

[gortonboy]

image of baptism

[Lesley Robertson]

I see that the 2nd Bat Royal Munster Fusiliers were in Madras in 1885-87, and seem to have had 3 Privates (numbers 58, 122 and 1731) called John Burke. They're all listed on the same medals index page, so it doesn't seem likely that it's one guy that's getting renumbered... Don't assume that if you find one of them, he's your boy...

Anc have it indexed under "Burma" for reasons I'm sure that they understand, but the papers clearly say "Madras".

Do you have his actual marriage cert? Does it say how old he was? If he's one of the 3 in Madras, that implies that he was born before 1869 (assuming the army took them at 16 or older).