John Bernard Burke CB LL D (1814 - 1892)

Born 5 Jan 1814 in London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Frances (MacEvoy) Burke — married 8 Jan 1856 in Dublin, Ireland

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1892 at age 78 in Tullamaine, Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Bernard Burke CB LL D was born in London, Middlesex, England.

Sir Bernard Burke was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Bernard Burke CB LL D is Notable.

John Bernard Burke (called Bernard) was born in 1814 in London, England, the second son of John Burke and Mary O'Reilly (died 1846). ^[1]

He was a noted genealogist and, among other books, he was the author of:^[2]

• The Peerage and Baronetage
• The Commoners
• The Landed Gentry
• The Extinct and Dormant Peerage
• The Extinct Peeraqe
• The General Armory
• The Vicissitudes of Families

"Ulster King of Arms; Registrar and Knight Attendant of the Order of St. Patrick; Keeper of the State Papers of Ireland; Governor and Trustee of the National Gallery of Ireland, barrister-at-law of the [Middle Temple (called to the bar, 1839), author of The Peerage and Baronetage, The Commoners, The Landed Gentry, The Extinct and Dormant Peerage, The Extinct Peeraqe, The General Armory, The Vicissitudes of Families, and many other well known genealogical and historical works... educated at Caen College, University of France."^[2]

Bernard was educated at the College of Caen, Normandy (France) and called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1839.^[1]

England and Wales Census 1851 ^[3] Registration District: Kensington. Residence: Alfred Place West, Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Occupation: Barrister At Law In Practice.

In 1853, he was appointed Ulster King of Arms, and Knight Attendant of the Order of St. Patrick. ^[1] (The Ulster King of Arms exercised control over the heraldic affairs of Ireland.)

Bernard was knighted Sir Bernard in 1854 and in 1862 the University of Dublin conferred upon him the honorary degree of LL.D. In 1868, he was created a Companion of the Bath. ^[1]

Bernard married Barbara Frances MacEvoy on 8 January 1856 in Dublin, Ireland. ^[2] Their children were:

• Constance Mary Theresa Burke (1857–?) ^[2]
• Henry Farnham Burke (1859–1930) ^[2]
• Bernard Louis Burke (1861–?) ^[2]
• Harlowen Joseph Burke (1863–?) ^[2]
• Ashworth Peter Burke (1864–?) ^{[2] [4]}
• Edward Plunkett Burke (1866–?) ^[2][5]
• John Edward Burke (1868–?) ^[2]
• Arthur Augustine Meridyth Burke (1872–?) ^[6]

Sir Bernard died on 12 December 1892 in Dublin, Ireland. ^[7]

Research notes

An obituary in Sydney's Freeman's Journal incorrectly recorded his death date as 13 December 1892.^[8] The correct date is 12 December 1892.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Death of Sir J. Bernard Burke." 17 December 1892. Adelaide Observer, p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2019 from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160801511.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Family Records, by Ashworth Peter Burke; Harrison and Sons; London; 1897; page 126.
3. ↑ 1851 Census. John Bernard Burke. Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGT8-JFC : 12 September 2019), John B Burke, Kensington, Middlesex, England; citing Kensington, Middlesex, England, p. 45, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Accessed 8th August, 2020
4. ↑ "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRWB-8XV : 11 February 2018), Bernard Burke in entry for Ashworth Peter Mary Burke, 08 Sep 1864; citing 0752,DONNYBROOK,DUBLIN,IRELAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 101,091.
5. ↑ "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F52B-8MX : 10 February 2018), John Bernard Burke in entry for Edward Plunkett Burke, 01 Jul 1866; citing 0722,DONNYBROOK,DUBLIN,IRELAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 101,131.
6. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPXM-FSKN : 17 October 2019), John Bernard Burke in entry for Arthur Augustine Meridyth Mary Burke, 17 Aug 1872; Birth; Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Southern Ireland; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5Z-SL3 : 13 March 2018), John Bernard Burke, 12 Dec 1892; citing 00049, 005014907, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 100,993.
8. ↑ "Death of Sir Bernard Burke, C.B." 28 January 1893. Freeman's Journal (Sydney), p. 5. Retrieved 17 January 2019 from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115572691.

• Burke's Peerage
• Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage..., Volume 60, by Sir Bernard Burke; Harrison and Sons; London; 1898, p. 303.
• Wikipedia: Bernard Burke