Born about in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Daughter of John MacDonald
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
John MacDonald and Sarah (MacDonald) MacIntyre
Wife of
Thomas Burke
— married
about 1830 (to about 1881) in Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
John Burke, Mary (Burke) MacQuarrie, David Burke, Margaret Anne (Burke) MacMaster, Dorothy (Burke) MacEachen, William Burke, Donald Burke, Thomas Burke and Helen (Burke) McNutt
Died after
after about age 76
in Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
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Biography
Thomas Burke was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and came with his parents to St. John's, Newfoundland. From there he went to nova Scotia and taught in the neighbourhood of Antigonish. later he took up a farm at Hays River in Inverness County, but he came to Mabou to teach the family of the late Honourable William MacKeen. He was married at Arisaig to Mary MacDonald of Charlottetown, PEI, daughter of John, a native of the Isle of Uist. John later emigrated to West Lake Ainslie. Thomas and Mary's family were; John, Mary, David, William, Dorothy, Margaret, Donald, Thomas and Helen.[1]
Thomas Burke was a very good penman and some of his penmanship is still extant (he is noted as an "Enumerator" on the census of 1871 meaning he may have been responsible for collecting the census itself in the area). On that 1871 census Thomas Burke (72) is listed with wife Mary (66) and their children; Margaret (34), William (27), Donald (24), Thomas (22), and Ellen (20). Also present in the home are Mary MacQuarrie (16), Thomas MacQuarrie (7) and John MacIntyre (34). Next door is son David Burke (36) with wife Ann (24) and children; Mary (4) and John (1).[2]
William Burke (37) is on the 1881 census with wife Margaret (34) and 2 small children; John (4) and Sarah (2). Also present are his parents Thomas (82) and Mary (74) as well as siblings; Margaret (40), Donald (34), Thomas (32), and Ellen (30). Brother David (43) is next door with wife Ann (34) and their children; Mary (13), John (10), Catherine (8), Thomas (6), Archibald (4) and Margaret (2).[3]
Sources
- ↑ Mabou Pioneers, AD MacDonald, pg. 232
- ↑ 1871 Census, Mabou, Inverness, NS Canada - accessed via Ancestry the Library Archives Canada site was down on this particular day
- ↑ 1881 census, Mabou, Inverness, NS, Canada - accessed via Ancestry the Library Archives Canada site was down on this particular day
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