Peter BOURKE (1811)

Name

Peter Bourke

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1811

Birthplace

County Mayo, Ireland

Marriage(s)

09 September 1847
Ireland

Partner(s)

  • Dorothea Frances Bourke, nee Fitzgerald (1826-1904)

Children

  • Katherine Bourke (born 1855)
  • Charles O'Donel Bourke
  • Edward Fitzgerald Bourke (born 1865)
  • Desmond Gerald Bourke (born 1869)

Biography

Came to New Zealand with the British 65th Constabulary in the 1860s; landed at Corunna Bay and stayed in military camp there with his wife
First postmaster in Napier
Ran store at Te Aute; retired to Gisborne
Possibly 1810-1883 or 1841-1903

Obituary in Poverty Bay Herald, 13 March 1883

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