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Trying to find Burke
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Gloria | Report | 31 Dec 2002 11:33 |
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ARE YOU A BOXING FAN. Do you have information on JACK BURKE'THE IRISH LAD'Born 10/09/1861 Killarney Ireland Died 30/60/1897 Cheltenham If you have this famous bare knuckle fighter in your family tree? or know information on him please contact me He holds the record for the Longest Bare Knuckle and fought a lot in the US 1880/90's. He then became the owner of The Florence Tavern in Islington London. I would love to hear from you as he was my GG uncle on my Dad side His Brother Dave (MyGGF) was also a boxer. He then went on to become a fish porter at Billingsgate, as was my Dad his brother John, also his brother Danny had a fish shop in Purley and Peckham, lots of his cousin also worked in the market. Other names include REYNOLDS, HORIGAN, They lived in Stepney London |
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PIGLET1962 | Report | 30 Sep 2007 18:34 |
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not sure if there is a connection , but my grandfathers name is Patrick Joesph Burke born 29/09/1905 & married a Margaret Sunderland born 20/01/1910.They came from ireland & my grandfathers side use to do Boxing! |
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