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NameNicholas Bourke 
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[23]GeneralProbably (Burke's grammar unclear) chief-justice of Jamaica.
Notes for Nicholas Bourke
In 1768 there was a Thomas Bourke, son of Nicholas Bourke of Clarendon, Jamiaca, armiger. This Thomas was at Univ, Oxon and was a member of the Legislative assembly of Jamaica from 1781-1790. Any connection?
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The following unsubstantiated information might give a few leads:
“Edmund Fearon Bourke or Burke of Jamaica was the son of Nicholas Bourke of Corry, Co. Mayo & Jamaica, and Elizabeth Fearon of Jamaica. Elizabeth was the daughter of the Chief Justice of Jamaica (1736-1764), the Hon. Thomas Fearon of Teak Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica. Edmund married Mary Goodin of Jamaica, daughter of George Robert Goodin (1735-1799) of Llandilo, Westmoreland, Jamaica. He married the widow of George Ricketts another Jamaican planter. When George R Goodin died in 1799, the already wealthy Edmund inherited half of his estate. Edmund had two sisters Mary (Dennis) and Frances (Ricketts) who had issue.”
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From “Historic Jamaica” by Francis Cundall, p. xvii, he was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1770.
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The Gentleman’s Magazine of 1835, vol 2, p. 47 has a footnote on him:
“This gentleman was a younger son of Edmund Bourke of Cornlaunagh in Ireland (son of Edmund Burke of Urcy, of the Mayo family), by Mary, daughter of Richard Arcedeckene, of Gortnemona in Ireland. He went out to Jamaica, where he married Elizabeth the daughter of Thomas Fearon, Chief justice of the island, and died in 1771, leaving several children.”
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Geoff Ayres has found this information which he kindly passed on to me on 22 Dec 2012:
“Nicholas Burke or Bourke (1722 - 1773) married Elizabeth Fearon at St Catherine's Jamaica in 1748, having migrated from Cornlaugh Co. Mayo to Teak Pen Clarendon c. 1740. Elizabeth's father the Hon. Thomas Fearon was Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1736 to 1764. Nicholas was the nephew of Andrew Arcedekne a prominent lawyer in Jamaica.
“Nicholas & Elizabeth had 2 sons & 3 daughters -
“Thomas Bourke, eldest son & heir, of St. Mary, Jamaica.
“Mary Bourke (1749- 2 Jan 1832), married Francis Dennis (1729- Dec 1795).
“Edmund Fearon Bourke (1755- 4 Jan 1812) m Mary Goodin (1762- 6 Aug 1800)
“both buried in family vault St Andrews Cromhall.
“Jane Peters Bourke, m Charles Pallmer.
“Frances Bourke m George Crawford Ricketts (d 1811).
“Jane P & Charles Pallmer were the parents of Charles Nicholas Pallmer MP, of Norbiton Park, who married Maria Frances Dennis (dsp). Also of Eliza Peters Washington Pallmer who married Thomas John Parker and their daughter Isabella Parker married her mother's cousin, John Bourke Ricketts (both on your tree).”
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The following unsubstantiated information might give a few leads:
“Edmund Fearon Bourke or Burke of Jamaica was the son of Nicholas Bourke of Corry, Co. Mayo & Jamaica, and Elizabeth Fearon of Jamaica. Elizabeth was the daughter of the Chief Justice of Jamaica (1736-1764), the Hon. Thomas Fearon of Teak Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica. Edmund married Mary Goodin of Jamaica, daughter of George Robert Goodin (1735-1799) of Llandilo, Westmoreland, Jamaica. He married the widow of George Ricketts another Jamaican planter. When George R Goodin died in 1799, the already wealthy Edmund inherited half of his estate. Edmund had two sisters Mary (Dennis) and Frances (Ricketts) who had issue.”
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From “Historic Jamaica” by Francis Cundall, p. xvii, he was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1770.
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The Gentleman’s Magazine of 1835, vol 2, p. 47 has a footnote on him:
“This gentleman was a younger son of Edmund Bourke of Cornlaunagh in Ireland (son of Edmund Burke of Urcy, of the Mayo family), by Mary, daughter of Richard Arcedeckene, of Gortnemona in Ireland. He went out to Jamaica, where he married Elizabeth the daughter of Thomas Fearon, Chief justice of the island, and died in 1771, leaving several children.”
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Geoff Ayres has found this information which he kindly passed on to me on 22 Dec 2012:
“Nicholas Burke or Bourke (1722 - 1773) married Elizabeth Fearon at St Catherine's Jamaica in 1748, having migrated from Cornlaugh Co. Mayo to Teak Pen Clarendon c. 1740. Elizabeth's father the Hon. Thomas Fearon was Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1736 to 1764. Nicholas was the nephew of Andrew Arcedekne a prominent lawyer in Jamaica.
“Nicholas & Elizabeth had 2 sons & 3 daughters -
“Thomas Bourke, eldest son & heir, of St. Mary, Jamaica.
“Mary Bourke (1749- 2 Jan 1832), married Francis Dennis (1729- Dec 1795).
“Edmund Fearon Bourke (1755- 4 Jan 1812) m Mary Goodin (1762- 6 Aug 1800)
“both buried in family vault St Andrews Cromhall.
“Jane Peters Bourke, m Charles Pallmer.
“Frances Bourke m George Crawford Ricketts (d 1811).
“Jane P & Charles Pallmer were the parents of Charles Nicholas Pallmer MP, of Norbiton Park, who married Maria Frances Dennis (dsp). Also of Eliza Peters Washington Pallmer who married Thomas John Parker and their daughter Isabella Parker married her mother's cousin, John Bourke Ricketts (both on your tree).”
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Armorial Blazon notes for Nicholas Bourke
Arms unknown, though he probably was a member of the irish Bourke family and inherited theirs.