Early Years
Burke was born in County Galway, Ireland in May 1820 or 1821. He was the second of three sons of James Hardiman Burke (1788-January 1854), an officer in the British army 7th Royal Fusiliers, and Anne Louisa Burke nee O'Hara (married 1817, d.1844).
Robert O'Hara was one of seven children;
- John Hardiman Burke (d. August 1863)
- Robert O'Hara Burke (February 1821-June/July 1861)
- James Thomas Burke (c. 1828 - 7 July 1854)
- Fanny Marie Burke (married John Blakeney)
- Elizabeth Burke (married Lt. Col Menzies)
- Hester Albinia Burke (unmarried, d. 10 November 1866)
- Anne Celestine Burke (married Major Horace de Vere, d.1914)
James Thomas Burke was a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, and on 7 July 1854 at the battle of Giurgevo became the first British officer killed in the Crimean war.
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