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William Thomas Burke
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William Thomas Burke 1 3 4 5 6
- Born: Abt 1872, Ireland 1 4 5
- Marriage: Helen (Nellie) Thompson Brown on 6 Jun 1901 in Leith, County of Edinburgh, Scotland 1 2
- Died: 16 Jul 1921, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland about age 49 3 5
 Cause of his death was Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1 year.5
Research Notes:
Customs and Excise Officials and Tax Collectors , National Archives, KEW, London
Domestic Records Information 38
1. Records not in The National Archives
The departments of Customs, Excise and Revenue were at one time separated. After the Act of Union in 1707 a separate board for Scotland was established which ran until the 1823 when a United Kingdom board was established. Similarly in 1807 a separate board for Ireland was established which also lasted until 1823. As a result not all the records are held at The National Archives, Kew. The records for Scotland can be found at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh with some outport and excise records now held in local archives. Records about Scottish Customs staff following the Act of Union and up to 1822 can be found in the Scottish Customs Establishment Books (CE 3 and CE 12) as well as in some of the records at the National Archives, Kew. A research guide on Customs and Excise records as well as one on taxation is available online at www.nas.gov.uk <http://www.nas.gov.uk> <http://www.nas.gov.uk>
The surviving Irish records can be found at the National Archives of Ireland, Dublin and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. Some of the records concerning places which are now part of the Irish Republic can be found in Belfast and some records for Northern Ireland can be found in Dublin, so a check of both archive offices is advisable. The National Archives of Ireland has, for example, an individual case from 1923 (FIN 1/3043) concerning the loss of a bicycle and trench coat during National Army service, but there may be others that are not yet available in their on-line catalogue. Records about Customs, Excise and Revenue men in Cornwall may be found in the Courtney Library at the Royal Institution of Cornwall in Truro or at the Cornwall Record Office, Truro, or from local newspapers.
2. Customs Officers
The first Customs officers to be appointed go back to 1294, and later on include Geoffrey Chaucer (of the Canterbury Tales fame) and information on the Medieval Customs' Accounts can be found in The National Archives research guide Domestic Records Information 8. A published list can be found in The English Customs Service 1307-43, A Study of Medieval Administration (Robert L Baker, The American Philosophical Society, 1961). In addition, HM Stationery Office published (1913) An Account of the Commissioners of Customs, Excise, Hearthmoney, and Inland Revenue, 1642-1913, with similar information. Both of these books are available in The National Archives' library, Kew.
Warrants appointing Customs officers, 1714-1797, are to be found in series C 208 , indexed by C 202/267 > to C 202/269 . The Customs Officers Patent Rolls can be found in series C 209 (1722-1798), with copies for the period 1816-1856 in CUST 39/186-187 . The Customs Board minute books, in CUST 28 , contain information on the first and later postings of Customs officers, with details of any praise or censure.
For Customs officials, there are pay lists and staff lists, arranged by place, in PRO 30/32/15 to PRO 30/32/29 (1673-1689), CUST 18 (1675-1813) and CUST 19 (1814-1829), CUST 39 (1671- 1970) and T 42 (1747-1847). There is a separate series within CUST 39 (pieces CUST 39/104-121 for 1860-1885) for Scotland (which is then continued in the Scotland and Ireland set in CUST 39/141-144 for 1885-1894. Additional records for 1714-1829 can be found in series T 43. Similar records for Ireland are to be found in CUST 20 (1684-1826) and CUST 39/122-140 for 1840; 1860-1885) then as part of the Scotland and Ireland set in CUST 39/141-144 for 1885-1894. (but this also includes some Excise men) However, in general these give little personal detail, although very occasionally details of marriage might be given. Some family details can be found in the pension records in CUST 39/145-151which cover 1803 to 1922. For Ireland, there are pension records covering 1785-1898 in CUST 39/161 and CUST 39/162 . The Scottish pension records can be found in CUST 39/160 . The most useful for family historians are, as always, the sections relating to widows' pensions, which give details of any children. Applications for pensions (as well as appointments and other material) can be found in series T 1 . These records can be found by using the Calendars of Treasury Books, Calendars of Treasury Papers and the Calendars of Treasury Books and Papers (up to 1745), with the records going back to 1660. There are also indexes in series T 2 and T 4 (which need to be ordered as original documents) and T 108 (available in the Research Enquiries Room, Kew but which start around the 1820s ending in May 1920). For more information on these records see research guide Domestic Records Information 39: Treasury Board: Letters and Papers, 1557-1920 . Additionally records about appointments, pay and discipline matters for the United Kingdom and Ireland can be found in series CUST 119 . Other family details can be found among the correspondence of the individual ports ('outports' in the Customs service) with the Customs Board. In addition Ham's Customs Year Book contain details of officers and are available in The National Archives library, although it is not a complete collection.
Smuggling cases may mention individual officers and an indication of date and place would be needed. Some of the cases may be held locally, rather than at The National Archives.
For details of disciplinary offences, promotion, leave and pensions of staff for the period 1831-1921 see series CUST 40 .
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: officer, HM Customs, 1901, Leith, County of Edinburgh, Scotland. 1
• Occupation: Exciseman. 3
• Occupation: Boatman, H M Customs, 1901, Leith, County of Edinburgh, Scotland. 4
• Residence: 96 Easter Road, 1901, Leith, County of Edinburgh, Scotland. 4
• Residence: 70 Lochend Road, 1902, Leith South, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2
• Residence: 67 Easter Road, 1903, South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. 7
• Residence: 13 Piershill Place, 1921, Edinburgh. 5
• Occupation: Officer, Customs and Excise, 1921, Edinburgh. 5
William married Helen (Nellie) Thompson Brown, daughter of David Brown and Ann Miller, on 6 Jun 1901 in Leith, County of Edinburgh, Scotland.1 2 (Helen (Nellie) Thompson Brown was born on 31 Mar 1875 in Edinburgh 1 4 8 9 and died on 19 Nov 1947 in Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 10.) The cause of her death was Senile Myocardial Degeneration, Coronary Thrombosis.5
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Burke -Brown, marriage, 1901, Scotland BMD. :
1901 Marriages in the District of South Leith in the County of Edinburgh
No. 136
When and where married: 1901 on the sixth day of June at 96 Easter Road, Leith after Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.
signed: William Thomas Burke, age 29, officer HM Customs, Bachelor
usual residence: 96 Easter Road, Leith
Name and profession of father: William N? Burke, Coastguard Pensioner
Name and maiden surname of mother: Kathleen Burke, ms Stampe
signed: Nellie Thompson Brown, domestic servant, spinster, age 26?,
usual residence; [unreadable]
Name and profession of father: David Brown, Contractor foreman, (Railway)
Name and maiden surname of mother: Ann Brown, ms Miller
signed: Thomas Porteous B.D. Minister of St. James Parish, Edinburgh
signed: David Brown, witness
signed: Mary Macgregor, witness
registered: 1901, June 8 at LEITH, J M Archer, Registrar
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Burke, Henriette H J, birth reg, 1902, Scotland BMD. :
1902 Births in the District of South Leith in the County of Edinburgh
No. 1210
Name and Surname: Henriette Henderson Josephine Burke
When and Where born: 1902, August Twenty Ninth , 9 h, 50 m, P.M., 70 Lochend Road, Leith
Sex: F
Father: William Thomas Burke, Office HM Customs
Mother: Nellie Thompson Burke, M. S. Brown
marriage: 1901, June 6th, Leith
Informant: William Thomas Burke, Father
Registered: 1902, October 16th, at Leith
J M Archer, Registrar
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Newberry - Burke, marriage , 1922, Scotland BMD's. :
1922 Marriages in the District of Canongate in the City of Edinburgh
No. 285
When and Where married: 1922 on the twenty first day of September at 11 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh , after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
Name in full of the parties, rank or profession
David Smith Newberry,
signature: David S. Newberry, Police Constable, Bachelor, Age 26
usual residence: 3 Abercorn Cottages, Duddingston
Name and profession of father: William Newberry, Brewery Cellarman
Name and maiden surname of mother: Agnes Newberry, M.S. Smith
Annette Miller Enid Stampe Burke
signature: Annette Burke, Spinster, Age 21
usual residence: 13 Piershill Place, Edinburgh
Name and profession of father: William Burke, Exciseman (deceased)
Name and maiden surname of mother: Helen Thompson Burke, M.S. Brown
signed: Thomas Porteous B.D. Minister of St. James Parish, Edinburgh
signed: William Serle?, Duddingston Parish
signed: Ronald Newberry, Abercorn, Duddingston, witness
signed: Rita Burke, 13 Piershill Pl., Edinburgh, witness
Registered: 1922, September 25th at Edinburgh, M. Campbell, Registrar
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1901 census, Leith, Scotland. :
1901 census, Leith, Scotland
page 25
No. of schedule: 130
address: 96 Easter Road
David Brown, Head, married, male, age 58, Railway Contractor Foreman, worker, born Fife, Strathmiglo
Ann ", wife, married, female, age 54, born Caithness, Swiney
Helen T ", Daur, Single, female, age 25, Domestic Servant, born Midlothian, Edinburgh
William M ", Son, single, male, age 20, Railway Engine Stoker, worker, born Midlothian, Edinburgh
William T Burke, Lodger, single, age 28, Boatman, H M Customs, born Ireland
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Burke, William Thomas, death registration, 1921, BMD Scotland. :
1921 Deaths in the District of Portobello in the City of Edinburgh
No. 91
Name and Surname: William Thomas Burke, Officer Customs and Excise, Married to Nellie Thompson Brown
When and Where died: 1921, July Sixteenth, 2h 35m AM, 13 Piershill Place, Edinburgh
Sex: M, Age: 48 years
Name , surname and profession of father: William Burke, Chief of the Coast Guards, (deceased)
Name and maiden surname of mother: Kate Burke, M. S. Stampe (deceased)
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1 year, as certified by Dr. W Barker MB ChB
Informant: Nellie T Burke, Widow, (present)
Registered: 1921, July 16th at Portobello
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Burke, Henrietta Henderson Josephine Burke, death reg, 1928, Scotland BMD. :
1928 Deaths in the District of Portobello in the City of Edinburgh
No. 78
Name: Henrietta Henderson Josephine Burke, Millinery Showroom Assistant, (Single)
When and Where died: 1928, May Ninth, 0 h 50 m, A.M., 7 Straiton Place, Portobello
Sex: F, Age: 25 years
Father: William Thomas Burke, Officer H. M. Customs and Excise, (deceased)
Mother: Nellie Thompson Burke, M. S. Brown
Cause of death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 2 years 3 months, xxxxxx? Tuberculosis, 3 months, as cert by D M F Barker?, M. B. Ch. B
Informant: David W Burke, Brother, (present)
Registered: 1928, May 10th, at Portobello, Wm. Bascandine, Registrar
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Burke, William Thomas Augustus, death reg, 1903, Scotland BMD. :
1903 Deaths in the District of South Leith in the County of Edinburgh
No. 730
Name and Surname: William Thomas Augustus Burke, single
When and where died: 1903, December Fourth, 8h 40m AM, 167 Easter Road, Leith
Sex: M, age 2 months
Father: William Thomas Burke, Office HM Customs
Mother: Nellie Thompson Burke, M. S. Brown
Cause of Death: Gastro Enteritis? as cert by Wm Paterson, M.B.
Informant: William Thomas Burke, Father, Present
Registered: 1903 December 7th, at Leith,
8
1881 census, South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. :1881 census
Dwelling: 80 Albert St
Census Place: South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0223996 GRO Ref Volume 685-2 EnumDist 28 Page 6
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
David BROWN M 38 M Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Lemonade Vanman (Unemp)
Ann BROWN M 34 F Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Rel: Wife
David BROWN 7 M Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Helen T. BROWN 6 F Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Henrietta H. BROWN 3 F Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel: Daur
William M. BROWN 8 m M South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel: Son
Christina MORTON U 22 F Charleston, Fife, Scotland
Rel: Lodger
Occ: Dom Serv Out Of Employment
William NEWTON W 26 M Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland
Rel: Visitor
Occ: Baker Out Of Occupation
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Brown, Helen Thompson, birth registration, 1875, BMD Scotland. :
1875 Births in the District of St. Andrew in the Burgh of Edinburgh
No. 327
Name and surname: Helen Thompson Brown
When and where born: 1875, March Thirty first, 11h 50m pm, 23 Clyde Street, Edinburgh
Sex: F
Name and profession of father: David Brown, Railway Train Despatcher
Name and maiden surname of mother: Anne Brown, MS Miller
Date and place of marriage: 1872, December 31st, Edinburgh
Informant: D. Brown, Father, present
Registered: 1875, April 12th, at Edinburgh,
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Brown, Helen Thomson, death registration, 1947, BMD Scotland. :
1947 deaths in the District of George Square in the City of Edinburgh
No. 1636
Name and Surname: Helen Thomson Burke, widow of William Thomas Burke, Customs Officer
When and where died: 1947, November Nineteenth, 6h 10m PM, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, usual residence: 7 Straiton Place, Portobello
Sex: F, Age: 72 years
Name and profession of father: David Brown, Railway Clerk (deceased)
Name and maiden surname of mother: Helen Brown, MS Thomson (deceased)
Cause of Death: Senile Myocardial Degeneration, Coronary Thrombosis as cert by Ian H Thomson MB
Informant: Wm. Burke, Son, 7 Meadowbank, Edinburgh
Registered: 1947, November 20 at Edinburgh, G Manson, assist registrar
[note: the name of the mother shown here as Helen Brown , maiden surname Thomson , was actually the grandmother. the mother of David Brown... jca]
The mother of Helen Thomson Brown was Ann Miller as per her birth and marriage registration.. jca]
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