I recently told the story of Thomas Burke here on Blantyre Project, but I would like to say a special thanks to Edward Burt, a descendent of Thomas Burke, who contacted me with this remarkable story which explores Isaac , the son of Thomas. I’ve noted Edwards comments below unedited, shared here. Rags to Riches; […]
Edward Burt sent me an interesting email in July 2016 saying, “Hi Paul, Whilst researching my family tree, I discovered that my 3x great-grandfather Thomas Burke lived in Blantyre village; The 1841 census gives Front row, west end as the address. Thomas is cited in David Livingstone’s journals as one of two people who […]