William
Burke
Born in Urney, County Tyrone, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 37
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2019
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Biography
William Burke is Notable.
"William Burke was born in 1792 in Urney, County Tyrone, Ireland, [1]one of two sons to middle-class parents. Burke, along with his brother, Constantine, had a comfortable upbringing, and both joined the British Army as teenagers. Burke served in the Donegal militia until he met and married a woman from County Mayo, where they later settled. The marriage was short-lived; in 1818, after an argument with his father-in-law over land ownership, Burke deserted his wife and family."
Burke murdered people and sold them as Medical Cadavers
"Burke was hanged on the morning of 28 January 1829 in front of a crowd possibly as large as 25,000"
Sources
- ↑ " The court of Cacus : or, the story of Burke and Hare" by Alexander Leighton publ 1861 p 90 https://archive.org/details/courtofcacusorst00leig/page/90
" The court of Cacus : or, the story of Burke and Hare" by Alexander Leighton publ 1861 https://archive.org/details/courtofcacusorst00leig/page/n7
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