Peerage Record – 36746

     James Thomas Burke was born in 1828.¹ He was the son of James Hardiman Burke and Anne O’Hara.² He died in 1854 at Giurgevo^G, killed in action.¹
     He was awarded the Gold Mejidieh for gallantry in crossing the Danube.¹ He gained the rank of in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Crimean War.¹

     Lt.-Col. John McNeile was (an unknown value) at Kippilaw, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Reverend Henry Peter Higginson was born on 26 April 1837 at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland.¹ He was the son of Henry Higginson and Anna Rountree.¹ He married, firstly, Annabella James, daughter of Reverend John James and Annette Hatton, in 1862 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He and Annabella James were divorced on 6 March 1886 at Wayne County, Michigan, U.S.A.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Charlotte Bateman-Hanbury, daughter of William Bateman-Hanbury, 1st Baron Bateman of Shobdon and Elizabeth Chichester, on 2 June 1886 at Geneva, Switzerland^G.¹ He married, thirdly, Mary Elizabeth Annie Dunne, daughter of Captain John Joseph Dunne and Isabella George-Bynon, in October 1888 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹ He died on 16 June 1889 at age 52 at Slotnaes Park, Oslo, Norway.¹
     His marriage to Hon. Charlotte Bateman-Hanbury was annulled in September 1887.¹ His name was legally changed to Henry Peter Higginson-Whyte-Melville by Deed Poll.¹

     Elizabeth Burke is the daughter of James Hardiman Burke and Anne O’Hara.² She married Lt.-Col. W. C. Menzies in 1840.¹
     From 1840, her married name became Menzies.

     Lt.-Col. W. C. Menzies married Elizabeth Burke, daughter of James Hardiman Burke and Anne O’Hara, in 1840.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Hester Albinia Burke was the daughter of James Hardiman Burke and Anne O’Hara.² She died on 10 November 1866, unmarried.¹
     She lived at St. Clerans, County Galway, Ireland^G.¹

     Anne Celestine Burke was born in 1838 at St. Clerans, County Galway, Ireland.² She was the daughter of James Hardiman Burke and Anne O’Hara.³ She married, firstly, Major Francis Horatio de Vere, son of Sir Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Bt. and Mary Rice, in 1856.¹ She married Reverend Charlton Maxwell, son of Reverend Peter Benson Maxwell and Hester Emily O’Hara, on 20 February 1873.² She died in December 1914 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.²
     From 1856, her married name became de Vere.¹ From 1873, her married name became Maxwell. From 20 February 1873, her married name became Maxwell.² She lived at Issercleran, Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland^G.¹

     Major Francis Horatio de Vere was born on 12 October 1828.² He was the son of Sir Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Bt. and Mary Rice.^1,2 He married Anne Celestine Burke, daughter of James Hardiman Burke and Anne O’Hara, in 1856.¹ He died on 22 August 1865 at age 36.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Mary O’Brien de Vere was born in 1859.² She was the daughter of Major Francis Horatio de Vere and Anne Celestine Burke.³ She married, firstly, Major William Utting Cole, son of William Henry Cole, on 18 December 1879.¹ She married, secondly, Brig.-Gen. Herbert William Studd, son of Edward Studd and Dorothy Sophia Thomas, on 19 April 1894.¹ She died on 14 May 1930.¹
     From 18 December 1879, her married name became Cole. From 19 April 1894, her married name became Studd.¹ She lived at Issercleran, Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland^G.¹

     Eleanor Hester de Vere was born on 10 July 1862.¹ She was the daughter of Major Francis Horatio de Vere and Anne Celestine Burke.² She married Lt.-Col. Sir Frederick William Shaw, 5th Bt., son of Lt. Col. Sir Robert Shaw, 4th Bt. and Catherine Grace Barton, on 8 July 1885.¹ She died on 13 February 1946 at age 83.¹
     From 8 July 1885, her married name became Shaw.