Cleveland Families

James' 1915 Census said he was born in 1879
James' 1920 Census said he was born in 1882

1901 Census, Eckington, Derbyshire
Registration District: Chesterfield, Eckington
ED 19, page 105, family 179

on Gosber Street, Eckington
Mary Burke, 55, head, widowed, born in Ireland
Bartley Burke, son, 27, single, laborer, born in Ireland
James Burke, 23, single, coal miner, born in Ireland

 

SS Carpathia, from Liverpool 20 September 1904, arriving New York September 30, 1904

James Burke, 22, laborer, single, citizen of Ireland, last residence: Eckington, passage paid by brother, destination: brother b Burke, Lafayette Hotel, Washington St, Buffalo New York

Mary Burke "mother", 54, widowed, wife, citizen of Ireland, last residence: Eckington, passage paid by son, destination: son b Burke, Lafayette Hotel, Washington St, Buffalo New York

His 1910 census information said he was naturalized.

1910 Census Buffalo, Ward 5
April 20, 1910
at 253 Pine

James P Burke, 27, married 1 year, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1905, naturalized, laborer, wrecking company
Sarah A Burke, 23, married 1 year, 1 child 1 alive, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1909
Joseph P Burke, 4m, born in New York

[His mother was living at at 228 Pine Street]

New York State Census, 1915, Buffalo Ward 06, A.D. 05, E.D. 03, Erie, New York, United States
House Number: 591, Page: 30
June 1, 1915

James Burke, male, 36, head, in US 11 years
Sarah Burke, female, 28, wife, in US 7 years
Joseph Burke, male, 5, son, in US 5 years
Dorothy Burke, female, 3, daughter, in US 3 years
James Burke, male, age: 0, son, in US 1 month

 

James and Sarah Burke were living at 145 Sycamore Street in 1915 when Sarah's sister Lizzie emigrated and said her destination was her sister Mary Burke at that address.

1920 Census Buffalo, Ward 18

James Burke, 38, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1914, naturalized 1917, laborer
Sarah Burke, 32, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1912, naturalized
Joseph Burke, 10, born in New York
Dorothy Burke, 7, born in New York
James Burke, 5, born in New York
Sadie Burke, 4, born in New York
Charles Burke, 3, born in New York
John Burke, 3m, born in New York

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ25-GKR : accessed 8 September 2018), Dorothy Burke in household of James Burke, Buffalo Ward 18, Erie, New York, United States; citing ED 147, sheet 16A, line 4, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1104; FHL microfilm 1,821,104.

 

1930 Census Ward 2, Cleveland
April 5, 1930
9814 Almira Avenue

[indexed and on census as Burk]

James P Burke, 43, first married at 22, born in Northern Ireland, parents also, arrived 1904, naturalized, laborer, gardening
Sarah A Burke, 40, first married at 19, born in the Irish Free State, parents also, arrived 1909, naturalized
Dorothy Burke, 17, born in New York
James Burke, 15, born in New York
Sadie Burke, 14, born in New York
Charles Burke, 13, born in New York
Irene Burke, 9, born in Ohio

1940 Census Cleveland, Ward 2
April 15, 1940
at 10405 Dale Avenue

James Burke, 54, 8 years school, born in Irish Free State
Sarah A Burke, 50, 8 years school, born in Irish Free State
Charles J Burke, 22, single, born in New York, 7 years school,
Irene E Burke, 19, born in Ohio, 4 years high school,

occupations are confused. James and Charles might have been truck drivers, Irene might have been a stenographer for a dime store.

all lived in the same place, Cleveland, in 1935. Sarah provided the information

Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
Name:, James Burke
Event Type:, Death
Event Date:, 20 Jun 1962
Event Place:, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Registration Place:, Cleveland State
Residence Place:, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender:, Male
Age:, 79
Marital Status:, Widowed
Race:, White
Birth Date:, 1883
Autopsy Performed:, Yes, used for certification
Certificate Number:, 42449

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United States Social Security Death Index
Age:, 80
Given Name:, James
Surname:, Burke
Birth Date:, 04 Sep 1882
State:, Ohio
Event Date:, Jul 1962

Name: Burke, James P.
Date: Jun 23 1962
Source: Plain Dealer, Reel #97
Notes: Burke. James P. Burke, late residence, 3412 W. 117th St., beloved husband of the late Sarah (Meade), dear father of Joseph, Dorothy Nemeth, James, Sadie Renther, Charles, Irene Stefanik, grandfather and great-grandfather. Family will receive friends at Corrigan's Funeral Hoine, Lorain Ave. at W. 148th St. Funeral mass Saturday, June 23. St. Ignatius Church at 9 a. m. Interment Calvary Cemetery.