Minnie Aikenhead

Female 1870 - 1953  (83 years)


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  • Name Minnie Aikenhead 
    Birth 05 May 1870  High Street, Launceston,Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Notice Minnie Aikenhead
    Birth Notice Minnie Aikenhead
    Minnies Birth notice was published in the Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania on Saturday 21 May 1870 on Page 12.


    Birth Notice Minnie Aikenhead
    Birth Notice Minnie Aikenhead
    Minnie's birth notice was published in the Launceston Examiner, Thursday 19 may 1870, Page 4.
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Jul 1953  34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Death Details of Minnie Burke (n. Aikenhead)
    Death Details of Minnie Burke (n. Aikenhead)
    Minnie died in 1953 at Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
    Death Notice Minnie Burke (n. Aikenhead)
    Death Notice Minnie Burke (n. Aikenhead)
    Minnie died on 7 July 1953 at her home, 34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia


    Funeral 9 Jul 1953  395 High Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • The funeral of the late Mrs Minnie Burke will leave W. G Apps and Sons Chapel, 395 High Street, St Kilda, This Day (Thursday, July 9), at 2pm for the Brighton Cemetery.

    Burial 9 Jul 1953  Brighton Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Funeral Notice - Minnie Burke (n. Aikenhead)
    Funeral Notice - Minnie Burke (n. Aikenhead)
    Minnie Burke's funeral was held on Thursday 9 July 1953 and she was buried at the Brighton Cemetery.


    Map of Brighton General Cemetery
    Map of Brighton General Cemetery
    Brighton General Cemetery is located on the Cnr. North and hawthorn Roads, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia.
    Person ID I8974  Tucker Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2013 

    Father William Aikenhead,   b. 07 May 1842, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1902, "Malunnah", Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Helen Emma Griffiths,   b. c.1833, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1907, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1866  Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10

    Marriage Notice of William Aikenhead and Helen Emma Griffiths
    Marriage Notice of William Aikenhead and Helen Emma Griffiths
    William and Helen were married at her father William's residence, Thorley House, West Tamar, Tasmania.
    Divorce 23 Nov 1888  Hobart Supreme Court, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Divorce William and Helen Aikenhead (n.Griffiths)
    Divorce William and Helen Aikenhead (n.Griffiths)
    The divorce of William and Helen Aikenhead (n.Griffiths) made absolute on Friday November 23, 1888.

    Transcript from Divorce Hearing Aikenhead v Aikenhead and Thompson, co-respondent.
    Transcript from Divorce Hearing Aikenhead v Aikenhead and Thompson, co-respondent.
    Supreme Court Hobart, May 03 1888. William Aikenhead applied for divorce from Helen Aikenhead (n.Griffiths) on grounds of Adultery. Published in the Launceston Examiner, Newspaper, Wednesday 09 May(see attached clipping for full details)

    Family ID F2810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Lambert Burke,   b. 15 Apr 1866, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1954, 34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1891  Malunnah, Port Frederick, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13

    Marriage John Lambert Burke to Minnie Aikenhead
    Marriage John Lambert Burke to Minnie Aikenhead
    John Lambert Burke married Minnie aAikenhead 17 Feb 1891 at her fathers residence "Malunnah", West Devonport, Tasmania

    Malunnah
    Malunnah
    The Residence of William and Helen Aikenhead. It is located at 1-3 Malunnah Close, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
    Children 
    +1. Adrian Lambert Burke,   b. 1891, Numurkah,Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1961, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. Jeannie Beryl Lambert Burke,   b. 15 Jan 1893, Katamatite, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1893, Bank of Australasia, Katamatite, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +3. Bryan Lambert Burke,   b. 1894, Katamatite, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. Marjorie Lambert Burke,   b. 1898, Katamatite, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F2811  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2013 

  • Photos
    Minnie Aikenhead
    Minnie Aikenhead
    Minnie is the daughter of William Aikenhead and Helen Emma Griffiths
    (This photo was contained in a small box (with others) at the Nelson, Victoria Tip and rescued by Barbara Hewitt's father. Barbara kept the photo for 40 years in the hope of finding a relative of the Aikenhead family)

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Launceston Examiner Newspaper, 5 May 1870, 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Born 5 May 1870, High Street, Launceston.

    2. [S189] The Cornwall Chronicle Newspaper, 5 May 1870, 12 (Reliability: 3).
      Aikenhead - On the 5th May, at High Street Launceston, the wife of William Aikenhead, of a Daughter.

    3. [S192] Australia Birth Index, , 5 May 1870 (Reliability: 2).
      Name Minnie Aikenhead, Birth date 5 may 1870, Fathers name William Aikenhead, Mothers name Helen Emma Griffiths, Birth Place Tasmania, Registration Year 1870, Registration Place Launceston, Tasmania, Registration Number 15.

    4. [S6] Archives Office of Tasmania, Tasmanian Pioneers, (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Association with the Archives Office of Tasmania), 05 May 1870 (Reliability: 3).
      Surname Aikenhead, Given Names Minnie, Event Birth, Sex Female, Father William, Mother Griffiths Helen Emma, Registration Place Launceston, Event Date 05 May, Event Year 1870, Registration Year 1870, Registration Number 15, RGD Number 33

    5. [S134] The Argus Newspaper , 7 Jul 1953, 12 (Reliability: 3).
      Minnie Burke die 07 July 1953 at her home, 34 Orrong Crescent Caulfield. See attached clipping

    6. [S16] Department of Justice, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Death Index Victoria 1921 - 1985, (Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd), 1953 (Reliability: 2).
      Surname Burke, Given Names Minnie, father Aikenhead William, mother Helen Griffiths, Death Place Caulfield, Age 83, Year 1953, Reg number 7156, Event Death.

    7. [S134] The Argus Newspaper , 9 Jul 1953, 12 (Reliability: 3).
      The funeral of the late Mrs Minnie Burke will leave W. G Apps and Sons Chapel, 395 High Street, St Kilda, This Day (Thursday, July 9), at 2pm for the Brighton Cemetery.

    8. [S134] The Argus Newspaper , 20 Mar 1866, 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Aikenhead - Griffiths - On the 20th Inst, at the residence of the b rides father, by the Rev. R. K Ewing, William Aikenhead, to Helen Emma, Youngest Daughter of Mr Wm. Griffiths, Thorley House, West Tamar, Tasmania.

    9. [S134] The Argus Newspaper , 20 Mar 1866, 4 (Reliability: 3).
      William Aikenhead married Helen Emma Griffiths 20 Mar 1866 at the residence of the Brides father, Thorley House, West Tamar Tasmania.

    10. [S6] Archives Office of Tasmania, Tasmanian Pioneers, (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Association with the Archives Office of Tasmania), 20 Mar 1866 (Reliability: 3).
      Surname Griffiths, Given Names Helen Emma, Age Adult, Sex Female, Event Marriage, Spouse Surname Aikenhead, Given Names William, Age Adult, Registration Place Launceston, Event Date 20 Mar, Event Year 1866, Registration year 1866, Registration Number 315, RGD Number 37

    11. [S133] Launceston Examiner Newspaper, 23 Nov 1888 (Reliability: 3).
      "Moved that the rule nisi previously granted be made absolute. The application was granted.
      See attached Clipping for full details

    12. [S133] Launceston Examiner Newspaper, 17 Feb 1891, 1 (Reliability: 3).
      John Lambert Burke Married Minnie Aikenhead 17 February 1891 at the home of her father "Malunnah", West Devonport

    13. [S6] Archives Office of Tasmania, Tasmanian Pioneers, (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Association with the Archives Office of Tasmania), 17 Feb 1891 (Reliability: 3).
      Surname Aikenhead, Given Names Minnie, Age 20, Sex Female, Event Marriage, Spouse Surname Burke, Spouse Given Names John Lambert, Age 24, Registration Place Port Frederick, Event Date 17 Feb, Event Year 1891, Registration Year 1891, Registration Number 828, RGD Number 37


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