Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet

Lt Colonel Sir Theobald Hubert Burke, 13th Baronet (25 March 1833 – 4 April 1909) was an Irish soldier and baronet who served during the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny.

Lt-Col.

Sir Theobald Hubert Burke

Bt
Teabóid Búrca
Born(1833-03-25)25 March 1833
Died4 April 1909(1909-04-04) (aged 76)
London
Parents
  • William Burke
  • Emma Dillon
Relatives

Background

Burke was born in Waterslade House,[1] Tuam, County Galway. He was one of six sons of William Burke of Knocknagur of the ancient Galway family, the Burkes of Glinsk.

Career

He was commissioned into the British Army (88th Connaught Rangers) at an early age, and served through the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny, and later exchanged into the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in 1866, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]

Family

He inherited the title from Sir John Lionel Burke, 12th Baronet, in 1884, and when he died in London aged 76 the Baronetcy became extinct.

Arms
Coat of arms of Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet Or, a plume of five ostrich feathers Argent.
Escutcheon
Or, a cross Gules in the dexter canton a lion rampant sable
Motto
IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign thou shalt conquer)[2]

Notes
  1. "RootsWeb: IRL-GALWAY-L Part 2 – THE TUAM HERALD". TUAM, CO. GALWAY. 10 April 1909.] at archiver.rootsweb.com
  2. Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.
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