James Burden Born 1847

[cando]

And I also had a quick peep at the census.. more reasons to think that James BURDIN is James BURDEN.

Cando

[wentworth13]

Thanks for all of that.  Yes I did look at the census and found him in 1861 but not 1871.

[judb]

You probably have these - and no help in finding when he arrived   

Death notices
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47271754
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207767510
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204452378
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94727954
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160777954

Judith

[wentworth13]

Thank you Judith I have looked at them all.

[cando]

There is no birth registration for a James BURDIN in 1847 in Dorset, only your James.
You can check for yourself.
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Births Mar 1847 
BURDEN James   Wareham    8/113

Headstones in Dawson Cemetery for Bridget and dau Eliza Jane
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01k8t/

and James and son John.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01k8u/

Cando

[wentworth13]

Thanks Cando
I noticed that he was christened on 28h March 1847 Bloxworth Dorset. How do you find out what church that happened. Bridget was a Catholic. Tomorrow I am going to Genealogy Society  to see if they have St Patrick's Church baptisms back in 1866-69. A long shot but I know he is buried in the Catholic part of the cemetery and if you were not a Catholic that could not happen. He was married at St Patrick's and it did not say in the vestry etc if he was not a Catholic. Gets complicated.
They did not register all their children either. There are three missing. Charles (I have seen his baptism) Arthur Joseph and a girl who could be named Rose or Annie Marie. She is only known at Mrs.J Shephard married at Glenelg. This is known from obituary. SO I have quite a lot to look at.

[judb]

FamilySearch has this baptism record which you probably have:
James BURDEN, Christening, 28 Mar 1847
Event Place: Parish church, Bloxworth, Dorset, England
Parents: John Burden, labourer, Eliza Burden; abode: Bloxworth

An on-line image is from the parish register so it seems safe to say that he was baptised at St Andrew's church, Bloxworth which would be Church of England.
You can google it, and there is a photo here
http://www.dorset-churches.org.uk/bloxworth.html

Judith

[cando]

I doubt James was RC.  Only St Andrews C of E at Bloxworth.
http://www.opcdorset.org/BloxworthFiles/Bloxworth.htm

Of course it is well known that sections of the SA community were reluctant to register their children's births with the civil authorities.  This included the Roman Catholics and Scottish.  Much has been written about the problems with missing bdm's in SA. However they were 'caught' when they married and died   I'm afraid after years of researching I don't get 'hung up' on religions.  I have many folk in my tree of many religious persuasions.  People were not always honest when giving their information to ministers/priests/registrars.  Want to get married in a hurry....just agree with whatever is suggested

James and Bridget had three sons and five daughters according to the death notices.

Marriages
BURDEN Charles  23 years  Status Single  Father James BURDEN
QUINN Anne 22 years  Status Single  Father Timothy QUINN
8 Jul  1898
At St Anacletus Cath Church Peterborough   Fro 196/81


QUINN Peter Andrew  24 years  Status Single  Father Timothy QUINN
BURDEN Mary 25 years  Status Single  Father James BURDEN
15 Apr 1896
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Dawson  Fro 187/319

SHEPHERD John  38 years  Status Single  Father Stephen SHEPHERD
BURDEN Annie 21 years  Status Single  Father James BURDEN
23 Jun 1897
At St Mary Church, Glenelg   Ade 191/999

DEMPSEY Hugh  30 years Status Single  Father John DEMPSEY
BURDEN Ellen  21 years  Status Single  Father James BURDEN
31 Aug 1897
At Catholic Church, Dawson    Fro 192/685

PUGH Robert  27 years  Status Single  Father William PUGH
BURDEN Agnes 22 years  Status Single  Father James BURDEN
16 Aug 1902
At St Mary RC Church, Port Adelaide  PtA 212/535

Daughter Eliza Jane  is buried with Bridget and son John is buried with James at Dawson Cemetery.

Missing one son.

Easy family to research.

Cando

[wentworth13]

Thanks for all of that. The missing son is Arthur Joseph Burden  Single.  He was born at Leighton where some of the others were. Died 1966.