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Burke, William

(1792–1829)

J. Gilliland

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4031

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Burke, William (1792–1829), murderer, and his accomplice, William Hare [see below], were Irish immigrants whose activities in Edinburgh made theirs perhaps the best-known pair of names in Scottish history. William Burke was probably born in the parish of Urney, near Strabane, co. Tyrone...

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date: 07 March 2021

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