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John Frederick Burcher, born Hans Frederick Carl Böttcher (1884-1955) tramway ganger, trade unionist and municipal councillor
Birth: 27 January 1884 at Angermünde, Brandenburg, Prussia [Germany], son of Wilhelm August Christian Böttcher (1860-1928), fireman, and his first wife Wilhelmina Louise Christine, née Dahn (1860-1904). Marriage: 30 May 1908 in St Paul’s Church, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales to Rachel Young (1882-1964), who had been born in New Ross, Ireland. They had one son and one daughter. Death: 27 May 1955 at Ashfield, Sydney. Religion: Anglican.
Sources
Railways Union Gazette, n.d.
'Burcher, John Frederick (1884–1955)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/burcher-john-frederick-32886/text40960, accessed 29 September 2023.
27 January,
1884
Angermünde,
Brandenburg,
Germany
27 May,
1955
(aged 71)
Ashfield, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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