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James Gorman by Jean McDonald and Peter Conole EPG Gazette October 2009
| Name | GORMAN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 13th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1301 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th December 1838 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland Hair Dresser |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 9 months Gibraltar – 6 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 3 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal /10th February 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Three medals for service in India Afghan Campaign: further information needed |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Belfast 1853-1882 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem for 3 years 1855 awarded deferred pension of 4d per diem on attaining 60 years of age |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 St Thomas Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FIELDS Ellen B 1834 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | There were two records of a marriage between James Gorman and Ellen Fields 1st 20th December 1849 Dublin Ireland 2nd 3rd April 1850 St Patrick’s Belfast City Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Marella/ Marcella B 1850 Bp 12th April 1850 St. Patrick’s Belfast City Belfast Antrim Ireland D 1863 Albany ? Western Australia Bur 27th April 1863 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Lawrence B 12th September 1852 Belfast Ireland M COWDON Margaret 1875 Albany Western Australia D 27th November 1947 Bunbury Western Australia Obit South West times (Bunbury) 4th December 1947 James B Bunbury 1854 Western Australia M BISPAN /BISPHAN Emma 1878 Mount Barker Western Australia D 3rd September 1936 Western Australia Obit Albany Advertiser 10th September 1936 Rosanna B 1857 Fremantle Western Australia M ROBINSON Arthur William 18th August 1879 Albany Western Australia D 28th July 1930 Mt Lawley Western Australia bur Karrakatta Christopher B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M SULLIVAN Bridget 1882 Albany Western Australia D 24 February 1921 Albany Western Australia Bur Albany Eliza B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M WIMBRIDGE David 1883 Albany Western Australia son of EPG William Wimbridge D 19th January 1934 Guildford Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Edward B 1865 Albany West Australia D 1867 Matthew John B 1867 Albany Western Australia M SEYMOUR Mary 1907 Perth Western Australia D 14th July 1939 Merredin Western Australia Obit Merredin Mercury and Central Districts Index Thursday 20th July 1939 page 5 Ellen B 1869 Albany West Australia M O’CONNOR Patrick 1888 Albany Western Australia D 20 Aug 1904 Fremantle, Bur Fremantle Cemetery Marsala/Marcella B 1872 Albany Western Australia D 8th December 1916 West Perth Western Australia, B Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1853-1871 employed by Convict Establishment without sanction of Staff Officer Pensions He had an extensive and varied career as a warder working in the Albany district from 1864 where he elected to take his pension Pension of £30/7/9 paid from 7th March 1871 increased to from 1st March 1871 Special Constable Albany 1873 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Albany Mail and King George’s Sound Advertiser Mon 1 Jan 1883 James Gorman Death The Albany Advertiser Sat 12 Feb 1898 – Memorial Notice for Ellen Gorman |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th December 1882 Albany Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | February 14 1896 Albany Western Australia Memorial Park; Roman Catholic – Albany |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 James Gorman 1201 Private 13th Foot location On route to join at time of muster Cabul Afghanistan 1851 Corporal James Gorman 1301 13th Foot location Stirling Scotland and Manchester Discharged from service at Chatham due to varicose veins in both legs which first appeared on the Retreat from Cabul in 1842Upon arrival West Aust. Employed by Convict Establishment without sanction of Staff Officer Pensions. Feb 1855 correspondence with War Office – refused further pension which ceased 4/3/1855, same day employed as Special Constable Albany, awarded deferred pension of 4d. Following Gorman’s death his widow (Ellen) corresponded with War Office in 1883 requesting assistance – reply ‘no funds’. He employed 2 T/L men 1871 – 1872 Albany 1883 widow corresponded (unsuccessfully) with War Office asking for assistance |