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| Name | GORMAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1797 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th June 1841 / 18 years / Liverpool England Clerk |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 in Swarthy / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 220 days |
| Length of Service | 5 years 23 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th July 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | He had medals for his service in India type not specified- see obituary Sutlej Medal for Moodkee Clasps Ferozeshuhur Aliwal and Sobraon |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 2nd North London |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Chelsea Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GORMAN Peter Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | KENNEDY Ellen Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MCDONOUGH Catherine c1828 Sligo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th November 1848 Strand London |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Calistus B 2 September 1849 London Bp 7 October 1849 Soho Square Westminster London M JONES Alfred 1871 Fremantle WA D 26 February 1925 Bur Karrakatta RC Cemetery Ellen Minden B 2 August 1851 at sea Bp 24 August 1851 on board the Minden also 9 November 1851 Perth WA M GOODMAN Thomas 1876 Perth WA D 29 August 1919 West Perth Bur Karrakatta RC Elizabeth Minden B 2 August 1851 at sea Bp 24 August 1851 on board the Minden also 9 November 1851 Perth WA James McDonough B 1855 Perth Western Australia Walter John B 1857 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Date/Place of Birth | CLANCEY Julia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1862 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | John Phillip B 1863 Western Australia M FISHER Catherine Belmont 1887 Albany WA D 14 September 1925 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery GORMAN Julia b 13 August 1869 Perth WA D 15 August 1869 Perth WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Enrolled Pensioner Force Commandant’s Clerk Sergeant Major to the Garrison Company and Staff Sergeant to the Staff Officer of Pensioners (will) |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 24 April 1872 page 1 Obituary The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 24th April 1872 – page 2 The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 26th April 1872 – page 2 Death of John Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and news Friday 16 June 1854 page 3 Staff Sergeant Gorman gives evidence in court case. WA Record Saturday 6 September 1919 page 19 Obituary Ellen Goodman The Daily News Friday 18 June 1920 page 7 Funeral notice Julia Rowe The Daily News Friday 27 February 1925 page 8 Funeral Notice Mary Jones Western Mail Thursday 24 September 1925 page 35 death notice John Phillip |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th April 1872 Stirling Street Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 8th June 1860 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Julia Rowe died 17 June 1920 age 90 Guildford WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403/1875/481 On 24 September 1871 John Gorman made his will leaving his house and land at Stirling Street Perth and all his worldly possessions to his wife Julia Gorman. Julia Gorman was named as sole executrix. |
| Further Information | Prior to enlisting in the British army John had been studying for the priesthood having accompanied Dr Golding to Port Jackson in 1835 finding he was not suited to the priesthood he returned to London and enlisted in the British army. (See profile FamilyWest Library EPG files) John was discharge due to an injury to his index finger of his left hand caused by an injury at the battle of Sobraon 10 February 1846. He had been present at the action at Punniar, and the army of Sutlej 1845-6 and present at the action at Moodkee, Ferozoshar, Aliwal, and Sobraon. In the 1851 Census John Gorman is living with his wife Catherine and daughter Mary at Palace St. Westminster, London John Gorman wrote a journal of the voyage of the Minden wherein he mentions the birth of his daughters, deaths at sea and any major events of the voyage as well as a muster held in Perth shortly after the ships arrival. John Gorman was given the local rank of Sergeant major After John’s death Julia married detective Thomas Rowe in 1875 at Fremantle WA |