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The first DORAN ancestor I can find in all the extant records is Michael Doran. Michael and Margery Doran and their five children were all born in Ireland, but the exact location is unknown. Sadly, the records only state "Ireland" as their birthplace with no given County or town. It seems, however, that they made their way to England in the late 1830s, just prior to the Great Irish Famine.


(1) 1 Michael DORAN
Birth Date ABT 1786
Birth Place Ireland
Death Date 5 MAR 1865, age: 79
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Death Memo Doran, Michael: Wigan Register: 8c 26. There is also Doran, Michael: Wigan Register: 8c 41.
Burial Place Wigan Cemetery (Lower Ince), Lancashire, England
Burial Memo Doran, Michael, 79 yrs, Wigan Union Workhouse: 05-Mar-1865
Occ Cotton Weaver
Alias Dorond on 1851 UK Census

The Doran Family appears on the 1841 Census of Wigan (Scholes), England. Scholes was a district of Wigan filled with the Irish Diaspora in the 1840s.

According to this census the Dorans arrived in England sometime after 1836.

Name: Michael Doran
Age: 55
Sex: Male
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
Born: Ireland
Margery Doran, 45, Ireland
Michael Doran, 15, Cotton Weaver, Ireland
John Doran, 15, Cotton Weaver, Ireland
James Doran, 13, Cotton Weaver, Ireland
Alice, 15, Cotton Weaver, Ireland
Margaret, 5, Ireland

I originally thought that Michael, John and Alice may have been triplets based on the fact that the 1841 Census entry recorded them all as "15 years of age". However, The instructions to the enumerator as to how to record ages are at the beginning of every enumerator's book and read:

"Write the age of every person under 15 years of age as it is stated to you. For persons aged 15 years and upwards, write the lowest term of 5 years within which the age is. Thus - for Persons aged 15 years and under 20 write 15 , 20 years and under 25 write 20. So these three 15 year olds would have been between 15 and 19 years old."

The 1851 UK Census for England has the following information. Notice the name was spelled DOROND not Doran. From the Irish mouth of the informant to the English ear of the Enumerator, something got lost in translation!


Name: Michael Dorond, Hand-loom Weaver
Age: 65
Estimated birth year: abt 1786
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Margery, Bobbin Winder
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland

Civil parish: Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish: St Catherine
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 113 Ashton Street, Wigan
Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan
Household schedule number: 113
Household Members:

James Dorond, son, 20, Hand-loom Weaver
Margaret Dorond, daughter, 18, Threstle Spinner (Cotton)
Margery Dorond, wife, 59, Bobbin Winder
Michael Dorond, Head, 65, Hand-loom Weaver
Michael Dorond, visitor, 5, Scholar

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2199; Folio: 259; Page: 35; GSU roll: 87208-87209.

Notice John and Alice Doran are on their own during this Census. Alice is living as a lodger at 2 Chapel Street in Wigan and John Doran is also living as a lodger at 179 Nicholas' Nook, Scholes, Wigan. I wonder who is Michael Dorond, visitor, age 5. He may be the son of Margaret, age 18.

There is a Michael Doran who died in the Wigan Workhouse on 5 March 1865 at the age of 79. I do not know if this is our Michael Doran: Wigan Register: 8c 41
Spouse Margery
Birth Date ABT 1791
Birth Place Ireland
Death Date AFT 1861, age: 70
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Alias Margaret

On the 1861 UK Census of England, Margaret (Margery) Doran, 70, is living at 14 Ashton Street, Scholes, Wigan. She was born in Ireland and is a widow. Living with her is her daughter, Alice, unmarried, 35, Spinner in a Cotton Factory, born in Ireland and Margaret, her grand daughter, age 2, born in Wigan.

There are three Margaret Doran buried in WIgan, Lower Ince, Cemetery. One of these may be our Margaret Doran:

Doran Margaret 56 Yrs John St 17-Sep 1868
Doran Margaret 59 yrs Regent St, W'gate 12-Feb 1879
Doran Margaret 58 yrs 9 Yates Yd. Whelley 15-Apr 1891
Children Michael (1819-1891)
John (1825-)
Alice (1827-)
James (1831-)
Margaret (1833-)

(2) 1.1 Michael DORAN
Birth Date 1819
Birth Place County Wexford, Ireland
Death Date 1 JUN 1891, age: 72
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Death Memo There is a Michael Doran, aged 72, died at 11 Farrimond's Row on 1 June 1891: DORAN Michael, Age 69: Wigan Register: 8c 44.
Burial Place Wigan Cemetery (Lower Ince), Lancashire, England
Reside Date 1881, age: 62
Reside Place 12 Farrimonds Row, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Reside Memo Also known as 12 Farrimond's Row.
Occ 1841-1851: Cotton Weaver; 1881: Colliery Laborer

1841 UK Census: Michael Doran is listed with his parents and other members of his family. Michael, John and Alice are listed as the same age but, on this Census ages were rounded down five years! So, they are not likely to have been triplets.

1851 UK Census: Michael Doran, age 26 is listed with his wife, Mary, age 24 and son, David, age 8 months. They lived at 168 Nicholas's Nook in location 94, Scholes, an area of Wigan teamimg with the Irish Diaspora.
This is the only instance of a Michael and Mary Doran living in Wigan. It is also interesting to note that there is a Bridget Doran, age 28, born in Ireland.. living in the next household as a lodger. This Bridget may be the sister of Michael Doran.

1861 UK Census: Michael Doran, 35, born Ireland, Factory Operative, is listed with his wife Mary, 30, born Ireland, Factory Operative, son David, 10, born Wigan, Factory Operative, daughter Margaret, 8, born Wigan, daughter Alice, 6, born Wigan, daughter Catherine, 2, born WIgan. Notice that Micahel Doran is missing. This Michael died on 25 May 1858, 32 hours after he was born. Michael's birth was not certified (registered) according to his death certificate. He was pre-mature, age recorded as 32 hours, son of Michael Doran, a stand loam Cotton Weaver. The informant of his death was his mother, Mary Doran who signed with her "X" that she was present as hihs death at 5 Rothwell's Yard, Belvoir Street, Wigan. The death was registered the same day, 25 May 1858 by Robert Halliwell, Registrar.


The family lived at 22 John Street, the Municipal Ward of Scholes, Wigan, in the Eccesiastical District of Saint Catherines.

1871 UK Census: the following people lived in the Doran household at 4 Waddingtons Buildings, Municipal Ward of Queen Street, Wigan, in the Ecclesiastical District of Saint Thomas:

Doran, Michael, Head, 47, Stripper & Grinder in Cotton Mill, Born in Ireland 
Doran, Mary, Wife, 46, Born in Wigan, Lancashire
Doran, Margaret, daughter, 18, Throslle spinner in Cotton Mill, born Wigan, Lancashire
Doran, Alice, daughter, 14, Throslle spinner in Cotton Mill, born WIgan, Lancashire
Doran, Catherine, daughter, 12, Cardroom hand in Cotton Mill, born WIgan, Lancashire 
Doran, John, son, 9, Scholar, born WIgan, Lancashire
Doran, Mary, daughter, 6, Scholar, born WIgan, Lancashire
Doran, David, Head (son of Michael Doran), 20, Stripper & Grinder in Cotton Mill, born WIgan, Lancashire
Doran, Catherine, 20, born Goose Green, Lancashire
Doran, John (grandson of Michael Doran), 1 Month, born WIgan, Lancashire

According to the 1881 Census of England, Michael Doran lived at 12 Farrimonds Row in Wigan, Lancashire, England He was 56 years old at the time. His occupation was labourer. He was born in Ireland. The source of information is: FHL Film 1341901 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3766 Folio 130 Page 30.

Michael Doran, 56, Head, born in Ireland, Labourer
Mary, spouse, 57
Alice Doran, 25
Catherine Doran, 22
John Doran,19
Mary Doran 16
Margaret Gorman, 25
Stephen Gorman, 2

His daughter Margaret was the widow of Michael Gorman who died in 1878. Margaret and her two year old son, Stephen, who was born in 1878, the same year his father died, lived with the Doran family during the census of 1881.

Michael Doran died at 11 Farrimond's Row, Wigan on 1 June 1891. He was buried in the Wigan Cemetery, Lower Ince, Lancashire, England. His headstone says he was 72 years old. That would indicate he was born ± 1819.
Spouse Mary GORE
Birth Date 1826
Birth Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Birth Memo 1861UK Census says born 1831 in Ireland.
Death Date 12 JUL 1897, age: 71
Death Place Mill Street, WIgan, Lancashire, England
Burial Place Wigan Cemetery (Lower Ince), Lancashire, England
Occ 1851: Drawer in a Factory
Father William GORE (1801-)
Mother Alice (1801-)

There are 4 possibilities for Mary Gore in 1841:

1. born Lancashire - in Hindley, possibly father William
2. born Lancashire - in Pemberton, parents possibly Richard & Jane
3. (no record of where born) - in Wigan, parents poss William & Alice (both b Lancs)
4. b Lancs. - in Wigan, parents poss Joseph (a publican) & Sarah

I believe the correct Mary Gore is #3 because her parents names, William and Alice, are carried down through the generations.

The 1841 census doesn't give relationships and ages of adults (over 15) were usually rounded down to the nearest 5, so ages aren't accurate.


Mary Gore-Doran is listed on the 1881 UK Census:

1881 England Census
About Mary Doran
Name: Mary Doran
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: ABT 1824
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Michael
Gender: Female
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 12 Farrimonds Row
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Labourer Wife

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan

Household Members:
Name
Age
Alice Doran 25
Catherine Doran 22
John Doran 19
Mary Doran 57
Mary Doran 16
Michael Doran 56
Margaret Gorman 25
Stephen Gorman 2
Marr Date 3 NOV 1848
Marr Place Parochial Chapel of Hindley, Hindley, Lancashire, England
Marr Memo Minister: Edward Hill, Incumbant. Witnesses: Joseph Banes and Bernard Head.Wigan & Leigh: C15/1/400; GRO: WIGAN, VOL. XXI, PAGE 611 and Wigan 21611.

Marriage
Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Children David (1851-1901)
Margaret (1850-1923)
Alice (1855-)
Michael (1858-1858)
Catherine (1859-)
John (1861-1886)
Mary (1865-)

(3) 1.1.1 David DORAN
Birth Date 1851
Birth Place Wigan, England
Death Date SEP 1901, age: 50
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Death Memo DORAN David 52 Wigan 8c 36

David was 8 months old during the 1851 UK Census.
Spouse Catherine WALSH
Marr Date DEC 1870
Marr Place Wigan, Lancashire, England

(3) 1.1.2a Margaret DORAN*
Birth Date 1850
Birth Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Birth Memo Wigan & Leigh Register: WIG/48/420. This record says Margaret was born about 1853.
Death Date 27 JUL 1923, age: 73
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Burial Place Wigan Cemetery (Lower Ince), Lancashire, England
Birth Date 1836
Birth Place Ireland
Occ Cotton Operative

The birth certificate of Margaret Doran is recorded at Wigan & Leigh Register: WIG/48/420.

There are two other Margaret Doran born in Wigan:

DORAN Margaret Wigan Wigan & Leigh   WIG/29/354 1850
DORAN Margaret Wigan Wigan & Leigh   WIG/38/5 1853

Margaret appears in the 1881 British Census (Public Records Office Reference, RG11, Piece/Folio 3766/130, Page 30). She was 25 years old, the daughter of Michael Doran and the widow of Michael Gorman who died in 1878. She was born in 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. She was a Cotton Operative.

According to the 1881 census, Margaret, and her son Stephen, lived with her father, Michael Doran and her mother, Mary (Gore) Doran, after the death of her husband, Michael Gorman. Michael Gorman died in 1878, the same year his son Stephen was born. These are the people living in the same house in 1881:

1881 England Census
About Margaret Gorman
Name: Margaret Gorman
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: ABT 1856
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Michael
Mother's name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 12 Farrimonds Row
Condition as to marriage: Windower (Widower)

Occupation: Cotton Operative

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan

Household Members:
Name
Age

Alice Doran 25
Catherine Doran 22
John Doran 19
Mary Doran 57
Mary Doran 16
Michael Doran 56
Margaret Gorman 25
Stephen Gorman 2

Margaret Doran (Gorman) married Thomas Doyle in 1882 at the Wigan Register Office

Surname GORMAN
Forename(s) Margaret
Surname DOYLE
Forename(s) Thomas
Church / Register Office Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended
Registers At Wigan & Leigh
Reference ROW/55/5

At the time of her marriage on 21 January 1882 to Thomas Doyle, Margaret Doran-Gorman was 30 and a widow. She lived at Farrimonds Row, Wallgate, Wigan. She was a Cotton factory worker.

Margaret Doran-Gorman-Doyle is listed on the 1891 UK Census. She and her two children, Stephen Gorman and Thomas Doyle lived in a two room house at 9 Wallgate (Big Lamp), Wigan. Her second husband, Thomas Doyle was dead. Margaret was a widow for the second time.

1891 England Census
Name: Margaret Doyle
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: ABT 1852
Cotton Spinner
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan
Household Members:
Name
Age
Margaret Doyle 39
Stephen Gorman 12
Thomas Doyle 8

The 1901 Census lists Margaret Doran as the widow of Thomas Doyle, her second husband. She and her two sons by Thomas Doyle: Thomas Doyle, age 19, a Colliery Spinner, and John Doyle, age ?. All three lived at 25 Lyons Street, Wigan, Lancashire, England.
Spouse Thomas DOYLE
Birth Date 1846
Death Date 12 MAR 1886, age: 40
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Death Memo Wood Street, Wigan; Wigan Register: 8c 43
Occ Coal Miner
Alias John
Father James DOYLE (1818->1882)
Mother Mary (~1831-)

There is only one John Doyle in Wigan and the surrounding areas of Wigan at the time of the 1881 Census of England. At that time he lived as a lodger at the home of Mary Doyle, a dressmaker. The home was located at 26 Miry Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, England.

It is interesting to note that the "Head" of the household is the widow, Mary Doyle, born 1831 in Ireland. She had two Doyle lodgers who are mentioned in the 1881 Census of England: James Doyle, a coal miner (age 24), born 1857 in Warrington, Lancashire, England and John Doyle, a coal miner (age 21), born 1860 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. A third lodger is mentioned, John Sweeney, a coal miner (age 19), born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

James and John Doyle may have been the sons of the widow, Mary Doyle. Thomas Doyle (alias John Doyle?) was the second husband of Margaret Doran-Gorman, whose husband, Michael Gorman died in 1878.

At the time of his marriage on 21 January 1882 to Margaret Doran-Gorman, Thomas Doyle was 36 and a widower. He lived at 31 Clayton Street, Wigan. He was an Overlooker in a Cotton factory.
Marr Date 21 JAN 1882
Marr Place St. Joseph's Catholic Church,Wigan, Lancashire, England
Marr Memo Marriage recorded at Wigan Register: 8C 125. Witnesses: John Melling and Catherine Welding, Priest: Edward Grennan. Registrar: James Jolley
Children Thomas (1882-)
John (1886-)

Other spouses: Michael GORMAN

(4) 1.1.2a.1 Thomas DOYLE
Birth Date 1882
Birth Place Wigan, England
Birth Memo Births June 1882: Doyle Thomas Wigan 8c 52
Spouse Alice Ann BILLINGHAM
Marr Date 1903
Marr Place Wigan, England
Marr Memo Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended, Wigan & Leigh Register: ROW/105/141

(4) 1.1.2a.2 John DOYLE
Birth Date 1886
Birth Place Wigan, England
Birth Memo Births Mar 1886 : DOYLE John Wigan 8c 74
Occ Coal Miner

John Doyle was born in 1886, the year his father died.

John Doyle is living in the1891 census with his aunt Catherine Doran who was married to Mark Keilty or other spellings.

There is a John Doyle who died a little after five on the evening of Tuesday August 18th 1908 in the Maypole Pit Disaster. This John Doyle lived at 4 Warrington Road. I am not sure if he is the same John Doyle.

The 1901 Census lists Margaret Doran as the widow of Thomas Doyle, her second husband. She and her two sons by Thomas Doyle: Thomas Doyle, age 19, a Colliery Spinner, and John Doyle, age ?. All three lived at 25 Lyons Street, Wigan, Lancashire, England.
Spouse Theresa EWEBANK
Marr Date 1908
Marr Place Wigan, England
Marr Memo Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended, Wigan & Leigh Register: ROW/119/93

(3) 1.1.2b Margaret DORAN* (See above)
Spouse Michael GORMAN
Birth Date 1853
Birth Memo Family Lore says Michael was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. I think he was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. There was one Michael Gorman born in Lancashire in 1853: 8b 28.
Death Date 3 MAR 1878, age: 25
Death Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Death Memo Deaths Mar 1878 GORMAN Michael 25 years old: Wigan 8c 37. Michael Gorman died of typhoid fever in the Union Workhouse, Wigan. He gave his address as Victoria Street, Wigan.
Burial Date 4 MAR 1878
Burial Place WIgan Cemetery (Lower Ince), Lancashire, England
Occ Coal Miner
Cause Typhoid Fever
Father Stephen GORMAN (~1833-<1881)
Mother MARY (1831-1889)

There are no births recorded in Wigan for a Michael Gorman from 1845-1855. There are two births for Michael Gorman near Wigan and they are recorded in Ashton. Ashton is an alternative name for Ashton under Lyne and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire.

Births Sep 1851
Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Gorman Michael Ashton XX 67
Births Sep 1855
Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Gorman Michael Ashton 8d 352

There is one birth for a Michael Gorman recorded in Liverpool in 1852, one in 1853, and two births in 1855. If Michael died in 1878 at the age of 25 according to his death record, then he was born in 1853 in Liverpool.

The 1871 UK Census shows a Michael Gorman living in Liverpool, born 1853. This could be the family of our Michael Gorman: RG10/3762/F? CD1 R10_3762.pdf p.211 

Gorman, Patrick, 62 
Liverpool, St Martin 

Gorman, Bridget, 51 
Liverpool, St Martin 

Gorman, James, 29 
Liverpool, St Martin 
 
Gorman, Patrick, 24 
Liverpool, St Martin 

Gorman, Michael, 18 
Liverpool, St Martin 

Gorman, Catherine, 16 
Liverpool, St Martin 

Gorman, Thomas, 13 
Liverpool, St Martin 

My Internet friend, Ann Welding, sent this email to me 26 Jan 2007:

Bill,
I found the record of the death of Michael Gorman in Wigan Q1 1878 in the BMD records. The record says he was born circa 1853: www.freeukbmd.org.uk

I have searched the 1871 census & found 9 individuals in England, with the name Michael Gorman born between 1848 & 1858 (ie. 1853 +/-5 years)

1. Michael Gorman abt 1858 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Boarder Birkenhead Cheshire
2. Michael Gorman Catharine abt 1858 St Werburgh, Derbyshire, England Son All Saints Derbyshire
3. Michael Gorman James abt 1848 Tuam, Ireland Head Glossop Derbyshire
4. Michael Gorman abt 1851 Derbyshire, England Boarder St Michael Derbyshire
5. Michael Gorman John, Mary abt 1858 Towlaw, Durham, England Son Cornforth Durham
6. Michael Gorman Maurace, Ann abt 1856 Chesterfield Son All Souls Lancashire
7. Michael Gorman James O, Jane abt 1857 Bolton, Lancashire, England Son Little Bolton Lancashire
8. Michael Gorman abt 1857 Durham, England Granddaughter (should be grandson) Salford Lancashire
9. Michael Gorman abt 1849 Waterford, Ireland Boarder Salford Lancashire


If he is amongst these, my money would be on one of the Irish boys. I've not checked them all, but the one in All Saints, Derbyshire, could be a possibility, his mother was born in Ireland. Also the one b 1851 in Derbyshire, his mother was also born in Ireland.

It could be that he isn't one of these, he might not be in England in 1871, or his name could have been mis-spelled or mistranscribed. I'm afraid you will need a marriage cert to find his father's name, as he was married to Margaret Doran in the Registry Office.

Sorry I can't be of more help

Anne

On the 1930 US Census, Stephen Gorman, the son of Michael Gorman, says that his father was born in the Irish Free State"!


The marriage certificate of MARGARET DORAN and MICHAEL GORMAN reads:

"Married (7 November 1875) in the St. Joseph's Church, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Catholic Church by Certificate by Henry J. Lamon. Witnesses George Daly and Alice Doran. James Jolley, Registrar"

St. Joseph's Catholic Church is on Caroline Street which lies between Wallgate and Chapel Lane, which is the continuation of Poolstock. Its equivalent Church of England was St. Thomas, which is now merged with St. James, Poolstock. St. Thomas was demolished, but St. Joseph's still stands with a prominent statue of the saint on its north wall. It's future fate is unknown.

MICHAEL GORMAN signed his own name and MARGARET DORAN signed with her "X".
GEORGE DALY signed his oown name and ALICE DORAN signed with her "X".

MICHAEL GORMAN was 23, Bachelor, Coal Miner, residence: Queens Hotel Yard, Wallgate, Wigan. Father: STEPHEN GORMAN, Laborer
MARGARET DORAN was 24, Spinster, Cotton Factory Worker, residence: Miry Lane, Wigan. Father: MICHAEL DORAN, Colliery Laborer

The marriage record of Michael Gorman and Margaret Doran can be found in the GRO Index:

Marriages Dec 1875
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Gorman Michael Wigan 8c 152

The marriage of Michael Gorman and Margaret Doran can also be found at the Wigan & Leigh Register: ROW/41/198:

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1875
Surname GORMAN
Forename(s) MICHAEL
Surname DORAN
Forename(s) MARGARET
Church / Register Office Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended
Registers At Wigan & Leigh
Reference ROW/41/198

Michael Gorman died on 3 March 1878 of typhoid fever at the Union Workhouse in WIgan. He was only 25 and a coal miner. Typhoid fever is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person. The bacteria then multiply in the blood stream of the infected person and are absorbed into the digestive tract and eliminated with the waste.

Michael Gorman gave his residence as 22 Victoria Street, Wigan. At that time Victoria Street was located in Wigan at Location #117 in the area known as Wallgate. Wallgate is/was one of the major roads going through Wigan town centre - it would appear that Victoria Steet meets or rather met Wallgate next to where the building or house numbered 117 was situated.

Here is the map:

http://uk.multimap.com/clients/gif.cgi?addr1=22&db=ap&client=consig&pc=WN5%209AY&width=497&height=365&scale=10000

His wife, Margaret, signed the death certificate, No. 442, with her "X" and it was registered 4 March 1878 by Robert Halliwell, Registrar.

Surname Gorman 
Given Name Michael  
Age  25
District Wigan  
Volume 8c  
Page 37

Stephen Joseph Gorman, his father, Stephen Gorman, and his paternal grandfather, Michael Gorman were all born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Wigan was created on July 1, 1837. It was a sub-district of Lancashire. All records are kept at the New Town Hall, Library Street , Wigan, Lancashire WN1 1NN

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Wigan like this:

"Wigan, parl. and mun. bor., manufacturing town, par., and township, SW. Lancashire, on river Douglas, 21? miles NE. of Liverpool - par., 29,033 ac., pop. 117,725; bor. and township, 2188 ac., pop. 48,194; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Monday and Friday. Wigan is an ancient place, but has become of consequence only since the rise of the cotton mfr. Its position in the midst of a great and rich coalfield, and its easy means of transit by railway and canal, have given it peculiar facilities for mfrs., which consist chiefly of calicoes, checks, fustians, and other cotton fabrics. It has also linen works, iron foundries, iron forges, iron rolling mills, railway waggon works, chemical works, breweries, and a papermill. Some of its cotton mills and iron works are among the largest in the kingdom. The original parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. A public park of 30 acres was opened in 1878. Wigan was a borough by prescription, first chartered by Henry III. It returns 1 member to Parliament; it returned 2 members from the time of Edward VI. until 1885."

Wigan
Created 1st July 1837.
Sub-districts : Ashton in Makerfield; Aspull; Billinge; Hindley; Pemberton; Standish; Upholland; Wigan.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837-51), 8c (1852-1946).
Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Billinge Higher End, Blackrod, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Parbold, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish with Langtree, Upholland, Wigan, Winstanley, Worthington, Wrightington.

Registers now divided between Wigan & Leigh, West Lancashire, Bolton and St. Helens districts.

Wigan in 1845 was at a pivotal point in its history. The once pleasant market town and spa, one of Lancashire's four ancient boroughs, has been surrounded by coal pits and textile mills and, more importantly, has been recently connected with the early railway system. The old shape of the medieval town, with its long burgess plots behind the houses of Standishgate, is still discernable, and the countryside is only a few hundred yards away from most townsfolk.

The cotton trade was aided initially by the digging of the strategic Leeds to Liverpool canal which can be seen passing closely to the south of the town. Several large chemical works have also been sited along the canal emphasising the diverse trades settling in the town. Coal mining was one of the key industries of the day with pits being sunk close to the town at Scholes and Hardybutts. Extensive tramways slice through the ancient fields linking collieries to the railway and to the canal.

Over the next fifty years Wigan will become another grimy Northern industrial town surrounded, not by fields, but by rows of terraced houses but in 1845 much of the old market and spa town was still to be seen.
Marr Date 7 NOV 1875
Marr Place St. Joseph's Catholic Church,Wigan, Lancashire, England
Marr Memo Priest: Henry J. Lamon; Witnesses: George Daly and Alice Doran. Wigan Register Office: ROW/41/198. Also GRO: Doran Margaret Wigan and Michael Gorman 8c 152.

Rev Henry John Lamon, First Rector of St. Joseph's married Michael Gorman and Margaret Doran. Here is his profile:

The "Founding Father" of St. Joseph's Parish, Wigan, Father Henry John Lamon, was born in Belgium. The exact place and date of birth are unrecorded.
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Educated at the English Seminary in Bruges, Belgium, he was ordained on 21st December, 1867.
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For a time he served as curate at St. Patrick's, Wigan, until 1871, when he was appointed as the first rector of St. Joseph's. In 1878 the new church for St. Joseph was built.
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In 1882, he moved to the church of St. Agnes at Huyton, Nr. Liverpool, where, again, he served as rector. Unfortunately, in 1884, he was forced to retire due to illness.
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Father Lamon died on 16th December, 1890.
Children Stephen (1878-1930)

Other spouses: Thomas DOYLE

(4) 1.1.2b.1 Stephen GORMAN
Birth Date 20 JUN 1878
Birth Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Birth Memo Stephen was registered as Michael Gorman. His brth is recorded in WIgan Register: 8c 74 (Births Jun 1878). He later changed his name to Stephen.
Death Date 31 JUL 1930, age: 52
Death Place Providence, Rhode Island
Death Memo Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930
Burial Place Providence, Rhode Island
Burial Memo North Burial Ground; Plot: Annie Gorman Lot #6099 Section 2; Originally buried in Single Grave #1965, Althea Avenue. Moved to North Burial Ground above grave on Nov. 23 1945
Reside Date BEF 1905, age: 26
Reside Place 19 Hey Street, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Occ In Wigan England: Wine and Spirit Merchants (Cellar Man). In Providence, Rhode Island: Brown and Sharpe Toolmaker.
Alias Stephen Gorman was registered as Michael Gorman in honor of his dead father. Later he changed his name to Stephen, the name of his grandfather.

Stephen Gorman was registered as Michael Gorman at the Wigan, Lancashire Register. Later he took his grandfather's name, Stephen.

Stephen Gorman appears on the 1881 England Census, living with his widowed mother in the household of his grandfather, Michael Doran:

Name:
Stephen Gorman
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: ABT 1879
Relation: Grandson
Mother's name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 12 Farrimonds Row

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan

Household Members:
Name
Age
Alice Doran 25
Catherine Doran 22
John Doran 19
Mary Doran 57
Mary Doran 16
Michael Doran 56
Margaret Gorman 25
Stephen Gorman 2


Stephen Gorman and Annie Pomfret were married in December 1899 at the church of St. Thomas & St. James, Poolstock, Lancashire, England:

Surname   Gorman
Given Name Stephen  
District  Wigan 
Volume   8c
Page 130

Stephen Gorman appears on the 1901 UK Census:

Stephen Gorman
Age:23
Estimated birth year:abt 1878
Relation:Head
Spouse's name:Annie
Gender:Male
Where born:Wigan, Lancashire, England
Civil parish:Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish:Wigan All Saints
County/Island:Lancashire
Country:England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
Registration district:Wigan
Sub-registration district:Wigan
ED, institution, or vessel:33
Neighbors:View others on page
Household schedule number:227
Household Members:NameAge
Annie Gorman24
Stephen Gorman23
Stephen Gorman11 months

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3556; Folio: 124; Page: 44.


Stephen Gorman was a barman at the Golden Lion Pub in Wigan. The Golden Lion was located at 2 Market Street, in Wallgate, Wigan. Stephen, Harold, and William Gorman, the children of Stephen Gorman and Annie Pomfret, were born in the flat above this bar.

Wallgate is one of the main streets in Wigan. It runs West to East into the town centre, it starts at the River Douglas were it would split into Ormskirk Road and Robin Park Road going West. It continues under a bridge which is known as 'Wallgate Bridge' then up to the 'top of Wigan' where it turns into Market Place where the Town Hall used to be hundreds of years ago.

The Golden Lion no longer exists. The exact location of the Golden Lion at that time would have been:

2 Market  Street
WIGAN
WN1 1JN

http://uk.multimap.com/clients/gif.cgi?addr1=4&db=ap&client=consig&pc=WN1%201JN&width=497&height=365&scale=10000

Today, 2 Market Street is a bank. There is a lot of redevelopment going on.

I received this email from Alice Pearson concerning the GoldenLion:

Re: The Golden Lion. This symbol is from the White Lion Hotel, 1824-1958. Although called Hotel it was a pub. The pub was located at 2 Market St. Wigan. It was bought by Mr. Lowe in 1957 and razed in 1958 to extend his store. The White Lion symbol was imbedded in the back wall of the new building. Later, when the building was changed, the symbol was moved to the front of the building on the site where the old pub stood. It is there now in one of the peaks facing Standishgate. My father lived in the pub from about 1910 to 1923 when his parents ran it.

Alice (Haselden) Pearson, rochester hills, michigan, usa
 

Kelly's Directory for Lancashire 1905 states that the publican (owner) was John Southern. Although this directory is dated 1905, the data would have been collected the year before, i.e. Sept/Oct 1904. It was located on Miry Lane off the bottom end of Wallgate, north of the railway, near the pier.

Immediately prior to WWI, the Golden Lion Hotel in Wallgate was tenanted by J Wilcock Unsworth. It was owned by the Oldfield Brewery and they also owned the Ashton Golden Lion.

Here is an interesting story about the Golden Lion Pub in 1839:

John Melling
William Cox was the landlord of the Golden Lion pub in Wallgate, Wigan in 1839. At 11 o'clock at night on the 3rd April, he was working in his cellar when John Melling came in, grabbed a bottle of brandy, and ran off. Cox gave chase up Bay Horse Yard, and was joined by two or three policemen. Melling dropped the brandy and was cornered and apprehended.
Date Tried: 29th April 1839, Wigan Quarter Sessions
Sentence: To be transported for seven years

Just for the record: today there is no Golden Lion in Wigan itself but there are two "Golden Lion" Pubs in the areas around WIgan.

There is a pub called The Golden Lion in Hindley Green, a district of Wigan. This Pub has accomodations above it.

"The Golden Lion Inn"
(AKA Taveren on the Green)
805 Atherton Road
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4SA.

There is also a "Golden Lion" in Ashton, a small district just outside Wigan.

"The Golden Lion Hotel"
40 Gerard Street,
Ashton-In-Makerfield,
Wigan
Tel: 01942 727438


Stephen Gorman attempted to board the ship Cymric from Liverpool on 29 September 1905 . He was suppose to arrive at Boston on 8 October 1905 and proceed to Rhode Island. He was 27. His stated his occupation was a barman in Wigan, Lancashire. He had 7 Pounds Sterling in his possession. He did not have a ticket to his final destination: Providence. He said his passgae from Liverpool was paid for by his sister. But he did not have a sister. He was to meet his friend, Daniel Bulpit of 50 Regent Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Providence, Rhode Island.

He never boarded that ship, probably because he didn't have the money in hand. He was still waiting for the money. So he waited for the next ship:

Stephen Gorman immigrated to the United States on the S.S. Baltic from Liverpool on 4 October 1905 and arrived in New York on 12 October 1905. He was 27, Male, Married, a Barman, English Nationality, English Race. His last residence was WIgan, Lancashire, England and his final destination was Boston, Massachusetts. He had a ticket to his final destination. He paid for it himself. He had £6. This was his first time in the US. He was to meet his friend, Daniel Bullpit of Regent Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Providence, Rhode Island.

Stephen Gorman worked for the Brown and Sharpe Company all his adult life. At the start of the First World War in 1914 he returned to Wigan to work in ammunitions factory owned by the Brown and Sharpe Company. In 1918, after the War, he returned to Rhode Island.

I received the following e-mail concerning the Brown & Sharpe Company:

Hi, Bill. Saw your posting at LANCSGEN re: Brown & Sharpe. We do, indeed still have an office here in Rhode Island, North Kingstown, to be exact. It was a munitions manufacturer during WWII (my father was employed there after WWII and was therefore exempt from draft during the Korean War, as they manufactured arms for the wars). Up until the 60's (don't quote me but if my memory serves me right this is when they moved their facility) they were located in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown & Sharpe were (and still are) tool-makers. They have a website at http://www.brownandsharpe.com/main/

I tried to locate a bit of history at the site, but found very little, although I do find locations in England - 1 at Telford, Shropshire; 1 at Swindon, Wiltshire (a very quaint and lovely little town, by the way, with lots of traditional English pubs); and 1 at Glasgow, Scotland. You may want to try e-mailing them via the website - they can most likely steer you in the direction of a bit more extensive history and let you know if there was a facility at Wigan.

Cheers and Good Luck to you.
Elizabeth
Warwick, Rhode Island

After WWI, Stephen returned to the USA. He boarded the S.S. TOLOA at Cardiff, Wales on 28 February 1919 and arrived at New York on 3 March 1919. He gave the following information:

40 Years, 8 Months
Male
Married
Steel Hardner
Reads and Writes
British Nationality
English
Last Permanent Residence: USA
Providence, Rhode Island
Name/address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came:
Mrs. Margaret Doyle - mother
Clayton Street
West Wigan, Lancashire
Final Destination: Providence, Rhode Island
Has a ticket to final destination
Passsage paid for by the British Government
When and Where last in the US: 1905-1918, Rhode Island
Person joining: Mrs. Anne Gorman - wife
69 Aurora Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Height: 5'3"
Complextion: Fair
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Marks: None
Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Stephen's wife, Annie Pomfret, often complained that she was better off in England than in America.

Stephen appears on the 1910 US Census (enumerated 21-21 April 1910) residing at 92 Andem Street, 10th Ward, Providence, Rhode Island. He was the Head of the house, Male, White, 31, First Marriage, married 5 years (he gave wrong information: he was married for 11 years), English, born of English parents, immigrated 1905, Petitioning Alien, speaks English, Laborer, Machine Shop, Working on Own Account, Not out of work on April 15, 1910, out of work for two week in 1909, Reads, Writes, Rents House. Living with him were:
Annie:
wife, female white, 32, First Marriage, Mother of 4 Living children, English of English parents, immigrated 1905, speaks English, Reads, Writes.
Stephen:
son, male, white, 9, single, English, born of English parents, immigrated 1905, Reads, Wries, In School.
Harold:
son, male, white, 8, single, English, born of English parents, immigrated 1905, Reads, Writes, In School.
Gladys:
daughter, female, white, 2, single, born in Rhode Island, English parents.
Beatrice:
daughter, female, white, 8 months, single, Rhode Island, English parents.
Beatrice Pomfret, boarder, female, white, 15, single, English, born of English parents, speaks English, Cotton Mill Spinner, wage earner, not out of work on April 15, 1910, out of work for two weeks in 1909, Reads, Writes, Attended school in 1909.

Stephen appears in the 1920 US Census of Rhode Island, enumerated on 12-13 January 1920: T625_1680, Page 10A, Enumeration District 314, Image 1125. He lived at 104 Valley Street, Providence, Rhode Island. He was 41, married, immigrated in 1905, Petitioning Alien, English, parents born in England (father actually born in Ireland), Hardener in a Machine Shop.
Living with him were:
wife, Annie, 42, married, immigrated 1905, Alien, English, parents born in England.
son, Stephen, Jr., 19, single, immigrated 1905, Alien, English, Lunchman at Wagon Lunch.
son, Harold, 18, single, immigratd 1905, Alien, English, parents born in England, Hardener, Machine Shop.
daughter, Gladys, 12, single, immigrated 1905, born in Rhode Island, English parents.
daughter, Beatrice, 10, single, immigrated 1905, born in Rhode Island, English parents.
sister-in-law, Beatrice Pomfret, 25, single immigrated 1907, English, parents born in England, no job.

I find it interesting that there is a Thomas Doyle family living as neighbor to the Gorman family. This Doyle family arrived 1883 from Ireland. Doyle is the name of the second husband of Stephen's mother.

Stephen Gorman appears on the 1930 US Census of Rhode Island, 10th Ward, living at 214 Rill Street, Providence. He rents, $21, has a radio, male, white, 51, married at age 20, Reads and Writes, born in Englnad, Father born in Irish Free State, Mother born in England, immigrated 1905, Naturalized, Clerk, Machine Shop, Veteran of WWI. Listed with him is his wife, Ann(i)e, age 52, married aat 21, immigrated 1905, Naturalized.
 
Burial:
North Burial Ground
Providence
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Annie Gorman Lot #6099 Section 2

Note: Originally buried in Single Grave #1965, Althea Avenue. Moved to above grave on Nov. 23 1945
Spouse Annie POMFRET
Birth Date 20 JUL 1877
Birth Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Birth Memo There is only one Ann(ie) Pomfret born ±5 years of 1877: Pomfret, Ann, Atherton, Wigan & Leigh: ATH/34/490.
Death Date 18 FEB 1965, age: 87
Death Place Ivy Chaffee Nursing Home, East Providence, Rhode Island
Burial Date 22 FEB 1965
Burial Place North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
Occ 1891: Tailoress
Father William POMFRET (1856->1901)
Mother Mary Alice HILTON (1854-1903)

During the 1881 UK Censu, Annie Pomfret lived with her parents at 7 Hey St., Wigan, Lancashire, England.

In the 1901 UK Census of England Annie and her husband, Stephen Gorman, and her son Stephen lived at 19 Hey Street, Wigan, All Saints Parish. Her parents lived next door at 21 Hey Street. You can locate the location of the house at this Website:

http://uk.multimap.com/clients/gif.cgi?addr1=19&db=ap&client=consig&pc=WN3%204UJ&width=497&height=365&scale=10000

Annie left Liverpool on 24 November 1905 on board the S.S. Cymric and arrived in the US on 4 December 1905. She had her sons Stephen, Harold and William. She was met by her husband, Stephen, who gave his address as 259 Smith Street, Providence, Rhode Island.

Obituary: Providence Journal


Mrs. Annie (Pomfret) Gorman of 13 Valley Drive, Johnston, died Thursday at the Hattie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home after an 18-month illness.
The widow of Stephen Gorman, she was born in Wigan, Lancaster, England, a doughter of the late William and Mary A. (Hilton) Pomfret. Before moving to Johnston six years ago she had lived in the Mount Pleasant section of Providence for 55 years.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Gorman of Providence; a granddaughter, Mrs. Mary A. Gibbs, with whom she made her home; seven other grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the J. F. Skeffington Chapel, 925 Chalkstone Ave., with a requiem Mass in the Church of the Epiphany, Potters Avenue, at 10:30. Burial will be in North Burial Ground, Providence.

Burial:
North Burial Ground
Providence
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Annie Gorman Lot #6099, Section 25
Marr Date DEC 1899
Marr Place St. Thomas & St. James, Poolstock, Lancashire, England
Marr Memo Wigan and Leigh Register: Ref #C36/2/384; Wigan Register: Marriages Dec 1899: 8c 130

The marriage of Stephen Gorman and Annie Pomfret is recorded in the England and Wales Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Volume 8c Page 130.
Children Stephen Joseph (1900-1962)
Harold (1901-1952)
William (1905-1908)
Gladys (1907-1978)
Beatrice (1909-1963)

(5) 1.1.2b.1.1 Stephen Joseph GORMAN
Birth Date 1 MAY 1900
Birth Place Wigan , Lancashire, England
Birth Memo Wigan Register: Births Jun 1900: 8c 68.
Death Date 26 NOV 1962, age: 62
Death Place Fatima Hospital, North Providence, Rhode Island
Burial Date 29 NOV 1962
Burial Place St. Francis Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island (Plot 66, Section 44)
Occ Brown and Sharpe Company

Stephen Joseph Gorman, his father, Stephen Gorman, and his paternal grandfather, Michael Gorman were all born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Wigan was created on July 1, 1837. It is a sub-district of Lancashire. All records are kept at:

New Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1NN

Tel: +44 (0)1942 705000

Stephen's birth record can be found here:

Name: Stephen Gorman
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Wigan
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 68


Stephen immigrated from Wigan in 1905, along with his entire family. He was 5 years old.

Stephen lived in the Mount Pleasant neighbrhood of Providence, Rhode Island at 539 Valley Street, the corner of Valley and Harold Street, during the 1920 Census. He was a "Lunchman" at the "Wagon Lunch' known as Haven Brothers, which is still parked in front of the Providence City Hall every evening.

Stephen appears on the 1930 US Census:

Name:Stephen Gorman
Home in 1930:Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Age:29
Estimated birth year:abt 1901
Birthplace:England
Relation to Head of House:Head
Spouse's name:Annie
Race:White
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:View image
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:NameAge
Stephen Gorman29
Annie Gorman29
Stephen Gorman9 1/12
Mary Gorman5 1/12
Emma O'Brien77 mother-in-law Canada


Stephen and his wife Anna O'Brien lived for many years at 147 Regent Avenue in Providence. They later moved to 54 Bergen Street also in the Mount Pleasant section of Providence, Rhode Island.

Stephen worked with his father, Stephen and his brother, Harold at the Brown and Sharpe Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

He was very involved with Democratic party politics in the 5th Ward of Providence.

He suffered all his life with asthma and had a "game" leg, which was caused when he stepped on a rusty nail while playing a prank of unhooking the electric wire from a trolley car. He was also allergic to wheat products. But he managed to have a "short" glass of Burgundy wine once in a while. He bribed his grandsons with "two bits" (25 cents) if they promised not to tell their grandmother.

Stephen J. Gorman was known affectionately by his grandchildren as "Poppy".

Stephen J. Gorman's obituary appeared in the Providence Journal on 27 November 1962:

Stephen Gorman
Stephen Gorman, 62 of 54 Bergen St., an employee of the hardening department at the Brown and Sharp Mfg. Company for the last 23 years and active in the democratic circles in the Fifth Ward, died yesterday at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He had been ill six weeks.
The husband of Anna (O'Brien) Gorman, he was born in Lancashire England May 2, 1900, a son of Annie (Pomfret) Gorman and the late Stephen Gorman. He had resided in Mount Pleasant for the last 58 years.
Mr. Gorman had been treasurer of the Fifth Ward Democratic Committee for the last 32 years. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, International Federation of Machinists, the Hod Carriers and the Curb Setters Locals, and had been Vice President of the Beach Meadows Campers Association of Matunuck, and a Lieutenant in the Beach Meadows Fire Department.
Besides his mother he leaves a daughter, Mrs. William J. Dorgan of Providence; a son Stephen Gorman Jr. of Warwick; two sisters, Mrs. Francis E. Place of Providence and Mrs. Nicandro Ricci of Centerdale, and six grandchildren.
The Funeral will be held Thursday at 8:45 a.m. from the J.F. Skeffington Chapel, 925 Chalkstone Ave., with a solemn high requiem Mass in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Academy Avenue, at 9:45. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.

Burial:
Saint Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Section 44, Lot #66, Grave #1
Spouse Johanna Joseph O'BRIEN
Birth Date 16 NOV 1900
Birth Place Renews, Newfoundland, Canada
Death Date 1 JUL 1978, age: 77
Death Place Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Bapt Date 19 NOV 1900, age: <1
Bapt Place Holy Apostles Church, Renews, Newfoundland, Canada
Bapt Memo Rev. John Walsh; Sponsors: Bernard Roche and Maggie Devine
Burial Date 5 JUL 1978
Burial Place St. Francis Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island (Plot 66, Section 44)
Occ Peerless Box Company
Alias /Anna/Anne/
Father Michael Joseph O'BRIEN (1847-1912)
Mother Emma CONWAY (1858-1946)

Johanna Joseph Brien was usually called Anna O'Brien. The second name "Joseph" for a girl was common in those days. Blanche McCarthy in an e-mail on October 9, 2000 wrote to me:

"Joseph was a very popular 2nd name for girls. Almost as popular as Mary was for a 1st name!! That priest had a one-track mind. Kids didn't get the names the parents wanted!! They got the names the priest decided to give them!!"

During WWII she worked at the Revere Rubber Company and after the war at the Peerless Box Company. Her niece, Mary Gorman, got her and her daughter, Mary Gorman-Dorgan, a job at the Peerless Box Co in 1947-1948.

Anna was an active member of many church and civic organizations. She belonged to the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Waters-Langton Post #228 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was also the Chaplain and "Sunshine Chairman" of the Thomas L. Ryan Post #47, Auxiliary in Providence, Rhode Island

By her grandchildren she was affectionately known as Nana.

Obituary:


Anna Gorman
Providence- Mrs. Anna Gorman, 77, formally of 52 Bergen St. died yesterday at Roger Williams General Hospital. She was the widow of Stephen J. Gorman.
Born November 17, 1900 in New Foundland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Emma Emily (Conway) O'Brien and lived in the Mt. Pleasant section most of her life.
Mrs. Gorman was a communicant of the Blessed Sacrament Church for 75 years and a member of its senior citizens group and it's Rosary and Altar Society. She was also a member of the Thomas Ryan Post American Legion, and the Waters-Langton American Legion Post at Bradford House.
She leaves a son Stephen Gorman of Warwick; a daughter Mary A. Dorgan of N. Scituate; a sister Mrs. Mary Ryan of Providence and seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9 A.M. from the J.F. Skeffington Chapel, 925 Chalkstone Ave., with Mass of Christian burial at 10 at Blessed Sacrament Church Academy Ave. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery.
 
Burial:
Saint Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Section 44, Lot#66, Garve #1
 
Marr Date 17 NOV 1920
Marr Place Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, Rhode Island

Marriage
Date: 17 NOV 1920
Place: Blessed Sacrament Chruch, Providence, RI
Children Stephen Joseph (1921-1984)
Mary Anne (1925-1982)

(6) 1.1.2b.1.1.1 Stephen Joseph GORMAN , Jr.
Birth Date 28 FEB 1921
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Death Date 16 JUN 1984, age: 63
Death Place Warwick, Rhode Island
Burial Date 19 JUN 1984
Burial Place Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Kingston, Rhode Island
O Place Revere Rubber Company (later US Rubber and UNIROYAL)

Stephen J. Gorman, Jr. enlisted in the US Army on 16 April 1942. Here is his military record:

Army Serial Number 11063945
Name GORMAN STEPHEN J JR
Residence: State RHODE ISLAND
Place Of Enlistment PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
Date Of Enlistment dd/mm/yy 16/4/42
Grade: Alpha Designation
Grade Private
Branch: Alpha Designation
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Educ. Spec 4 years of high school
Source Of Army Personnel Civil Life
Nativity RHODE ISLAND
Year Of Birth 21
Race And Citizenship White, citizen
Education 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, MOTION PICTURE or SHIPPING CLERK
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Component Of The Army Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effect
Box Number 0
Film Reel Number 1.56

Stephen J. Gorman, Jr. worked with the US Rubber Company for many years. He and his wife, Mary Bohan, and children lived at 68 Blue Hill Drive in Warwick, Rhode Island for many years.

Obituary:

Providence Sunday Journal
June 17, 1984

Stephen J. Gorman
WARWICK-Stephen J. Gorman, 63 of 68 Blue Hill Drive died yesterday at home, he was the husband of Mary E. (Bohan) Gorman.
Born in Providence a son of the late Stephen J. and Anna (O'Brien) Gorman, he lived in Warwick for 28 years, he previously lived in Providence.
Mr. Gorman worked in the purchasing department of the Lutz Engineering Company Providence for 5 years before retiring in 1979. Prior to working for Lutz Engineering, he worked 35 years for Uniroyal as a sales representative. He was a volunteer at Kent Nursing Home, and had been active in little league for many years.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son Stephen Barry Gorman of Ballston Spa, New York, and two daughters Mrs. Mary Gorman Brosnan of Delmar New York and Mrs. Barbara A. Appolonia of W. Warwick.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at 8 a.m. from the Uraquat Murphy Mortuary 812 Greenwich Avenue, with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine's Church, Post Road at 9. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
 
Burial:
Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery
Exeter
Washington County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Field G, Section 1, Row 3, Grave 11
Spouse Mary Elizabeth BOHAN
Birth Date 24 JUL 1923, age: 83
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Father Thomas Joseph BOHAN
Mother Mary Catherine MORAN
Marr Date 30 OCT 1948
Marr Place Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, Rhode Island
Children Stephen Barry (1951-)
Mary Bernadette (1954-)
Barbara Ann (1956-)

(7) 1.1.2b.1.1.1.1a Stephen Barry GORMAN*
Birth Date 27 NOV 1951, age: 55
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Reside Place Ballston Spa, NY

Resides in Ballston Spa, NY
Spouse Roberta KLEVAS
Birth Date 27 JUN 1953, age: 53
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Marr Date 17 SEP 1989
Marr Place United Methodist Church, Round Lake, New York
Children Samantha Bradie (1991-)

Other spouses: Lorraine GAUTHIER

(8) 1.1.2b.1.1.1.1a.1 Samantha Bradie GORMAN
Birth Date 29 OCT 1991, age: 15

(7) 1.1.2b.1.1.1.1b Stephen Barry GORMAN* (See above)
Spouse Lorraine GAUTHIER
Marr Date 25 MAY 1975
Marr Place Saint Catherine's Church, Warwick (Apponaug), Rhode Island

Other spouses: Roberta KLEVAS

(7) 1.1.2b.1.1.1.2 Mary Bernadette GORMAN
Birth Date 13 FEB 1954, age: 53
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Birth Place Providence, Rhode Island
Reside Place Delmar, NY
E Place Russell Sage College
E Place Rhode Island College
E Place St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing
Occ Registered Nurse
Spouse John Joseph BROSNAN
Birth Date 23 OCT 1954, age: 52
Birth Place Mineola, New York
O Place OB-GYN physician, Albany, New York
Reside Place Delmar, New York
Occ Physician: OB-GYN
Father Timothy Joseph BROSNAN (1924-)
Mother Eileen POWERS
Marr Date 21 AUG 1983
Marr Place Saint Catherine's Church, Warwick (Apponaug), Rhode Island

Marriage
Date: 21 AUG 1983
Place: Saint Catherine's Church, Warwick(Apponaug), RI
Children Timothy Stephen (1986-)
Kimberly Dale (1989-)

(8) 1.1.2b.1.1.1.2.1 Timothy Stephen BROSNAN
Birth Date 16 DEC 1986, age: 20

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