GORMAN research. Earliest Irish ancester, Patrick Gorman, emigrated on the Medora from Liverpool June 1834 after marrying Eliza Sanders/Saunders in April 1834. They settled in New South Wales, Australia. Patrick sponsored his brother, John and in September 1855, John Gorman, his wife, Julia and children (Maria, Anne and Bridget) emigrated on the Bee from Liverpool, arriving New South Wales, Australia in January 1856. John is listed as coming from Ballynakill, Co Galway. Seeking information on family of Patrick and John prior to emigrating. Parents of Patrick and John (as on John's shipping record) are James & Mary, both deceased. Patrick and Eliza settled at Dapto,New South Wales, and had 4 children. John may have settled in the Hunter Valley region. Patrick died 11/1/1879 and is buried at West Dapto Catholic Cemetery. His wife, Eliza appeared in 1841 Census, but does not appear since and date and whereabouts of death unknown. Can someone please help in establishing connections in Ballynakill, Co Galway?
Jilly
Saturday 15th Aug 2020, 02:56AMMessage Board Replies
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Jilly:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
There are actually four civil parishes in Co. Galway called Ballynakill. Three of the parishes are in East Galway and the fourth is in far west Co. Galway.
I searched for baptismal records for children of James Gorman and wife Mary and there were none back in the period 1810-1820. However, I also tried to find baptismal records for Children of John Gorman and his wife Julia since they were much later a Bridget Gorman was born around 1852-1853 but again no records came up in any part of Galway around 1850 or so. It appears that John Gorman and his wife were members of a parish which no longer have records back to the 1840s and 1850s.
You may want to add Patrick and John Gorman to our XO Chronicles file https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-database
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 16th Aug 2020, 01:47PM