{"id":1223,"date":"2011-04-14T21:04:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T11:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fanningfamilyhistory.com\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2016-11-20T02:52:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T02:52:09","slug":"gormley-family-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/2011\/04\/14\/gormley-family-nsw\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gormley Family Co Roscommon Ireland and NSW Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Gormley<\/a>
The Passenger list of the “Ellenborough” 1853<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the Sydney Shipping Gazette\u00a0http:\/\/www.nla.gov.au\/ferg\/<\/a>
\nVolume 10, Number 497 (17 October, 1853) page 310:<\/p>\n

October 12 :- ELLENBOROUGH, ship, 1038 tons, Captain Thornhill, from
\nSouthampton July 10th, with 405 Government emigrants. Mr. Burke
\nsurgeon-superintendent. Young & Co. agents.<\/p>\n

On board were Connor Gormley<\/a>, his wife Ann, sons Thomas and Peter, daughters Sarah, Eliza, and Ellen.<\/p>\n

Cornelius’s father was Thomas Gormley. In Griffith’s Valuation for Co Roscommon, Ireland, 1851, there are two listings for a Thomas Gormley in the Parish of Kilcorkey. One is in the townland of Bellanagare for 3 acres of\u00a0 land and the other is in the townland of Bellanagare Village for a house and yard. There are no other listings for a Thomas Gormley in Co Roscommon. The obit for Cornelius Gormley in The Sydney Freeman’s Journal below states he was from the Parish of Elphin. This parish is next to the Parish of Kilcorkey.<\/p>\n

The Gormleys lived at Belmore River, which is in the Macleay Valley, on the Mid North Coast of NSW.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Greville’s Post Office Directory<\/a> 1872 \u00a0for the town of Gladstone, there are three Gormleys listed at Belmore River:\u00a0Cornelius Gormley,\u00a0James Gormley and\u00a0John Gormley.\u00a0They are all farmers and may be brothers of Cornelius or cousins from Co Roscommon.<\/p>\n

Most of the Gormleys are buried in Fredrickton Cemetery which is just north of Kempsey in NSW.<\/p>\n

\"Gormley<\/a>
Gormley Family Graves Fredrickton Cemetery NSW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cornelius<\/a>
Cornelius and Ann Gormley nee MacDermid Fredrickton Cemetery NSW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Obituary for Cornelius Gormley in The Sydney Freeman’s Journal 2 Nov 1895<\/p>\n

DEATH OF MR. CORNELIUS GORMLEY.
\nAt Gladstone, Macleay River, after receiving all
\nthe consolations of religion, a sterling old Irish
\nCatholic has passed away in the person of Mr.
\nCornelius Gormley. He had reached the good old
\nage of four score and four. He was born in the
\nparish of Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland, and
\nwas a brother of the Rev. F. Gormley, of the same
\nparish, and the Rev. John Gormley, of Dublin. In
\n1853, owing to the depression prevailing m his
\nnative land, he, with his wife and family, came to
\nNew South Wales, and although he exiled himself
\nhe was ever true to the land he loved so well,
\naiding pecuniarily and otherwise every movement
\nfor its advancement and welfare. Even in his
\nadvanced age, a few years back, when Sir Thomas
\nEsmonde paid a visit to the district, he was con
\nspicuous for his energetic endeavours to help \u2018 the
\ncause.\u2019 Being a devoted Catholic, he always took
\na great interest in Church matters. He did much to
\nadvance the interests of religion in the early days
\non the Macleay by the hospitality he extended\u2019 to
\nthe pioneer priests and his endeavours to facili
\ntate their modes of travelling through the district.
\nIt was in Mr. Gormley\u2019s house that the first Mass
\nwas celebrated on the Lower Macleay many years
\nago by the late Rev. Father Coghlan. He was
\nalways active in the political field from the year
\n1835, when in his native county he recorded his first
\nvote for O\u2019 Conor Don, to the 24th of July last, when
\nhe rose from a bed of sickness to give what he well
\nknew would be his last vote to the present member
\nfor the Macleay, Mr. Frank Clarke. When New
\nSouth Wales received responsible government, he
\nplayed a prominent part in the elections, being at
\nthat time in Sydney. He worked hard endeavour
\ning to secure for the country the services in Parlia
\nment of such men as Messrs. Plunkett, Deniehy,
\nand W. Forstor, and afterwards, in 1864, was one of
\na party in inducing Mr. Forster to stand for
\nthe old electorate of the Macleay, which seat
\nMr. Forster subsequently won. Being a man of in
\ndependent means, he latterly rested from work, and
\nuntil about a year ago, when old age began to weigh
\nhim down, he enjoyed the best of health. The de
\nceased was attended in the closing scenes of his life
\nby the Very Rev. Father Doyle, who administered
\nthe last rites of the Church. The coffin, which was
\nadorned with many lovely wreaths and crosses,
\nwas placed in the family vault in the Catholic por
\ntion of the Frederickton cemetery, where his wife,
\neldest son, and one daughter had been previously
\nlaid to rest. The funeral was one of the largest ever
\nseen on the Macleay. The deceased leaves one son
\nand three daughters, and several grandchildren.<\/p>\n

\"Grave<\/a>
Grave of Thomas Gormley 1875 Fredrickton Cemetery NSW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

Glory In Excelsis Deo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Erected By<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Cornelias & Ann Gormley<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

In Memory Of<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Their Beloved Son<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Thomas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

A Native of Cy Rosscommon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Ireland<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Who departed This Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

August the 29th 1875<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Aged 33 Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

All young men as you pass by<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

As you are now so once was I<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

As I am now so you must be<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So be prepared to follow me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ann<\/a>
Obituary for Ann Gormley nee McDermott Freeman’s Journal 14 Mar 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Gravestone<\/a>
Gravestone of Eliza Hanley nee Gormley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mary<\/a>
Mary Ann McGuire nee Gormley 1916 and Peter Gormley 1916<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mary<\/a>
Mary McGuire nee Gormley The Northern Star 1916<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mary<\/a>
Obituary for Mary McGuire in The Catholic Press 16 March 1916<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Ellen<\/a>
Ellen Fanning nee Gormley Bulla Cemetery Victoria Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The following is a descendant\u00a0report on the Gormley family from Co Roscommon Ireland who settled at Belmore River NSW Australia:<\/p>\n

\"Descendant
Descendant Report for Thomas Gormley Co Roscommon Ireland Nov 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cornelius and Ann Gormley and their children arrived from Co Roscommon in 1853. They settled and farmed in NSW at Belmore River. Ellen Gormley married Joihn Henry Fanning and lived at Bulla in Victoria. Their three other daughters married into the Hanly, McClymont and McGuire families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[233,327],"class_list":["post-1223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gormley","tag-descendants-report","tag-gormley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}