I am looking for information about my great grandfather James Gorman he died in Kinning Park in Glasgow in 1902.It looks like he joined the 69th regiment of foot in Kilkenny on the 16th of August 1855 and served as a drummer until about 1883, he was discharged in Londonderry and married a Margaret Whiteside from Lisbunny Derry after which they must have moved to Glasgow. He has listed as his next of kin a brother called Laurence serving in the 17th regiment of foot. On his enlistment papers it shows he stayed at Patrick st in Kilkenny his fathers name was William Gorman, in theGriffiths valuation there is a William Gorman living in Patrick st Upper townland of Gardens in the parish ofST Patrick the landlord is an Edmund Smithwick this was around 1848. I have found two baptism records one for a James Gorman 4th of October 1841 and one for a Laurence Gorman 7th of September 1835 in both the father is William Gorman mother Margaret Fogarty. I would be interested to find out as much as i can about the family for instance was there more than the two sons, what was Williams employment on the death record for James his fathers employment is shown as a spirit merchant.
Monday 27th May 2013, 11:50AM
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Hi Stuart,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried contacting the local parish church to see if you can fid any other records of the family? Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Kilkenny city, follow this link:
As you can see copies are available from the Kilkenny Family History Centre at Rothe House. If you would like to contact them here is their email, however a fee may apply.: kilkennyfamilyhistory@rothehouse.com
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kilkenny/index.html
Kilkenny Library: http://kilkennylibrary.kilkenny.ie/eng/Our_Services/Local_Studies/
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 24th Jun 2013, 02:09PM