Mary Grace (Cable) Gorman (1849 - 1909)

Born 10 Dec 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Gorman — married 21 Sep 1871 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1909 at age 59 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary Cable was born in Greenock Renfrewshire Scotland in December 1849. She was the daughter of George Cable and Mary Mahoney. ^[1]

She arrived in Australia in 1858 aboard the Parsee with her mother Magdeline ^[2].

Mary Cable married William Gorman on the 21st of September 1871 in Echuca, Victoria ^[3]. The couple had eight children and the family lived in Echuca, Wentworth and Mildura.

• George Frederick Bond Gorman (19 June 1872 – 18 July 1950) .
• Lily Sarah Gorman (1874 – 14 August 1963) .
• Mary Alma Gorman (1876 – 14 July 1962) .
• Arthur William Gorman (28 March 1878 – 9 March 1940) .
• Grace Mary Gorman (1881 – 12 October 1964) .
• Bruce Gorman (~1884 – 1884) .
• Francis Gordon Gorman (1885 – 1 May 1915) .
• Carlyle Gorman (1888 – 1890)

At 59, she passed away on the 22nd of April 1909 in Mildura, Victoria ^[4]. She was buried in Nichols Point Cemetery, Mildura on the 25 April 1909 ^[5][6][7].

Obituary

MARY GORMAN.

Mary Gorman, of Wentworth, passed peacefully away to her rest on April 21st. She came to Australia in early life and with her husband made her home in Echuca. There she sought and found her Saviour, whom she served faithfully to the end. Leaving Echuca, she settled in Wentworth, where for twenty-eight years she lived, up to the time of her death. She was a most loyal member of our Church and not merely witnessed the rise and progress of Methodism in that south western circuit, but was a great factor in its growth. Her Christian character was most exemplary, and was marked by an unaltering faith in her Master through all the vicissitudes of her experience. She was a true friend to all, and especially to the household of faith. All, who, with the faculty for spiritual discernment, came in contact with her life, recognised her as a meek, unassuming, and great soul. As a mother in the home she was a saintly queen, who with a Christlike disposition moulded the ideals of her growing family, and stamped upon each of her six sons and daughters the impress of her own sweet personality, which can never be effaced. Her end was sudden. Stricken down with paralysis while nursing one of her family through a serious illness, the end came swiftly. She maintained her characteristic spirit of calm faith and resignation, until silently and peacefully her soul passed out and away to the land where all is bliss, to know as she was known. ^[8]

Research Notes

Wentworth and Mildura are border towns. Wentworth is in New South Wales and Mildura is on the Victoria side.

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland’s People Catholic Register CABLE MARY GEORGE CABLE/MAGLEN MAHONEY F 10/12/1849 16/12/1849 Greenock, St Mary's
2. ↑ Victoria Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) CABLE, MARY, 7, PARSEE, 1858-05, book 13, page 203
3. ↑ Family Notices (1871, September 23). The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), p. 2. Retrieved June 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113589984
4. ↑ Mary Gorman Death Certificate. Mildura, Victoria. Accessed with Ancestry.com.au uploaded by user "megpm" on the 14 JUL 2019
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #211554509
6. ↑ Family Notices (1909, April 24). The Mildura Cultivator (Vic. : 1888 - 1920), p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74856330
7. ↑ BillionGraves record for Mary Gorman with grave photo
8. ↑ MARY GORMAN. (1909, June 5). The Methodist (Sydney, NSW : 1892 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved June 10, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155403770

See Also

• FamilySearch Person: LY7H-P85