Rider Gorman (1813 - abt. 1839)

Born 1813 in Cork, Ireland

Died about 1839 at about age 26 in New South Wales

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Biography

Rider Gorman of Cork was transported to NSW on the Blenheim in 1834 Butcher's Boy, Age19 convicted Cork for Housebreaking. Details of the trial are at ^[1]

He is listed at Bathurst in the 1834 muster. Listed as apprehended runaway 1836, 1839 N Liscombe Bathurst.

Rider Gorman , Thomas Summer/Sumner, Joseph Cook & Dennis Darcey/Darcy were hanged for bushranging and rape 21 June 1839 Sydney NSW . This occurred at Liscombe's property. Note the Parramatta Gaol Entrance Book lists him as Ryder having arrived on the Susan in 1834 ^[2]

Research notes

• Potential family, father or uncle Richard Ryder Gorman born Cork 1795^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Sheens [heritagegenealogy.com.au/Sheens/p267.htm|Sheens] Arrival year 1834 Ship name Blenheim Henry Brown, Rider Gorman, and Richard Corbett were charged with having, the 13th inst. stolen from the shop of Mr. Thomas Dunn, Blackpool, yards of calico. Serjeant Donovan, of the police, was, about two o’clock on the morning of Tuesday last.
2. ↑ Arrival year: 1834 Arrival Country: Australia Vessel Arrived In: Susan Date of Admission/Photo: 4 Mar 1839 Gaol: Parramatta Gaol Location: North Parramata, New South Wales, Australia Record Type: Entrance Book
3. ↑ Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 1795 Baptism Date: Mar 1795 Baptism Place: St Finbarr's (South), Cork city, Cork, Ireland Parish Variants: Christ Church, Christchurch, South, South , Cork, St. Finbarr's South, Cork, St. Finbarr's Sth, Cork, St. John of Jerusalem, St. Nicholas Diocese: Cork and Ross Father: Richd Gorman Mother: Mary Morgann

• 12 April 1834 - Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier - Cork
• New South Wales Government Gazette 1836,1839
• Series Office Copies Of Printed Indents 1831-1842 (Nrs 12189) Reel 907
• Sydney Gazette NSW Advertiser 4 May 1839 p2 & 21 May 1839 p3 & 22 Jun 1839 p2
• https://cjrc.osu.edu/sites/cjrc.osu.edu/files/New%20South%20Wales%20Non-homicidal%20assaults%2C%201788-1851_0.pdf