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Topic: Lochgelly or Cowdenbeath: Gorman, Reilly, Murray (Read 842 times)
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dawnone
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Looking for the family of my grandmother, Bridget Murray Gorman or "Betty" , Born Dec. 30, 1898 Lochgelly, Scotland (or Cowdenbeath. She emigrated to Canada in 1924. Her family heritage was Irish Catholic, from County Cork on the maternal side.
Her mother's name was Reilly, I believe, (not sure of the spelling) and she died age 42 of dropsy. Bridget had a younger sister, "Peg" (Elizabeth) who emigrated to the Bronx, New York. Their father (Gorman) remarried and had at least 2 children with the second wife.
I would like to learn what became of them, and also find the name of my great grandmother's family, to try and trace their Irish origins. Can anyone help or offer suggestions?
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dawnone
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 Hi DiddyMiller! Thank-you so much for all the effort you've put into this- My father would have been so happy, as he tried for years to find any information on his family, to no avail. My grandmother did once tell me the name of her Irish family from Cork, but the paper it was written on was lost and I've been trying to learn it ever since. That is the only thing I'm still missing, but now with the family names in Scotland known, that should help.
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JAP
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Hello dawnone,
Welcome to RootsChat! We're all here waiting and ready to help 
Diddy has provided much information.
However, it's fun to do one's own research
The 'sticky' at the top of the Scotland General board should help you in general terms. See:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468.0.html
ScotlandsPeople at:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
is a very useful site (it's pay per view but charges are reasonable).
The IGI (International Genealogical Index) at:
http://www.familysearch.org
is another great (free) site and is especially useful for Scottish civil registration records from 1855 to about 1874..
Diddy's reference to the marriage of Michael and Ann presumably comes from there.
A parent search (put Michael REILLY in the father box, Bridget MURRAY in the mother box, select British Isles as the region) on that site brings up one child - Ann REILLY b 10 Nov 1873, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland.
Incidentally, it's a good idea to post all the information/queries about one family on one thread so RootsChatters don't duplicate searches. Or, at least, give cross-references to other relevant threads 
All the very best,
JAP
Another thread about this family:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,315208
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stevengorman
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Dawnone
Are you able to e-mail me please. I believe we have a link in our family tree. Your gr grandad was my gr grandads brother.
Moderator comment: e-mail address removed to prevent spamming and other abuses. Please exchange e-mail addresses by personal message where possible.
Are you on genesreunited?
Hopefully speak soon
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dawnone
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Hi Steven-
I sent you an email with my email address on it. Please write!
This site http://www.dawnone.com/adman.html contains photos of my family, though I haven't any of my grandfather, Edward Gorman, as of yet. My mother remembers seeing one, but I think it has disappeared.
The attached photos are:
April 7, 1955 Wedding day of Edward James Hammond (my father) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(L-R) Edward (groom), Betty (mother) and Ralph (brother) Hammond
1988 Bridget Murray Gorman (married name Hammond, known as Betty) at age 90 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Thanks!
Linda
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dawnone
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Edward's mother, Betty Hammond (nee Bridget Murray Gorman),
Age 27, Winnipeg, 1925
Last photo of Daddy and I, Sept., 2000
Toronto Islands
L-R Linda Dawn Hammond, Edward James Hammond
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stevengorman
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I have e-mailed you Dawn
Steven
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