Anna O'Brien Gorman
BIRTH
17 Nov 1900
DEATH
1 Jul 1978 (aged 77)
BURIAL
Saint Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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PLOT
Section 44, Lot#66, Grave #1
MEMORIAL ID
13122747 · View Source

Johanna Joseph Brien was usually called Anna O'Brien. The second name "Joseph" for a girl was common in those days in Newfoundland. Blanche McCarthy, in an e-mail on October 9, 2000, wrote to me:

"Joseph was a very popular 2nd name for girls. Almost as popular as Mary was for a 1st name! That priest had a one-track mind. Kids didn't get the names the parents wanted! They got the names the priest decided to give them!"

During WWII, she worked at the Revere Rubber Company and, after the war, at the Peerless Box Company. Her niece, Mary Gorman, got her and her daughter, Mary Gorman-Dorgan, a job at the Peerless Box Co. in 1947-1948.

Anna was an active member of many church and civic organizations. She belonged to the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Waters-Langton Post #228 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was also the Chaplain and "Sunshine Chairman" of the Thomas L. Ryan Post #47, Auxiliary in Providence, Rhode Island.

By her grandchildren, she was affectionately known as Nana.

Obituary:

Anna Gorman
Providence—Mrs. Anna Gorman, 77, formerly of 52 Bergen St., died yesterday at Roger Williams General Hospital. She was the widow of Stephen J. Gorman.

Born November 17, 1900, in Newfoundland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Emma Emily (Conway) O'Brien and lived in the Mt. Pleasant section most of her life.
Mrs. Gorman was a communicant of the Blessed Sacrament Church for 75 years and a member of its senior citizens’ group and its Rosary and Altar Society. She was also a member of the Thomas Ryan Post American Legion and the Waters-Langton American Legion Post at Bradford House.

She leaves a son, Stephen Gorman of Warwick; a daughter, Mary A. Dorgan of N. Scituate; a sister, Mrs. Mary Ryan of Providence; and seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9 A.M. from the J.F. Skeffington Chapel, 925 Chalkstone Ave., with Mass of Christian burial at 10 at Blessed Sacrament Church, Academy Ave. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery.
 
Burial:
Saint Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Section 44, Lot#66, Garve #1
 

Stephen Gorman
BIRTH
1 May 1900
DEATH
26 Nov 1962 (aged 62)
BURIAL
Saint Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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PLOT
Section 44, Lot #66, Grave #1
MEMORIAL ID
13122733 · View Source

Stephen Joseph Gorman, his father, Stephen Gorman, and his paternal grandfather, Michael Gorman, were all born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. Wigan was created on July 1, 1837. It is a sub-district of Lancashire. All records are kept at:

New Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1NN
Tel: +44 (0)1942 705000

Stephen’s birth record can be found here:

Name: Stephen Gorman
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Wigan
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 68

Stephen appears on the 1901 UK Census with his parents:

Stephen Gorman
Age: 11 months
Estimated birth year: about 1900
Relation: Son
Father's name: Stephen
Mother's name: Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: 19 Hey Street, Wigan, Lancashire, England. Next door at 21 Hey Street is the William Pomfret family, his mother’s father and mother, and her siblings.

Civil parish: Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish: Wigan All Saints
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 19 Hey Street, Wigan, Lancashire, England

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan

Household schedule number: 227
Household Members:

Annie Gorman 24
Stephen Gorman, 23, Cellar Man: Wine & Spirits Merchants (Golden Lion Pub)
Stephen Gorman 11 months


Stephen immigrated from Wigan in 1905, along with his entire family. He was 5 years old.

1910 US Census of Rhode Island:

Name: Stephen Gorman
Age in 1910: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Stephen
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Name: Annie
Mother's Birth Place: England
Home in 1910: Providence Ward 10, Providence, Rhode Island: 25 Andem Street, Providence, RI
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1905

Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Gorman 31
Annie Gorman 32
Stephen Gorman 9
Harold Gorman 8
Gladys Gorman 2
Beatrice Gorman 8/12
Beatrice Pomfret 15

1920 US Census of Rhode Island:

Name: Stephen J Gorman
Home in 1920: Providence Ward 10, Providence, Rhode Island, 539 Valley St., Providence, RI
Age: 19 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Stephen
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Name: Annie
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of Immigration: 1905
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Gorman 41
Annie Gorman 42
Stephen J Gorman 19
Harold Gorman 18
Gladys Gorman 12
Beatrice Gorman 10
Beatrice Pomfret 25

1930 US Census of Rhode Island:

Name: Stephen Gorman
Home in 1930: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, 147 (Rear) Regent Ave., Providence, RI
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer, City Works

Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Gorman 29
Annie Gorman 29
Stephen Gorman 9 1/12
Mary Gorman 5 1/12
Emma O’Brien 77

1940 US Federal Census

Name: Stephan Gorman Respondent: Yes Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: England Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island View Map Street: Regent Avenue House Number: 147 Inferred Residence in 1935: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Residence in 1935: Same House Citizenship: Naturalized Sheet Number: 3A Number of Household Members in Order of Visitation: 44 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members:
Name
Age
Stephan Gorman
39
Anna Gorman
39
Stephen Gorman
19
Mary Gorman
12
Emma Obrien
86

1950 US Federal Census

Name: Stephen J Gorman (Stephen J Gorman)
Sex: Male
Age: 48 years
Event Date: 10 Apr 1950
Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Event Place (Original): Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Enumeration District: 7-133
Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Mar
Occupation: Hardener
Race: W
Citizenship Status: Yes
Industry: Brown & Sharpe
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Line Number: 23
Page Number: 5

Household Role
Anna Gorman
Wife
F
49 years
Newfoundland

Stephen lived in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, at 539 Valley Street, the corner of Valley and Harold Street, during the 1920 Census. He was a “Lunchman” at the “Wagon Lunch” known as Haven Brothers, which is still parked in front of the Providence City Hall every evening. Later, he worked with Brown & Sharpe Tool Company.

Stephen appears in the 1928 City Directory.

Stephen appears on the 1930 US Census:

Name: Stephen Gorman
Home in 1930:Providence: Providence, Rhode Island
Age:29
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Annie
Race: White
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Stephen Gorman29
Annie Gorman29
Stephen Gorman9 1/12
Mary Gorman5 1/12
Emma O’Brien77 mother-in-law Canada

Stephen and his wife Anna O’Brien lived for many years at 147 Regent Avenue in Providence. They later moved to 54 Bergen Street, also in the Mount Pleasant section of Providence, Rhode Island.

Stephen worked with his father, Stephen, and his brother, Harold, at the Brown and Sharpe Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

He was very involved with Democratic party politics in the 5th Ward of Providence.

He suffered all his life with asthma and had a "game" leg, which was caused when he stepped on a rusty nail while playing a prank of unhooking the electric wire from a trolley car. He was also allergic to wheat products. But he managed to have a "short" glass of Burgundy wine once in a while. He bribed his grandsons with "two bits" (25 cents) if they promised not to tell their grandmother.

Stephen J. Gorman was known affectionately by his grandchildren as “Poppy”.

Stephen J. Gorman’s obituary appeared in the Providence Journal on 27 November 1962:

Stephen Gorman
Stephen Gorman, 62 of 54 Bergen St., an employee of the hardening department at Brown and Sharp Manufacturing Company for the last 23 years and active in the democratic circles in the Fifth Ward, died yesterday at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He had been ill for six weeks.
The husband of Anna (O'Brien) Gorman, he was born in Lancashire, England, on May 2, 1900, a son of Annie (Pomfret) Gorman and the late Stephen Gorman. He had resided in Mount Pleasant for the last 58 years.
Mr. Gorman had been treasurer of the Fifth Ward Democratic Committee for the last 32 years. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, the International Federation of Machinists, the Hod Carriers and the Curb Setters Locals, and had been Vice President of the Beach Meadows Campers Association of Matunuck, and a Lieutenant in the Beach Meadows Fire Department.
Besides his mother, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. William J. Dorgan of Providence; a son, Stephen Gorman Jr. of Warwick; two sisters, Mrs. Francis E. Place of Providence and Mrs. Nicandro Ricci of Centerdale, and six grandchildren.
The Funeral will be held on Thursday at 8:45 a.m. from the J.F. Skeffington Chapel, 925 Chalkstone Ave., with a solemn high requiem Mass in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Academy Avenue, at 9:45. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.

Burial:
Saint Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Section 44, Lot #66, Grave #1

Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gorman&GSfn=Stephen&GSby=1900&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1962&GSdyrel=in&GSst=42&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=13122733&df=all&

Marriage
Date: 17 NOV 1920
Place: Blessed Sacrament Chruch, Providence, RI