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     William Thomas Bennett was born on 21 September 1898 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, son of John Bennett and Martha Jane Gorman Drissell.¹

He died on Tuesday, 31 October 1916, aged 18 years, 1 month and 10 days, at sea on board SS Adriatic, which was hired as a collier by the Royal Navy. It sailed from Newport, Monmouthshire heading for Marseilles and was never seen again.¹

A memorial to William can be found at Tower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London, England.²

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     William Gorman was born on 25 October 1850 in Newton Poppleford, Devon, England, son of William Gorman and Elizabeth Bailey.¹

On 14 July 1872, William, aged 21, married Catherine Pearson, in St James Parish Church in Bristol, Bristol, England.¹

On 21 November 1893, William, aged 43, married Lilian Alice Clifford, daughter of Jacob Clifford and Emily Aland, in St James Parish Church in Bristol, Bristol, England.²

He died on Monday, 9 December 1935, aged 85 years, 1 month and 14 days, in Bristol, Bristol, England.¹

An account of his life history as recorded in Reynolds News 12 Feb 1905.

At six years of age he began to contribute to his own maintenance by becoming a worker in a silk facory at Newton Popplelford, owned by a London firm named Webb. The work in the factory commenced at 6.am and Mr Gorman remembers distinctly some of the privations concerned especially going to and from the factory in the cold, scantily clothed and poorly fed. The work was very ardous and trying. The hours were 72 per week, the wages 1s 6d (71/2 penc) per week, unless corporal punishment adminstered by the overlooker frequently could be counted as wages.

When young Gorman was about seven and a half years of age, his father William Gorman b. 1828 who was a haulier and general factotum in the place had the temeritry to question the right of the parson to unmercifully thrash a four year old son with a walking stick for the serious crime of throwing pebbles into the waterwheel. During the argument the parson lay flat on the ground. His dignity, if nothing else was hurt, and Gorman senior had to "scoot". The family was bundled out the village and after some hardships reached Bristol where the father drifted after having been to London out of the way of the Parson.¹

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     Catherine Pearson was born in 1849 in Bedminster, Somerset, England.¹

On 14 July 1872, Catherine, married William Gorman, aged 21, son of William Gorman and Elizabeth Bailey, in St James Parish Church in Bristol, Bristol, England.¹

She died on Tuesday, 15 September 1885, aged 36 years, in Bedminster, Somerset, England.¹

Catherine was buried on 16 September 1885 in the Bedminster, Somerset, England.¹

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     William Gorman was born on 19 January 1873 in 4 Malvern Place, Bedminster, Somerset, England, son of William Gorman and Catherine Pearson.¹

On 1 September 1894, William, aged 21, married Rose Jane Lansdown, aged 22, in The Parish Church in Bedminster, Somerset, England.¹

He died on Friday, 17 October 1952, aged 79 years, 8 months and 28 days, in 37 Francis Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

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     Rose Jane Lansdown was born on 2 April 1872 in 27 Richmond Ter., Bedminster, Somerset, England.¹

On 1 September 1894, Rose, aged 22, married William Gorman, aged 21, son of William Gorman and Catherine Pearson, in The Parish Church in Bedminster, Somerset, England.¹

She died on Wednesday, 27 November 1946, aged 74 years, 7 months and 25 days, in 1 Heap Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

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     William Edgar Gorman was born on 14 October 1895 in Bedminster, Somerset, England, son of William Gorman and Rose Jane Lansdown.¹

William was a Private, service number 242232, in the "A" Company, 2nd/5th Battalion, of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment.)²

He died on Saturday, 18 May 1918, aged 22 years, 7 months and 4 days, in France.¹

William was buried in the Couin New British Cemetery, Couin, Pas de Calais, France.²

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     Alice Kathleen Gorman was born on 2 August 1897 in Bedminster, Somerset, England, daughter of William Gorman and Rose Jane Lansdown.¹

About June 1920, Alice, married Walter Hartley, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

She died on Sunday, 6 May 1984, aged 86 years, 9 months and 4 days, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

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     Walter Hartley was born on 14 April 1891 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

About June 1920, Walter, married Alice Kathleen Gorman, daughter of William Gorman and Rose Jane Lansdown, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

He died on Saturday, 19 February 1977, aged 85 years, 10 months and 5 days, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

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     Kathleen Rita Hartley was born on 10 October 1920 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, daughter of Walter Hartley and Alice Kathleen Gorman.¹

On 14 January 1953, Kathleen, aged 32, married Kenneth McKay, aged 32, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

She died on Sunday, 29 April 2001, aged 80 years, 6 months and 19 days, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.¹

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     Kenneth McKay was born on 12 May 1920 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

On 14 January 1953, Kenneth, aged 32, married Kathleen Rita Hartley, aged 32, daughter of Walter Hartley and Alice Kathleen Gorman, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.¹

He died on Monday, 6 January 1997, aged 76 years, 7 months and 25 days, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.¹