William Osborne Gorringe (b 1824)

William Osborne Gorringe

Birth: 14 October 1824 in Brighton, Sussex, England
Death: 31 October 1892 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

4th great-grandfather (my relation)

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Historical Overview

William Osborne Gorringe was born 14 october 1824 in Brighton, Sussex, England.

William married Fanny Burgess on 3 December 1848 at St. Nicholas Church in Brighton, Sussex.

- Last updated 6 November 2016

Timeline

3 December 1848 - Marriage

William Osborne Gorringe married Fanny Burgess on 3 December 1848 in St. Nicholas Church in Brighton, Sussex, England. This information comes from an online index on FamilySearch. After I obtain a copy of the parish marriage register I will upload it here. - Last updated 6 November 2016

Brighton, Sussex, England

Sources:

“England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910,” FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org), William Osborn Gorringe and Fanny Burgess, married 3 December 1848, St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, accessed November 2016.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org), William Osborne Gorringe and Fanny Burgess, married Oct-Nov-Dec 1848, Brighton, Sussex, Volume 7, p. 504, line 10, accessed November 2016.

1855 Passenger List: Arrival

23 May 1855 - Passenger List: Arrival

In May 1855 William, his wife, and two children set sail for America. They left from Liverpool, England on the ship S. Curling, named after the ship's captain Sanders Curling. William was 30 years old, his wife Fanny was 26 years old, their son William was 3 years old, and their daughter Emily was only a year old. They arrived in New York City on 23 May 1855. Not long after their arrival they began making their way to Utah with a group of Mormon pioneers. - Last updated 6 November 2016

New York City, New York County, New York, USA

Source: United States, Treasury Department, Customs Service, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, S.S. S. Curling, arrived 23 May 1855, p. 10, Line 34, William Gorringe (and family); digital image, “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957,” Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), image 473, accessed November 2016.

1855 - Pioneer Migration to Utah

William, his wife Fanny, and their two children William and Emily, arrived in the Salt Lake valley in 1855 with a group of other Mormon pioneers. They were in Charles A. Harper's company coming across the plains. - Last updated 6 November 2016

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

Source: “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” History, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/), William Osborne Lambert Gorringe, arrived 1855 in Charles A. Harper Company, accessed November 2016.

Newspaper Article: Immigration List

12 September 1855 - Newspaper Article: Immigration List

The Deseret News in Salt Lake City published an article listing all of the Mormon pioneers during the year 1855 who had migrated to Utah. William Gorringe was listed under C. A. (Charles) Harper's Company, along with hundreds of other immigrants during 1855. The head of household was the only person named in this article, but next to their names is a number. This number indicates how many people are in the "household." The article shows that William and three others (his wife (Fanny) and two children (Williand and Emily) immigrated to Utah. - Last updated 6 November 2016

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

Source: “Immigration List – Sixth Company – P.E.F. Co. C. A. Harper, Captain,” Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah, 12 September 1855, p. 214; digital image, “Deseret News,” Utah Digital Newspapers (https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu), accessed November 2016.

1860 U.S. Federal Census

1860 - U.S. Federal Census

When the 1860 census was conducted William and his family were living in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory. They had been in Utah for about five years at this point. William was 33 years old and his wife Fanny was 31 years old. Also in the household was their son William (age 8), daugther Mary (age 3), and son Joseph H. (6 months). Their daughter, Emily, should have also been in the household, but she was not recorded. Either it was a mistake Emily was not recorded, or she was recorded in a different household. - Last updated 6 November 2016

Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory, USA

Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory, p. 12, Dwelling 75, Family 70, Wm. O. Gorringe household; digital image, “United States Census, 1860,” FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org), accessed November 2016.

1892 Obituary

1 November 1892 - Obituary

William's obituary was published in the Salt Lake Herald on 1 November 1892. Below is a transcript from the obituary. - Last updated 1 November 2016

A Strange Death

William Gorringe, of the Nineteenth Ward, Passes Suddenly Away.

At 5 o’clock yesterday morning, William Gorringe, who resides at the corner of Pear and First West streets, arose to kindle the fire as usual. He had been down stairs but a few minutes, when he called to his wife and told her he was dying. Half an hour later, he was a corpse.

Deceased was about 65 years of age, was a harness maker by trade, and well-known throughout the city. Up to last evening, no physician had been called in, so the exact cause of his death was not learned.

The deceased was in his usual health, so far as anybody knew, and his death is as strange as it was sudden.

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

Source: “A Strange Death,” obituary, Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, 1 November 1892, p. 8; digital image, “Salt Lake Herald,” Utah Digital Newspapers (https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu), accessed November 2016.

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