The Gorman family in the garden of Lucerne
Gorman family of Lucerne, Stillorgan Park
Robert Gorman married Agnes Middleton Pollexfen
born circa 1850 21 Nov 1878 born circa 1855
Clonshanbally, Sligo Sligo Sligo
died 19 Oct 1915 (66) died 25 Oct 1926
Robert Gorman born circa 1850 in Sligo third son of Henry Gorman of Wine Street, Sligo. He married
Agnes Middleton Pollexfen on 21 Nov 1878. They had four children. Agnes was the fourth daughter
of William Pollexfen of Union Square and Merville House, Sligo and Elizabeth Louisa Middleton.
Agnes’s sister Susan Pollexfen* was married to John Butler Yeats, son of William Butler Yeats. Another
sister Elizabeth Anne was married to Rev Alexander Barrington Orr of Brooklawn, Mount Merrion
Avenue. Her sister Isabella married the artist John Varley the younger and was an artist in her own
right. Robert was an extensive farmer and chairman of the Ballymote Agricultural Society. He was
chairman of the Sligo Gas Company and an elected member of the Harbour Board. He also carried
out an extensive milling business at Ballymote. He died 19 Oct 1915 and left over 40K in personal
estate. Agnes died 25 Oct 1926 at Wine Street and was buried with her husband.
1 Geoffrey Pollexfen Gorman born 13 Aug 1884 at Wine Street. In 1901 he was attending the Portora
Royal School, Enniskillen and was a flour clerk living with his parents in 1911. He was Hon Sec of
the Sligo RFC in 1904. He went to Texas to learn farming and cattle breeding but sold up on the
death of his father when he was left an estate and £1500. He enlisted in the Artists Rifles in 1916
and married Eileen Anne Duffy on 3 Feb 1916 at St Anthony's Church, Forest Gate and was granted
a divorce later that year. He was with the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment) when he married Nellie Corlin (Conlin) of Liverpool on 1 Nov 1919. In 1926 he was living
at Peace River, Alberta, Canada with his wife and son Robert.
2 Henry Wood Gorman, second son born Wine Street, Sligo 19 Nov 1885. Henry married Eva
Elizabeth Stewart Corry at Christ Church, Leeson Park on 9 Apr 1913. Elizabeth was the daughter
of George Frederick Stuart Corry and Lucy Henley Armstrong. Henry sold Cloonshanballa in 1919.
He appeared in a charity performance at the Theatre Royal in 1920. The family were living at
Lucerne, Stillorgan in 1921 and in a house called Lucerne in Glasgow by 1934. They had four children.
1 Robert Cecil Wood Gorman 23 Feb 1914 at Cloonshanballa, Drumrat, Sligo, married and was
a ship's officer/master mariner.
2 Eva Wood Gorman 23 Nov 1915 at Cloonshanballa, Drumrat, Sligo.
3 Irene Letitia Wood Gorman 12 Mar 1918 at Cloonshanballa, Drumrat, Sligo
3 Robert Swan Gorman youngest son born 20 Oct 1887 married Jane Dora Letitia (Letty) Sullivan
11 Apr 1917. He enlisted in 1915 with the Army Service Corps, 4th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Robert
was a miller and died at his place of work at Union Street on 24 May 1943, late of Eden Hill, Sligo and
left 35K in personal estate. Letty died 14 Aug 1956 at Eden Hill, Sligo. Both are buried at St John Old
Graveyard Sligo. The couple had no children.
4 Elizabeth Mary (Elma) Gorman born 14 Mar 1894 at Wine Street, Sligo. In 1911 she was attending the
Victoria High School in Londonderry. She married Edward Fawsett Browne 7 Mar 1916 at
Christchurch, Leeson Street. Edward was a horse dealer and the son of Richard Brown, Secretary of
the Gas Light Company of Sligo.
1 Robert William Browne born 9 Jul 1917 at Ballydoogan, Sligo.
* Pronounced Poulston in Ireland
© June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2021
Robert Gorman married Agnes Middleton Pollexfen
born circa 1850 21 Nov 1878 born circa 1855
Clonshanbally, Sligo Sligo Sligo
died 19 Oct 1915 (66) died 25 Oct 1926
Robert Gorman born circa 1850 in Sligo third son of Henry Gorman of Wine Street, Sligo. He married
Agnes Middleton Pollexfen on 21 Nov 1878. They had four children. Agnes was the fourth daughter
of William Pollexfen of Union Square and Merville House, Sligo and Elizabeth Louisa Middleton.
Agnes’s sister Susan Pollexfen* was married to John Butler Yeats, son of William Butler Yeats. Another
sister Elizabeth Anne was married to Rev Alexander Barrington Orr of Brooklawn, Mount Merrion
Avenue. Her sister Isabella married the artist John Varley the younger and was an artist in her own
right. Robert was an extensive farmer and chairman of the Ballymote Agricultural Society. He was
chairman of the Sligo Gas Company and an elected member of the Harbour Board. He also carried
out an extensive milling business at Ballymote. He died 19 Oct 1915 and left over 40K in personal
estate. Agnes died 25 Oct 1926 at Wine Street and was buried with her husband.
1 Geoffrey Pollexfen Gorman born 13 Aug 1884 at Wine Street. In 1901 he was attending the Portora
Royal School, Enniskillen and was a flour clerk living with his parents in 1911. He was Hon Sec of
the Sligo RFC in 1904. He went to Texas to learn farming and cattle breeding but sold up on the
death of his father when he was left an estate and £1500. He enlisted in the Artists Rifles in 1916
and married Eileen Anne Duffy on 3 Feb 1916 at St Anthony's Church, Forest Gate and was granted
a divorce later that year. He was with the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment) when he married Nellie Corlin (Conlin) of Liverpool on 1 Nov 1919. In 1926 he was living
at Peace River, Alberta, Canada with his wife and son Robert.
2 Henry Wood Gorman, second son born Wine Street, Sligo 19 Nov 1885. Henry married Eva
Elizabeth Stewart Corry at Christ Church, Leeson Park on 9 Apr 1913. Elizabeth was the daughter
of George Frederick Stuart Corry and Lucy Henley Armstrong. Henry sold Cloonshanballa in 1919.
He appeared in a charity performance at the Theatre Royal in 1920. The family were living at
Lucerne, Stillorgan in 1921 and in a house called Lucerne in Glasgow by 1934. They had four children.
1 Robert Cecil Wood Gorman 23 Feb 1914 at Cloonshanballa, Drumrat, Sligo, married and was
a ship's officer/master mariner.
2 Eva Wood Gorman 23 Nov 1915 at Cloonshanballa, Drumrat, Sligo.
3 Irene Letitia Wood Gorman 12 Mar 1918 at Cloonshanballa, Drumrat, Sligo
3 Robert Swan Gorman youngest son born 20 Oct 1887 married Jane Dora Letitia (Letty) Sullivan
11 Apr 1917. He enlisted in 1915 with the Army Service Corps, 4th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Robert
was a miller and died at his place of work at Union Street on 24 May 1943, late of Eden Hill, Sligo and
left 35K in personal estate. Letty died 14 Aug 1956 at Eden Hill, Sligo. Both are buried at St John Old
Graveyard Sligo. The couple had no children.
4 Elizabeth Mary (Elma) Gorman born 14 Mar 1894 at Wine Street, Sligo. In 1911 she was attending the
Victoria High School in Londonderry. She married Edward Fawsett Browne 7 Mar 1916 at
Christchurch, Leeson Street. Edward was a horse dealer and the son of Richard Brown, Secretary of
the Gas Light Company of Sligo.
1 Robert William Browne born 9 Jul 1917 at Ballydoogan, Sligo.
* Pronounced Poulston in Ireland
© June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2021