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Ancestry report for Mary Caroline Gorham, daughter of William Gorham and Mary Gorham

Mary Caroline Gorham was born in 1818 at Penshurst, the second daughter of William and Mary Gorham. In 1923 her widowed mother and her family moved to Tonbridge where Mary Caroline was educated. Her whole life until her death in 1932 was dedicated to social, religious and philanthropic work for which she was hohoured with an M.B.E. Her early work was with Lady Henry Somerset and the Duxhurst Homes and with St Stephens Church and in 1890 she was a founder of the Mission at St Eanswythes.


See also The Gorham Family by Arthur H. Neve published in 1933.
Generation No. 1
1. Mary Caroline Gorham was the daughter of (2) William Gorham and (3) Mary Gorham. She was born 1818 at Penshurst, Kent; died 28th Feb 1932 at Tonbridge, Kent
 
Generation No. 2
2. William Gorham He was born c 1780; died Apr 1817 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried after Apr 1817 at Emmanuel Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
He married Mary on c 1810. She was born 1784 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1865. They had the following children:
iDr John who was born 1814 Penshurst, Kent; died 13th Dec 1899, Cause of death: inflenza
iiWilliam who was born 1816 Penshurst, Kent; died Dec 1881
iiiIsabella who was born 1818
ivMary Caroline who was born 1818 Penshurst, Kent; died 28th Feb 1932 Tonbridge, Kent
 
3. Mary Gorham She was born 1784 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 1865
She married William Gorham on c 1810. He was born c 1780; died Apr 1817 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried after Apr 1817 at Emmanuel Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
iDr John who was born 1814 Penshurst, Kent; died 13th Dec 1899, Cause of death: inflenza
iiWilliam who was born 1816 Penshurst, Kent; died Dec 1881
iiiIsabella who was born 1818
ivMary Caroline who was born 1818 Penshurst, Kent; died 28th Feb 1932 Tonbridge, Kent
 

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