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Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4rth Baron Femoy

Male 1885 - 1955  (70 years)


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  • Name Edmund Maurice Burke Roche  [1, 2
    Suffix 4rth Baron Femoy 
    Born 15 May 1885  Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Jul 1955  Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Wikipedia Biography of Edmund Maurice Burke Roche

      Roche was born in Chelsea, London, [1] the elder of twin sons of the Hon. James Roche (later Baron Fermoy) and his wife, Frances Ellen Work. He was educated at Harvard University, but returned to England on succeeding to his father's title in 1920. He rented Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk from the Royal Family and at the 1924 general election, he contested and won the local parliamentary constituency, King's Lynn, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1935 general election. [2][3] He was also elected the town's mayor in 1931. [4]

      On 17 September 1931, Lord Fermoy married Ruth Sylvia Gill (the youngest daughter of Col. William Gill) at St. Devenick's, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire [1] and they had three children:

      a) Hon. Mary Cynthia (b. 1934),
      married
      (1) Hon. Sir Anthony Berry (divorced 1966),
      (2) Denis Geoghegan (divorced 1980),
      (3) Michael Gunningham (divorced 1989)

      b) Hon. Frances Ruth (b. 1936),
      married
      (1) Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp (divorced 1969),
      (2) Peter Shand Kydd

      c) Hon. Edmund James Burke (b. 1939), later the 5th Baron Fermoy.

      Lord Fermoy joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 at the start of World War II but when the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for King's Lynn was killed on active service in 1943, he resigned his commission and stood for re-election. He retired from politics when Parliament was dissolved for the 1945 general election. [2]

      Lord Fermoy collapsed in a shop at King's Lynn, Norfolk in June 1955 and died three weeks later. [2] He was succeeded by his only son.

      1) Williamson, D The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer In: Genealogist's Magazine, 1981; vol. 20 (no. 6) p. 192-199 and vol. 20 (no. 8) p. 281-282

      2) The Times, Saturday, Jul 9, 1955; p. 8 col. D

      3) Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

      4) The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk


    Person ID I36899  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Rt. Hon. James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy,   b. 28 Jul 1852, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1920, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Frances Eleanor "Ellen" Work,   b. 27 Oct 1857, New York City, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1947, New York City, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1880  New York City, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F11366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Sylvia Gill, Baroness Fermoy,   b. 2 Oct 1908, Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1993, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Hon. Frances Ruth Roche,   b. 20 Jan 1936, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 2004, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2012 
    Family ID F11367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 May 1885 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S819] Wikipedia Article.

    2. [S408] Strong Family Association of American Website, (http://strongfamilyofamerica.org/ Former address: http://sss.geocities.com/sfaapage).