Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4rth Baron Femoy

1885 - 1955  (70 years)

• Name	Edmund Maurice Burke Roche  [1, 2]
  Suffix	4rth Baron Femoy
  Birth	15 May 1885	Chelsea, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Jul 1955	Norfolk, England   [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 d. 30 Oct 1920, London, Middlesex, England (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Frances Eleanor "Ellen" Work,   b. 27 Oct 1857, New York City, New York County, New York d. 26 Jan 1947, New York City, New York County, New York (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1880	New York City, New York County, New York   [2]
  Family ID	F11366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 May 1885 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England Death - 8 Jul 1955 - Norfolk, England Marriage - - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
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