Brief Life History of Edmund Maurice Burke
When Edmund Maurice Burke Roche 4th Baron Fermoy was born on 15 May 1885, in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Boothby Burke Roche 3rd Baron Fermoy, was 33 and his mother, Frances Eleanor Work, was 27. He married Lady Ruth Sylvia Gill on 17 September 1931, in St Devenick's Church, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1928 and lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1915 and Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died on 8 July 1955, in Park House, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (41)
- Morris Roche in household of Frank Work, "United States Census, 1910"
- Edmund Maurice B Roche, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- New York, U.S., Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919
Spouse and Children
1885–1955 Male
1908–1993 Female
Children (3)
1934–2023 Female
1936–2004 Female
1939–1984 Male
Parents and Siblings
1851–1920 Male
1857–1947 Female
Siblings (4)
1884–1966 Female
1885–1955 Male
1885–1958 Male
1890– Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Age 6
1908
Age 23
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aidan, Declan, Eamonn, Fergus, Fionnuala, Kevin Patrick, Liam.
Irish (Munster) and English (of Norman origin): variant of Roach . Compare Roch .
French: topographic name for someone who lived by a rocky outcrop or crag, from Old French roche ‘rock’. In North America, this surname is also a shortened form of the variant Laroche 2. Compare Deroche .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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