Brief Life History of Frances Ruth
When Frances Ruth Roche was born on 20 January 1936, in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edmund Maurice Burke Roche 4th Baron Fermoy, was 50 and her mother, Lady Ruth Sylvia Gill, was 27. She married Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer on 1 June 1954, in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2003. She died on 3 June 2004, in Seil, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 68, and was buried in Pennyfuir Cemetery, Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Sources (52)
- Frances Shand Kydd, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Roche, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Frances Ruth Burke Roche Shand Kydd, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1924–1992 Male
1936–2004 Female
Children (2)
1960–1960 Male
1961–1997 Female
Parents and Siblings
1885–1955 Male
1908–1993 Female
Siblings (3)
1934–2023 Female
1936–2004 Female
1939–1984 Male
World Events (8)
1940
Age 4
1940 · The Blitz Begins
Age 4
1956 · Clean Air Act
Age 20
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.
Story Highlight
Frances Ruth Burke Roche 1936 - 2004
English Nobility. The mother of Princess Diana Spencer, she was born Frances Ruth Burke Roche in Sandringham England and was the daughter of the Fourth Baron Fermoy. Her mother, Lady Ruth Fermoy, was …
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