'Roche03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Roch of Glyn Castle, Roche of Kildinan, Roch of Tourin, Roche of Trabolgan, Roche of Rochemount, Roch of Woodbine Hall

                               
Edmund Roche (d 1540)
1. Maurice FitzEdmund Roche, Mayor of Cork (d 1593)
  A. John Roche FitzMaurice FitzEdmund (dsp)
  B. Edward Roche FitzMaurice FitzEdmund (d 1626)
  BP1934 starts with this Edward. As this leaves out the connection reported by BP1870 between the later Lords Fermoy with the earlier Lords (as shown above, the above Edward being a younger son of the 1st Lord of Fermoy), this suggests a loss of faith in the above connection.
  i. Francis Roche, Sheriff of co. Cork (d 1669)
  m. Jane or Catherine Coppinger
a. Edward Roche of Trabolgan (d 1696)
  m. (1672) Catharine Lavallin (dau of James Lavallin of Walterstown)
  (1) Edward Roche of Kildinan and Trabolgan (d unm 1755)
  (2) Edmond Roche (d 1750)
  m. (1739) Barbara Hennessy (dau of James Hennessy)
(A) Edmond Roche of Kildinan (d 1823)
  m. (1768) Frances Coghlan (dau of George Coghlan of Ardoe)
  (i) Edward Roche of Kildinan & Trabolgan (b 13.07.1771, d 03.1855) had issue §R§
  m. (1805) Margaret Honoria Curtain (dau of William Curtain, "a near relation of Rt.Hon. Edmund Burke")
  Their son was created 1st Baron Fermoy in 1856.
  (ii) Frances Roche
m. Richard Power 'of Lisbon & Cork'
  (a) Ellena Maria Power (b 1803-4, d 01.04.1880) probably of this generation
  m. (29.11.1827) Dennis Brennan Bullen (d 1866, professor)
  (iii) Georgina Roche (d unm 1813)
  (B) Francis Roche of Rochemount (d 1826)
  m. (1796) Esther Webb (dau of John Webb, sister of Rev. John of The Hill and Rosanna)
  (i) Francis James Roche (d 1828) had issue
  m. ?? (relict of Edward Thornhill of Castle Kiven)
  (ii) John Webb Roche of Rochemount had issue
  m. Eliza Anne Ermine Madocks (dau of William Alexander Madocks of Tre Madoc)
(iii) Edmund Roche of Ballymonis (Colonel)
  m. (1845) Anna Matilda Austen (dau of Rev. _ and Hon. Matilda Sophia Austen of Hadwell Lodge)
  (iv) Maria Audriah Roche
  m. (1826) Sir Joseph Hackwell of Aghada Hall and Coveragh (Lt. General)
  (v) Eliza Roche
  m. Cornwall Burne (Lt. Colonel)
  (vi) Susan Roche
  m. A.F. Blyth of Westcliffe House (Lt. Colonel)
  (vii)+ other issue - James, others (d young)
  (C) Edward Roche of Trabolgan (d 1828, Colonel)
  m. (1781) Susanna Wombwell (dau of Sir George Wombwell of Wombwell)
  (i) Edmond Edward Roche (dvp 1803)
  (D)+ other issue (d unm) - James, Richard
  (3) Catherine Roche
  m. _ Watts
(4) Anne Roche
  m. Piere Power of Clonmult
  (5) Mary Roche
  m. James Kearney of Garretstown
  (5) Martha Roche probably of this generation
  m. (1738) Abraham Chatterton of Cork City
  (6)+ other issue - Maurice, James, Margaret (d unm)
  b. Edmond Roche
  ii.+ other issue - Edward, Maurice
  C. Patrick Roche FitzMaurice FitzEdmund
  D. Ellen Roche probably of this generation
  m. Henry Gold or Gould (d 05.1631/4)
2. Joan Roche
  m. (1508) David de Courcy, Lord Kingsale

 

 

BLGI1912 identifies the following John is as "son of George Roch, Lord Roch and Fermoy" but we have yet to identify such a George.
John Roch of Tourin (b 1507)
1. ?? Roch
A. ?? Roch
  Uncertain on number of intervening generations.
  i. ?? Roch
  a. George Roch of Tourin & Glyn
  (1) James Roch 'of Glyn', Sheriff of co Wexford (b 29.09.1659, d 22.12.1722, Colonel)
  m1. (1693) Elizabeth Gough (dau of William Gough, son of Francis, Bishop of Limerick)
  (A) William Roch (b 1695, dsp 29.07.1723)
  (B) Mary Roch (b 10.10.1694, d 09.12.1727)
  m. (17.11.1709) Benjamin Greene (Captain, "of the Kilmanahan family")
  m2. (20.07.1700) Elizabeth Hamerton (d 01.03.1730-1, relict of John Hanbury)
  (C) James Roch of Glyn Castle, later of Dungarvan (b 1702, d 28.01.1740-1)
  m1. Anna Maria (d 09.07.1725)
  (i) James Roch of Odell Lodge & Woodbine Hall, co Waterford, Sheriff (d 02.12.1792)
  m1. (10.1747) Isabella Odell (dau of John Osborne Odell of Mount Odell)
  (a) Melian Roch
  m. Sampson Roch
  (b)+ 3 sons
  m2. Mary Cotter (relict of Thomas Webbb of Kilongford)
  (e) George Butler Roch of Woodbine Hall (b 23.05.1784, d 06.1859) had issue
  m. (23.10.1813) Jane Wilkinson (dau of William Wilkinson)
  (ii) Susanna Roch
  m2. (03.03.1730-1) Melian Pomeroy (d 28.12.1755, dau of Thomas Holmes Pomeroy)
  (iii) William Roch of Lehard
  m. Mary Lane (dau of Ambrose Lane of co Tipperary)
  (a) Ambrose Roch (3rd son)
  m. Regina Maria D'Alton (dau of Col. _ D'Alton, authoress)
(b)+ 3 sons and 2 daughters
  (iv) Luke Roch (dsp 1781)
  m. Elizabeth Waring
  (v) Melian Roch
  m. Beverley Usher of Canty
  (vi) Audriah Roch (d 26.02.1819)
  m. (18.05.1757) Matthew Jones (Collector of Youghal, 'of the family of Llwyn Ririd, Montgomeryshire')
  (a) Maria Jones
  (b) Melian Jones (d 25.02.1835)
  m. (1782) Samuel Hayman of Youghal

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 12.11.06) : BP1870 (Fermoy), BP1934 (Fermoy)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 19.03.13) : BLGI1912 (Roch of Woodbine Hill)
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