Edmund James Burke Roche (1939 - 1984)

Born 20 Mar 1939 in Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Died 19 Aug 1984 at age 45 in Newbury, Berkshire, England

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Edmund Roche was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy (20 March 1939-19 August 1984) was the son of Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy and Ruth Sylvia Gill. He married Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman, daughter of Major John Pitman and Elizabeth Cattanach Donaldson, on 22 June 1964. He suffered from depression and died of a self-inflicted gunshot on 19 August 1984.^[1]

Educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Lord Fermoy was Captain in the service of the Royal Horse Guards. He succeeded his father as 5th Baron Fermoy on 8 July 1955.^[1]

Children of Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy and Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman^[1]

1. Hon. Frances Caroline Burke Roche b. 31 Mar 1965
2. Hon. Elizabeth Roche b. 27 Mar 1966, d. 2 Apr 1966
3. Patrick Maurice Burke Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy b. 11 Oct 1967
4. Hon. Edmund Hugh Burke Roche b. 5 Feb 1972

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy, thepeerage.com

See also:

• Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy, en.wikipedia.org