Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy

Edmund Roche
5th Baron Fermoy
Born Edmund James Burke Roche
(1939-03-20)20 March 1939
Died 19 August 1984(1984-08-19) (aged 45)
Hungerford
Nationality British
Alma mater Eton College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Spouse(s) Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman
Children Hon. Frances Roche
Hon. Elizabeth Roche
Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy
Hon. Edmund Roche
Parent(s) Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
Ruth Sylvia Gill
Relatives Diana, Princess of Wales (niece)


Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy (20 March 1939 – 19 August 1984) was an Irish peer.[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 20 March 1939, the only son of Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, and his wife, Ruth Sylvia Gill.[1][2]

He was a graduate of Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[3]

Career

Roche became 5th Baron Fermoy in 1955 when his father died.[3] He was an elected member of Newbury District Council between 1976 and 1979. He was chairman of Eddington Bindery Ltd, based at the Fermoy family home near Hungerford.[4] He was also a steeplechase jockey.[3]

Marriage and children

He was married to Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman (a descendent of Sir Isaac Pitman) and they had four children:

Lady Fermoy later remarried to Nigel Edward Corbally Stourton, a grandson of Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray, in 1995

Royal connections

Baron Fermoy and his family have close connections to the British royal family. His mother Ruth was a longstanding member of the Queen Mother's household.[3] His sister, Frances, was the mother of Lady Diana Spencer.[3] As the bride's maternal uncle, Lord Fermoy attended her wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981.

Death

He was suffering from depression for a long period of time. Roche committed suicide by gunshot at his home, Eddington House, in Hungerford on 19 August 1984.[1][5][6] He was 45.[3]

Titles and styles

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lord Fermoy Shoots Himself. Uncle of Princess of Wales". New York Times. Associated Press. 20 August 1984. Retrieved 2015-05-04. Lord Fermoy, the uncle of the Princess of Wales, shot himself today at his home, the police said. He was 45 years old. ... Lord Fermoy, born Edmund James Burke Roche, became the fifth Baron Fermoy in 1955, succeeding his father, a former Conservative Member of Parliament. His mother, Ruth, Dowager Lady Fermoy, has been lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for 30 years. Lord Fermoy's sister, Frances Shand-Kydd, is the mother of the Princess of Wales. ...
  2. ↑ "Person Page 156". The Peerage. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lord Fermoy kills self". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Hungerford. AP. 20 August 1984. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "A Visit to British Binders & Binderies". Cool. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Hugo Vickers (8 July 1993). "Obituary: Ruth Fermoy". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Dowager Lady Fermoy; Diana's Grandmother, 84". The New York Times. 8 July 1993. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Edmund Maurice Roche		 Baron Fermoy
1955–1984 		Succeeded by
Patrick Maurice Roche
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