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James Bennett Roach 1865–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1865

Birth Location: Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 15 May 1941

Death Location: Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Lawrence Roach

Mother: Mary Whelan

Spouse(s): Catherine May

Children(s): William Roach, Edward Roach, Harold Roach, Leonard Roach, Myra Roach, Ruby Roach

The story of James Bennett Roach began in 1865 in Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia. James Bennett Roach married Catherine Ann May, and had children including Edward Victor Roach, Harold Roach, Leonard John Roach, Myra Annie May Roach, Ruby M Roach, William James Roach. James Bennett Roach passed away in 1941 in Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bennett Roach began in 1865 in Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia.
  • James Bennett Roach married Catherine Ann May, and had children including Edward Victor Roach, Harold Roach, Leonard John Roach, Myra Annie May Roach, Ruby M Roach, William James Roach.
  • James Bennett Roach passed away in 1941 in Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Roach
1825–1898
Birth Location: Glenarousk, Co Cork, Ireland
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Mary Whelan
1836–1896
Birth Location: Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
MW

Spouses(s)

Catherine May
1863–1951
Birth Location: Buninyong, Victoria, Australia
CM

Children(s)

William Roach
1892–1963
Birth Location: Diamond Lead, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
WR
Edward Roach
1901–1973
Birth Location: Miners Rest, Victoria
ER
Harold Roach
1898–1965
Birth Location: Miners Rest, Victoria
HR
Leonard Roach
1896–1978
Birth Location: Miners Rest, Victoria
LR
Myra Roach
1903–1980
Birth Location: Miners Rest, Victoria
MR
Ruby Roach
1894–1979
Birth Location: Miners Rest, Victoria
RR

James Roach's Ancestors

Self
James Roach
1865–1941
Birth Place: Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Lawrence Reginald Roach
1825–1898
Glenarousk, Co Cork, Ireland
Mary Whelan
1836–1896
Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
John Roche
1795–1868
Castlelyons, County Cork, Ireland
Johanna McGrath
1800–1866
Conna, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Roach's Descendants

1.
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James (Bennett) Roach (23 Dec 1865–15 May 1941) m. Catherine (Ann) May (abt 1863–21 Oct 1951)
  1. 1. William (James) Roach 1892–1963 m. Ethel (Maud) Paterson 1893–1982
    1. 1. Myrtle (Jean) Griffiths 1927–2019 m. Allan (Lloyd) Griffiths 1923–1989
      1. 1. Delma Dodson 1948–2022
  2. 2. Edward (Victor) Roach 1901–1973
  3. 3. Harold Roach 1898–1965
  4. 4. Leonard (John) Roach 1896–1978
  5. 5. Myra (Annie May) Roach 1903–1980 m. Thomas (Hope) Roberts 1900–1974
  6. 6. Ruby (M) Roach 1894–1979

James Roach's Timeline

2 Records

1865
23 Dec 1865
Birth of James Bennett Roach in Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia
Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia
1941
15 May 1941
Age 76
Death of James Bennett Roach in Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Dowling Forest, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1941
    Event Place: Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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