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Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche 1502 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1559

Death Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland

Father: Lord Roche

Mother: Lady McCarty

Spouse(s): Lady MacCarthy

Children(s): Lord Roche

Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy was born in 1502 in Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland, the child of Lord David Roche and Lady Catherine McCarty. Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy married Lady Grania (Grany) Macteige MacCarthy, and had children including Lord David Roche. Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy passed away in 1559 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy was born in 1502 in Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland, the child of Lord David Roche and Lady Catherine McCarty.
  • Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy married Lady Grania (Grany) Macteige MacCarthy, and had children including Lord David Roche.
  • Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy passed away in 1559 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Roche
1479 – 1539
Birth Location: Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
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Lady McCarty
1479 – 1550
Birth Location: Muskerry, Cork, Munster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lady MacCarthy
1500 – 1530
Birth Location: Muskerry, Cork, Munster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Lord Roche
1535 – 1581
Birth Location: Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
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Lord Roche's Ancestors

Self
Lord Roche
1502 – 1559
Birth Place: Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
Parents
Lord David Roche
1479 – 1539
Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
Lady (Catherine) McCarty
1479 – 1550
Muskerry, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Roche's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Maurice 'The Mad') Roche (1502 – 9 Sep 1559) m. Lady (Grania (Grany) Macteige) MacCarthy (1500 – 1530)
  1. 1. Lord (David) Roche (1535 – Nov 1581) m. Lady (Ellen "Elaine") Butler (1518 – 1565)
    1. 1. Lord (Maurice) Roche (1558 – 1611) m. Lady (Catherine FitzGerald, Viscountess) Roche (1581 – November 1623)
      1. 1. Edward (FitzMaurice) Roche (1588 – 1626) m. Bridget Sullivan (1590 – )
        1. 1. Francis (de la) Roche (1610 – 1669) m. Jane ('Catherine') Coppinger (1618 – Abt. 1675)

Lord Roche's Timeline

12 Records

1495
abt 1495
Birth of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Fermoy, co Cork, Ireland
Fermoy, co Cork, Ireland
1495
abt 1495
Birth of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
1502
1502
Birth of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
1505
1505
Age 3
Birth of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
1514
1514
Age 12
Birth of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
1514
1514
Age 12
Birth of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
1534
Abt. 1534
Age 32
Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy was married in Roche, Cornwall, England
Roche, Cornwall, England
1559
9 Sep 1559
Age 57
Death of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
1559
9 Sep 1559
Age 57
Death of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1559
9 Sep 1559
Age 57
Death of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1559
9 Sep 1559
Age 57
Death of Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1733
1733
Age 231
Lord Maurice 'The Mad' Roche , 4th Viscount of Fermoy - Probate in Conmonly Called
Conmonly Called

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Fermoy, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Fermoy, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1495
    Event Place: Fermoy, co Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1495
    Event Place: Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1534
    Event Place: Roche, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1559
    Event Place: Blackwater Castle, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1559
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1559
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1559
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Conmonly Called
    Record Source: Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866, Microfilm of Original Records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland Indexes to Wills, Admin and Marriage Licence Bonds
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