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Mary Roche

Mary Roche

Born
1838-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1875-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Mary Roche was born about 1838 in Offaly (Kings), County Ireland. Her parents were Michaelis Roach and Joannae Malone We think she died in 1875.

Mary Roach (Roche) arrived in Melbourne, Victoria on board the EMPRESS EUGENIE on 3rd April 1858, having left Liverpool England, on 17 January 1858, with her sister Jane. She was listed in the ships log as Housemaid calling, from Ireland Tipperary County, Catholic, could read and write, and was 20 years old. Disposal list has her, Gone with sister to Mrs O’Sullivan, little Bourke St. (Mrs O'Sullivan would have been her other sister Rose Anne). We have been unable to trace her. At Birth of Mary microfiche record shows name as ROCHE

This Chronicle has been adapted from "Where Irish settled in Australia".

Associated communities

Offaly

Co. Offaly, or Uíbh Fhailí in Irish, was once known as King's County. It is in the midlands region of Ireland with the River Shannon defining its western border.  We are home to Birr Castle and Moneygall, which is the ancestral home of President Obama.  Our county town is Tullamore and we have a population of approximately 78,003.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.      

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Buildings in this community

  • Partial View of Cemetery and Church

    Location: Offaly

  • Church Wall w/ Supports 2002

    Location: Offaly

  • Monastery Church at Lemanaghan

    Location: Offaly

  • Transept Gable Kilcommin Church

    Location: Offaly

Timeline events in this community

  • 2000s

    Parish of Ardcarne

    2000-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    1961 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1961-09-24 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    1969 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1969-09-28 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    1971 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1971-09-26 12:00:00

St Peters (Roscommon)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to St Peters (Roscommon). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Athlone Public Library

    Location: St Peters (Roscommon)

    Athlone Public Library, Ranelagh, Co. Westmeath

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Athlone in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Roscommon in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1850s

    Griffith's Valuation of Athlone Union

    <p>The primary valuation of Ireland or Griffith's Valuation is a useful Census substitute for 19th-century Ireland. To confirm whether an ancestor could possibly be the individual listed, it is helpful to know the survey completion date for a parish (or the part of it that fell within the Poor Law Union surveyed). </p> <p>A total of 301 volumes were published between 1847-1864 and the precise completion date for this PLU was recorded on the title page of Volume #244.</p>

    1855-07-14 12:00:00

  • 1800s

    Act of Union establishes Co Roscommon in two divisions: Boyle and Strokestown

    1801-05-26 12:00:00