William Roche (abt. 1817 - abt. 1882)

Born about 1817 in Ireland

Descendants

Died about 5 Jun 1882 at about age 65 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Roche was born about 1817 in Ireland and married his wife, Elizabeth there. They had one child, Elizabeth, in 1841 and left for the United States shortly thereafter, as their second child, John, was born in the United States about 1843.

The 1851 Canadian census^[1][2] shows William and Eliza Roche, 34 and 32 respectively and both born in Ireland, living with their children in Simcoe, Norfolk, Canada West:

1. Elizabeth Roche, 10,
2. John M. Roche, 8,
3. Catherine, 2,
4. Julia, under one year of age.

Also, according to this record, Elizabeth was born in Ireland, John was born in the United States, and the little girls were born in Canada. William was a school teacher. When reviewing these documents, bear in mind that the ages listed on the census record represent the age of the person on his or her NEXT birthday, as noted at the top of Column 6 on the census form. The ages listed above have been adjusted for that.

Ergo, timeline, based on the 1851 census:^[1]

1841-1843: Family left Ireland

1842 - arrived US, per other source

1843 - (about) son John was born in the US

1843 - 1849: family moved to Canada

1848 - 1849: daughter Catherine was born in Canada

1870 - 1871: daughter Julia was born in Canada

In the 1881 census (Canada),^[3] we see William, 61 and Elizabeth 60, with only one (presumed) child, Jeannie, 21, all born in Ireland. William' occupation is listed as a school teacher. Again, ages have been adjusted to show age at the time of census, not on next birthday

William died on 5 Jun 1882 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada after an illness of several months' duration (fibroid degeneration of the lungs).^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (1 October 2021), William Roche, 1851. 'no image
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia"
   Year: 1851; Census Place: Norfolk, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11741; Page: 27; Line: 13
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1061 #2217520 (accessed 29 April 2022)
   Elizabeth Roche in Norfolk, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Ireland. has image
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch, William Roche, Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Roche, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch, William Roche, 05 Jun 1882; citing Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, yr 1882 cn 11899, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,236.