Frances Eleanor (Work) Roche (1857 - 1947)

Born 27 Oct 1857 in New York City, New York, USA

Ancestors

Wife of James Boothby Burke Roche — married 22 Sep 1880 (to 1891) in New York City, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1947 at age 89 in New York City, New York, USA

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Frances Work was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Birth

Born: 27 Oct 1857 in New York City, New York, USA. ^[1] Year and place of birth confirmed in 1860 US Census. ^[2]

Marriages and Children

Married: 1st - James Booothby Burke Roche on September 22, 1880, at Christ Church in New York City. He would later become the 3rd Baron Fermoy. They had four children. They were divorced in 1891.

Married: 2nd - Aurel de Batonyi on August 4, 1905. He was a Hungarian born riding instructor and society horseman, who went to America in 1891. They were divorced in 1907.

Children of James Roche and Frances Work:

1. Eileen Roche (1882−1882)
2. Cynthia Roche (1884−1966)
3. Francis Roche (1885–1958). Twin.
4. Edmund Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (1885–1955), maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Death

Died: January 26, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. ^[1]

Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.^[3]

Notes

• American ancestor of William, Duke of Cambridge though his mother Diana, Princess of Wales. ^[1]

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Roberts, American Ancestors (1984). p. 75.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW1-XGL : 18 February 2021), Frances Work in entry for Frank Work, 1860
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #58362424.

Source list:

• Wargs.com
• Wikipedia for Frances Ellen Work
• Roberts, Gary B., and William A. Reitwiesner. American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales. (Baltimore, 1984)
• New-York Historical Society, Works: Mrs. James Boothby Burke Roche (1857-1947) https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/41602/mrs-james-boothby-burke-roche-18571947;jsessionid=17D8ADD3E8E86A47418DB561DBBAEFEE
• Find A Grave Memorial #[ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58362424/frances-eleanor-roche: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for Frances Eleanor “Fanny” Work Roche (28 Oct 1857–26 Jan 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58362424, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585)]
• Wikipedia contributors. "The Four Hundred (Gilded Age)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 19 Sept 2022.