COUNTY GALWAY - ROCHE FAMILY

[SEAN ROCHE]

Hi,

My Dad was JOSEPH ROCHE born 12 March 1921 and grew up on a farm near
TUAM in COUNTY GALWAY.
He married LENA and they had 5 children.
SEAN, ROSALENE, ANGELA, PHINOLA, and KIERAN.
ROSALENE, ANGELA, and PHINOLA live in NEW YORK, USA
SEAN and KIERAN live in the UK.
SEAN lived in AUSTRALIA on and off for 30 years

JOSEPH ROCHE's father was JOHN ROCHE.

He had 4 brothers and 4 sisters.

BERNIE - Still lives on the farm in County Galway
Had 13 children from what I know, all still living in GALWAY in
IRELAND.
One of the children, ANN, I met recently and she has put a lot of work
into the ROCHE family tree in IRELAND

MARTIN - Lived in THIRD AVE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX and later moved to RUGBY,
married to NORA
Had 2 children I think

PATRICK - Lived in THIRD AVE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX with his sister MAY,
never married

JOHNNIE - Lived in OVAL ROAD NORTH, DAGENHAM, ESSEX, married to MARIE
Had 7 children PHILOMENA, VINCENT, PAUL, UNA, and 3 younger ones that
I do not know.

JOSEPH, MARTIN and JOHNNIE all worked for FORDS in DAGENHAM.

MAY - Lived in THIRD AVE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX, married PADDY DRISCOLL from
CORK
Had 2 daughters - MAUREEN and ANN

BRIDIE - Lived in DAGENHAM, ESSEX and then moved back to IRELAND
Had 13 children I have been told

KATHLEEN - Lived in THIRD AVE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX, married MICK CONNELLY
Had 4 children JOHN, MARGARET, ANN, and MARIE

EILEEN - Still lives in DAGENHAM, ESSEX, married to MICK O'DRISCOLL
from CORK
Had 7 children - THERESA, MARGARET, MICK, VERONICA, FRANCIS, KEVIN and
PAUL

If you want further info email me at seanr...@hotmail.com :)

[SEAN ROCHE]

BERNIE - Still lives on the farm in County Galway

ANN's (BERNIES daughter) husband told me one of BERNIE's grandsons is
the jockey LEIGH ROCHE