There have been two

baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14t ...

cies created for persons with the surname Roche, once in the

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and once in the

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. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Roche Baronetcy, of Fermoy in the County of Cork, was created on 30 November 1782 for the soldier and politician

Sir Boyle Roche Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet (October 1736, as cited in Some sources, including earlier versions of the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', give the date as 1743. However, since the later date would make Roche rather young to have served with ...

. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1807. The Roche Baronetcy, of Carass in Limerick, was created in the baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 August 1838 for David Roche,

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for

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. The second baronet was vice-lieutenant and high sheriff of

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. The third baronet was a deputy lieutenant of

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. The fourth baronet was a naval commander.

Roche baronets, of Fermoy (1782)

* Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronet (1736–1807)

Roche baronets, of Carass (1838)

Sir David Roche, 1st Baronet Sir David Roche, 1st Baronet (19 January 1791 – 8 April 1865) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Roche was the second Member of Parliament for the UK Parliament for the Limerick City constituency from 1832 until 1838. He was first elected as a c ...

(1791–1865) *Sir David Vandeleur Roche, 2nd Baronet (1833–1908) *Sir Standish Roche, 3rd Baronet (1845–1914) * Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, DSO, 4th Baronet (1911–1977) *Sir David O'Grady Roche, 5th Baronet (born 21 September 1947). He is Deputy Chairman of the

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. In 2008, Roche lived at Bridge House,

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Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3374. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. The

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to the baronetcy is David Alexander O'Grady Roche (born 1976), youngest, but only surviving son of the Sir David and Alexandra Roche, Lady Roche.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{rayment-bt, date=March 2012, R, 2 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland