hello, doing some family research. Our oldest known Roche relative is Cornelius Roche born about 1842. He gave his place of birth as New Castle (Limerick) on an immigration card when he entered the United States for a short visit in 1910. He left Ireland and settled in Canada. He married a Mary Ellen O'Dwyer (born 1833 and died 1889, and whose tombstone records she was a Native of Co. Tipperary). I don't know where they were married. Their first child was born in Pickering, Ontario (the Toronto area) in 1862 (Catherine Roche). Other children included Mary Ellen; Hanna Theresa; William Henry; James D; Marguerite; and Cornelius John. These children were all born in Ontario, most in Watford, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Cornelius died in Detroit, Michigan in 1919 and was buried in the family plot in Watford, Ontario where his predeceased wife (Mary Ellen O'Dwyer) and several other daughters were married. New to genealogy searching. If anyone can give some advice on records for Cornelius or Roche families born in New Castle circa 1842, I'd appreciate it
Cyril
Tuesday 29th Dec 2020, 11:18PMMessage Board Replies
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The only Roche in Newcastle in Griffith's Valuation in the mid-1800s is as follows:
Roche John Dromin townland (Beesom )NewcastleCo. Limerickl
This may be the homeplace of Cornelius, but it is not proved.
Patricia
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On the Griffiths valuation for Limerick, there is a William Roche, farming 41 acres at Peafield, Kilmurry, Limerick. Peafield is a townland near Newcastle, Castletroy, Limerick .
https://www.townlands.ie/limerick/clanwilliam/kilmurry/ballysimon/newca…
https://www.townlands.ie/limerick/clanwilliam/kilmurry/ballysimon/peafi…
both Peafield and Newcastle are located in the same area : Co. Limerick → Clanwilliam → Kilmurry Civil Parish → Ballysimon Electoral Division
EllenSophia
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Roche family, Newcastle, Limerick city, there might be some leads here, from the Limerick City library, Obituaries.
http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/06%2007%2097%20roche.pdf death 1797, Roche, Philip John, Newcastle.
http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/08%2003%2044.pdf death 1844, Ellen Roche, Newcastle, age 90
http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/06%2007%2056.pdf death 1856, Helena Roche of Newcastle, at Mountjoy.
http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/03%2010%201868%20roche.pdf death 1868, Michael Joseph Roche, Newcastle, Co. Limerick
There is death record 1868, Michael Roche, Limerick city registration district. (This cert available from GRO.ie)
EllenSophia