Sir David O'Grady Roche is the 5th Baronet Roche of Carass

Roche Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for perons with the surname Roche, once in the Baronetage of Ireland and once in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010....

, Co. Limerick in Ireland

Ireland

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. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire

Wellington College, Berkshire

-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...

 and at Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin

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. In 1974 he qualified as a Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountant

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 FCA and succeeded to the title

Baronet

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 on 2 April 1977. In 2008, Roche lived at Bridge House, Starbotton

Starbotton

Starbotton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, by the River Wharfe in Wharfedale. The resident population is only around 75 with many of the village houses being used as holiday accommodation...

, Skipton

Skipton

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, England

England

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Family

David O'Grady Roche is the son of Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, 4th Bt

Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, 4th Baronet

Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, 4th Baronet, DSO of Ireland, was commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Beaufort in the World War II Second Battle of Sirte on March 22, 1942. He earned the Distinguished Service Order and Croix de Guerre while protecting convoys near Malta...

 and Evelyn Laura Andon. On 24 June 1971, David O'Grady Roche married Hon. (Helen) Alexandra Briscoe Gully, daughter of Lieutenant Commander Thomas Sutton Evelyn Gully, 3rd Viscount Selby

Viscount Selby

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 and Veronica Catherine George. They have three children:

• Standish George O'Grady Roche (born 28 Apr 1972, died 17 Jul 1974)
• David Alexander O'Grady Roche (born 28 Jan 1976, heir to the baronetcy)
• Cecilia Evelyn Jonnë Roche (born 23 May 1979)