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Lady Fermoy was born Ruth Sylvia Gill at Dalhebity House, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of Colonel William Smith Gill and his wife, Ruth (née Littlejohn, daughter of David Littlejohn, DL). [1] She showed early promise as a pianist and studied under Alfred Cortot at the Paris Conservatoire in the 1920s. [2]
May 31, 2020 · Biography. Ruth Sylvia Gill (2 Oct 1908-6 July 1993) was the daughter of Col. William Gill and Ruth Littlejohn She married Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, son of James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy and Frances Ellen Work, on 17 September 1931. She was styled as Baroness Fermoy on 17 September 1931. [1]
- Female
- October 2, 1908
- Edmund Maurice Burke Roche
- July 6, 1993
Nov 11, 2020 · Born Ruth Sylvia Gill on 2 October 1908, she was the daughter of wealthy Scottish landowners, Colonel William Smith Gill and his wife, Ruth. It is through Lady Fermoy that Diana has some Armenian and Indian heritage. Her great-grandmother, Kitty Forbes, was the daughter of Theodore Forbes and Indian-Armenian Eliza Kewark.
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Ruth Sylvia Roche, Baroness Fermoy DCVO OBE was a friend and confidante of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the maternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Lady Fermoy was born Ruth Sylvia Gill on 2 October 1908 at her father's house, Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of Colonel William Smith Gill and his wife Ruth (née Littlejohn).
- Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
- Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- "Lady Fermoy"
- October 2, 1908
Brief Life History of Ruth Sylvia. Lady Ruth Sylvia Gill was born on 2 October 1908, in Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. She married Edmund Maurice Burke Roche on 17 September 1931, in St Devenick's Church, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
- Female
- Edmund Maurice Burke Roche
Jul 6, 1993 · British Nobility. She was Lady Fermoy, Dame of the Royal Victorian Order, and in 1931, became the wife of Edmund Maurice Burke, 4th Baron Fermoy. The couple had three children. She was a lifelong confidante and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. She was an accomplished concert pianist in Britain and Europe in her youth.
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Ruth Sylvia Roche, Baroness Fermoy, DCVO, OBE (née Gill; 2 October 1908 – 6 July 1993) was a friend and confidante of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the maternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was one of the Queen Mother's ladies-in-waiting.
