Gerald de Rocheforte1 
Male, Registry Number #529521, d. 1349
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
Gerald de Rocheforte was the son of Sir William de Rocheforte of Kill and Eglantina (?)1 He died in 1349.1
He held the office of Constable of the Castle of Femes.1 In 1339 he was summoned to the Parliament at Dublin.1
He held the office of Constable of the Castle of Femes.1 In 1339 he was summoned to the Parliament at Dublin.1
- [S5792] Robin Dening, “re: Rochfort Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 2 January 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Rochfort Family.”
Sir Milo de Rocheforte1
Male, Registry Number #529522
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
Children of Sir Milo de Rocheforte
- [S5792] Robin Dening, “re: Rochfort Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 2 January 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Rochfort Family.”
Sir Milo de Rocheforte1
Male, Registry Number #529523
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
Sir Milo de Rocheforte was the son of Sir Milo de Rocheforte.1 He married Ellena (?)1 He died, without issue.1
- [S5792] Robin Dening, “re: Rochfort Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 2 January 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Rochfort Family.”
Walter de Rocheforte1
Male, Registry Number #529524
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
- [S5792] Robin Dening, “re: Rochfort Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 2 January 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Rochfort Family.”
Ellena (?)1
Female, Registry Number #529525
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
- [S5792] Robin Dening, “re: Rochfort Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 2 January 2012. Hereinafter cited as “re: Rochfort Family.”
Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming1
Male, Registry Number #529526, b. 1 April 1859, d. 14 June 1923
Last Edited=29 Apr 2016
Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming
Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming was born on 1 April 1859 at India.1 He was the son of Colonel John Thomas Smith and Maria Sarah Tyser.1 He married, firstly, Dora Cloete, daughter of Henry Cloete, in 1885.1 He married, secondly, Leslie Marian Cumming, daughter of Lockhart Muir Cumming and Emily Frances Cumming, on 13 March 1889 at Bridgwater, Somerset, England.1 He died on 14 June 1923 at age 64 at 1 Melbury Road, Kensington, London, England.1
He was given the name of Mansfield George Smith at birth.1 He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, EnglandG.1 He was commissioned in 1872 with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, in the service of the Royal Navy.1 He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882.1 He retired from the military in 1885, with the rank of Captain.1 In 1889 his name was legally changed to Mansfield George Smith-Cumming.1 In 1889 his name was legally changed to Mansfield George Smith Cumming.1 He was head of the Foreign Section of the Secret Service Bureau, later MI6 between 1909 and 1923.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1914.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1919.1
Child of Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming and Leslie Marian Cumming
- Alastair Mansfield Smith-Cumming1 b. c 1890, d. 3 Oct 1914
- [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Colonel John Thomas Smith1
Male, Registry Number #529527, b. 1805, d. 1882
Last Edited=6 Jun 2018
Colonel John Thomas Smith was born in 1805 at Nottinghamshire, England.1 He married Maria Sarah Tyser, daughter of Robert Tyser and Arabella Maria Bayley, in 1837.1 He died in 1882.1
He lived at Föellalt House, Kent, England.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.1
He lived at Föellalt House, Kent, England.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.1
Children of Colonel John Thomas Smith and Maria Sarah Tyser
- Maj.-Gen. Percy Guillemard Llewelyn Smith2 b. 15 Jun 1838, d. 1893
- Louisa Margaret Smith2 b. 15 Sep 1839, d. c 17 Sep 1839
- Henry Cotterill Smith2 b. 17 Nov 1840
- Maria Louisa Smith2 b. 25 Apr 1842
- Fanny Eliza Smith2 b. 17 Apr 1844
- Walter Fryer Smith2 b. c 1846
- Emily Gordon Smith2 b. 1848
- Mary Charlotte Smith2 b. 3 Sep 1849
- Arthur Parkyn Smith2 b. 21 Mar 1852
- Edith Caroline Smith2 b. c 1853
- Annie Marion Smith3 b. c 1858
- Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming+1 b. 1 Apr 1859, d. 14 Jun 1923
- [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
- [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”
- [S7107] Alejandro Milberg, “re: Smith Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 30 April 2014. Hereinafter cited as “re: Smith Family.”
Maria Sarah Tyser1
Female, Registry Number #529528, b. 1816
Last Edited=6 Jun 2018
Maria Sarah Tyser was born in 1816 at Tiverton, Devon, England.2 She was the daughter of Robert Tyser and Arabella Maria Bayley.2 She married Colonel John Thomas Smith in 1837.1
From 1837, her married name became Smith.1
From 1837, her married name became Smith.1
Children of Maria Sarah Tyser and Colonel John Thomas Smith
- Maj.-Gen. Percy Guillemard Llewelyn Smith2 b. 15 Jun 1838, d. 1893
- Louisa Margaret Smith2 b. 15 Sep 1839, d. c 17 Sep 1839
- Henry Cotterill Smith2 b. 17 Nov 1840
- Maria Louisa Smith2 b. 25 Apr 1842
- Fanny Eliza Smith2 b. 17 Apr 1844
- Walter Fryer Smith2 b. c 1846
- Emily Gordon Smith2 b. 1848
- Mary Charlotte Smith2 b. 3 Sep 1849
- Arthur Parkyn Smith2 b. 21 Mar 1852
- Edith Caroline Smith2 b. c 1853
- Annie Marion Smith3 b. c 1858
- Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming+1 b. 1 Apr 1859, d. 14 Jun 1923
- [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
- [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”
- [S7107] Alejandro Milberg, “re: Smith Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 30 April 2014. Hereinafter cited as “re: Smith Family.”
Dora Cloete1
Female, Registry Number #529529
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
Dora Cloete is the daughter of Henry Cloete.1 She married Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming, son of Colonel John Thomas Smith and Maria Sarah Tyser, in 1885.1
From 1885, her married name became Cumming.1
From 1885, her married name became Cumming.1
- [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Henry Cloete1
Male, Registry Number #529530
Last Edited=27 Mar 2012
Child of Henry Cloete
- [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
