Fflorens Roch

Fflorens Roch
Born
Hon. Fflorens Mary Ursula Herbert

(1879-02-12)12 February 1879
Westminster, London
Died18 March 1969(1969-03-18) (aged 90)
Pontypool, Wales
NationalityBritish
Other namesSeren Gwent[1]
Mrs Walter Roch
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
SpouseWalter Francis Roch m. 1911
Parent(s)Sir Ivor John Caradoc Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen and Albertina Agnes Mary Denison
FamilyAugusta Hall, Baroness Llanover,[2] grandmother
Peter FitzHerbert, descendent

The Hon. Fflorens Roch (12 Feb 1879 -18 March 1969) was an author and chief commissioner for Girl Guides in Wales.[3] In 1916 she donated the Llanover Manuscripts (seventy-seven volumes of notes, transcripts and compositions by Iolo Morganwg) to the National Library of Wales.[4]

  1. ^ "Eisteddfod Opens". Evening Express. Cardiff, UK. 1910-03-13. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Eisteddfod Opens". Evening Express. Cardiff, UK. 1910-03-13. p. 3.
  3. ^ "V.A.D. Revival". Brecon County Times. Brecon, Wales. 1924-10-30. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Llanover M.S.S. go to Welsh nation". Western Mail. Cardiff, UK. 1939-03-31. p. 8.