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1897-1900

  • IE OCL P131/2/2/2/2/6
  • File
  • 29 January 1898-24 December 1900
  • Part of Loughton Papers

File of business, administrative and personal letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench.

A large portion of the file concerns Benjamin's interest in horses. Examples of letters dealing with this include a letter dated 23 February 1898 from R. Turnbull, London and North Western Railway, Euston station, London regarding a mare leaving Dublin and traveling to the United Kingdom.

Examples of other letters in the file include an 1898 letter from William Thomas Trench regarding finding a place for a pensioner who is a former police officer; a letter dated 4 April 1898 from Mark King, 16 Seymour Place, Fulham Road,regarding building work; a letter dated 14 December 1900 from A.C Marriott, 12 Werrington street thanking Benjamin for his kindness and three letters from Lady Georgiana Bloomfield regarding a portrait.

File of letters sent to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench upon the death of his wife Dora Trench. The majority of the letters are from Dora's sister Bertha Turnor. Letters of condolence were also sent by K. T Humphreys, The Glebe, Ballynaclough, Nenagh; John H. Montagu, 34. Queen's Gardens, Hyde Park, London, England; Mr Eccles, 37. Buckingham Palace Mansions, London, England; G. Bloomfield, Bloomfield, England; Halton Turnor, Toronto, Canada; and Anna Atkinson, Cangort, Shinrone, Offaly.

Benjamin Bloomfield, Dora, Sheelah and Theodora Trench.

File of professional photographic portraits of Benjamin Bloomfield, Dora, Sheelah and Theodora Trench. This file includes three copies of a photograph of Dora Turnor and her sister Bertha Turnor. Examples of photographs within the file include portrait of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and of Dora Trench taken in South Africa, childhood photographs of Dora Turnor, childhood photographs of Sheelah Trench and a photograph of Theodora Trench in her voluntary aid detachment uniform.
Also included in this file are two photographs of a young woman and a child. The young woman in the photos is possibly Dora Trench as indicated by a small note on one of the photos.

Childhood diary

Childhood diary belonging to Theodora Trench. The diary dates from the year of her mother Dora's death and as such much of the diary is concerned with this loss.

Regarding her mother eight year old Theodora writes ''Mother's book, mother's birthe (sic) 27th August Mother's last present to Sheelah a book called Robin food. Mother's last present to Thora a child's bible. Mother died Apreal (sic) 7th 1899. The things which mother gave me to work basket a braslet (sic), and a lot moor (sic) things.'

Dora Trench death diary.

Diary written by Benjamin Bloomfield Trench which documents his wife's death. Within the diary Benjamin records her last words, visits from her family, breaking the news to his daughters and her funeral.

One exchange Benjamin recorded shows that Dora Trench knew her death was imminent 'When I came upstairs after dinner she said. "Come & sit near me, we shall not have more evenings together' I asked if she felt worse or had been in pain. She said "No I feel my end is near".'

Sheelah Trench's childhood photographs.

Photograph album containing childhood photographs of Sheelah Trench. Included in this album is a timeline of significant events in Sheelah's life and a small biography of her mother Dora Trench.

Trench family pedigrees and family history

Pedigree and family history papers concerning the Trench family and related families.

Among them is an original bundle containing a Trench pedigree which derives the family from Jean de la Tranchee, who married in 1493. The same original bundle also contains a family tree of Dora Turnor, wife of Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, starting in 1154 and a newspaper obituary of her father, Christopher Turnor of Stoke Rochfort.

The file also contains notes written by Dora Trench for her children which explored Lady Caroline Finch-Hatton's family history.

Turnor family.

File of photos of members of the extended Turnor family. The majority of the file consists of photos of Bertha Turnor during her childhood and early adult years. Other family members pictured include Graham Turnor and Herbert Turnor and [Edmund Turnor].