Identity area
Reference code
IE OCL P131/2/2/3
Title
Dora Turnor
Date(s)
- 17 April 1866-17 April 1898 (Creation)
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Subseries
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(1858-1899)
Biographical history
Dora Trench was the daughter of Christopher Turnor MP (1808-1886), an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841-1847. Her mother was Lady Caroline Finch-Hatton (1816-1888), daughter of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea (1791-1858). Dora suffered with asthma for most of her life and was forced to spend much of her time in Europe, especially in the south of France, for the warmer climate. She was a keen diarist and chronicled her life from her childhood until her death. She married Benjamin Bloomfield Trench and had two daughters, Sheelah and Theodora.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters sent to and sent by Dora Trench (née Turnor) between 1866 and 1898.