Rosamond Catharine (Petre) Trevor MBE (1857 - 1942)

Born 25 Aug 1857 in Hampton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Henry Hare Hedges-White Jr. — married 18 Feb 1886 in Rome, Italy

Died 5 Feb 1942 at age 84 in More Hall, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Rt. Hon. Rosamond Petre was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Rosamond was born in 1857^[1]. She was the daughter of Hon. Edmund George Petre and Mary Anne Jane Kerr.

In the 1871 UK Census Rosamond was recorded at Magdalen Road All Souls Conventional Schools, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England. Aged 13 and a Pupil.

England and Wales Census, 1881: Living with her parents at 15, Cromwell Place, Kensington, London & Middlesex, England. Aged 23 and single. Also in the household was one visitor and three servants.

She married William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 4th Earl of Bantry (the son of William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry and Jane Herbert) on 18 February 1886 at Rome, Italy. As a result of her marriage Rosamond was styled as Countess of Bantry.

They had no children.

Her husband passed away in 1891 at the age of 37. In his obituary she is described as being one "who has endeared herself to the tenantry, as well as the gentry of the South of Ireland by her kind-heartedness and thoughtful interest in the people. Her generosity, courtesy and amiability secured for her general popularity and at a time when Mr Gladstone was raising the cry of the masses against the classes, her friendly concern for the benefit of Ireland was soon recognised by the populace, and day by day she grew in favour everywhere. She was a leading spirit in the Primrose League, and did much service in the cause".

Rosamond married, secondly, Lt.-Col. [[|Arthur William Hill-Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor of Brynkinalt, son of Arthur Edwin Hill, 1st Baron Trevor of Brynkinalt and Mary Emily Sutton, on 7 December 1897 at Christ Church, Down Street, Picadilly, London, England^[2].

They had at least one daughter: Mary Rosamund (b. 22 Feb 1899).

Sadly her only daughter Mary died on 11 December 1904 at the age of 5, in London, after a recent operation. The funeral was held at Chirk, North Wales.

Her husband died in 1923.

In the 1939 England and Wales Register she was living at The Rest House Green Lane, Crowborough, Uckfield R.D., Sussex, England. There were 10 other individuals at the address, including household staff, an Assistant School Mistress and two pupils.

Occupation: Independent

Rosamond was awarded an MBE.

She passed away in 1942 at the age of 84^[3] and was buried on 11 February 1942 at Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales^[4].

Her will was proved on 22 June 1942 at Llandudno to Roderic Loraine Petre, Major General HM Army and Phyllis Clare Storey (wife of Charles Blade Coverdale Storey)^[5]. Effects: £79826 4s. 1d.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X3S-41Y : 1 October 2014), Rosamond Catherine Petre, 1857; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Kingston, Surrey, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26MK-JSL : 13 December 2014), Rosamond C Countess Of Bantry Petre, 1897; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1897, quarter 4, vol. 1A, p. 922, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC4-VV78 : 4 September 2014), Rosamond C Trevor, 1942; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCGT-MQT : 11 February 2018), Rosamond Catherine Trevor, 11 Feb 1942, Burial; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W797-8HZM : 24 June 2019), Rosamond Catherine Trevor, 22 Jun 1942; citing Probate, Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm

• The Peerage

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC2-J1N9 : 18 April 2019), Rosamond Catherine Petre in entry for Bantry, Earl, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 27 Feb 1886, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-SGCJ : 10 December 2017), Rosamond Petre in household of Edmund G Petre, Kensington, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 43, Piece/Folio 47/116, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,324.