Elizabeth (Oliver-Gascoigne) Trench (1812 - 1893)

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Mason Trench — married 10 Feb 1852 in Aberford, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

Died 23 Feb 1893 at age 80 in Hôtel National, Montreux, Switzerland

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Biography

Elizabeth Oliver-Gascoigne was born on 9 September 1812. She was the daughter of Richard Philip Oliver-Gascoigne and Mary Turner.

In 1845 she and her sister commissioned the building of the present day Castle Oliver in County Limerick in Ireland.

She married Frederick Mason Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown, son of Francis Trench and Mary Mason, on 10 February 1852 at Aberford, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.

From 10 February 1852, her married name became Trench. She gained the title of Baroness Ashtown on 10 February 1852.

She and her husband occupied Castlle Oliver. The house was later inherited by Elizabeth's step-grandson, the Honourable William Cosby Trench.

She died on 23 February 1893 at age 80 at Hôtel National, Montreux, Switzerland. She was buried on 25 February 1893 at Territet, Switzerland. Her will was probated on 25 May 1893.

Her last will was dated from 2 November 1890 to 24 September 1892.

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p4871.htm#i48702

Citations [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 282. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S306] National Library of Ireland - Photographic Catalogue, online http://www.nli.ie/fr_cata.htm. Hereinafter cited as National Library of Ireland. [S4620] Robert Butterworth, "re: Oliver-Gascoigne Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 9 May 2010. Hereinafter cited as "re: Oliver-Gascoigne Family."

• Castle Oliver. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Oliver