Born about in Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Power Keating Trench
and Anne (Gardiner) Trench
Sister of
Frances Trench, Anne (Trench) Gregory, Charles Trench, Francis Trench, Richard Le Poer Trench GCB GCH, Power (Trench) le Poer-Trench DD, William Le Poer Trench, Charles Le Poer Trench DD, Thomas Trench, Luke Henry Trench, Louisa Trench, Frederick Trench, Robert Le Poer Trench K.T.S. K.C, Elizabeth La Poer (Trench) McClintock, Harriet (Le Poer Trench) Osborne, Frances Mary (Trench) Monck, Louisa Le Poer Trench and Emily (Trench) La Touche
Wife of
William Handcock MP PC
— married
20 Mar 1782 [location unknown]
Died
at about age 87
in Moydrum Castle, County Westmeath, Ireland
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Biography
Florinda (Trench) Handcock was born in Ireland.
Florinda Trench was born on 3 August 1766. She was the eldest daughter of William Power Keating Trench and Anne Gardiner.
She married William Handcock 1st Viscount Castlemaine the son of Very Rev. Richard Handcock and Sarah Toler) on 20 March 1782.
They had no children.
As a result of her marriage Florinda was styled as Baroness Castlemaine of Moydrum on 21 December 1812 and she was styled as Viscountess Castlemaine on 12 January 1822.
Her husband William died on 7 January 1839 after falling from a window.
Lady Florinda Handcock died on 9 February 1851 at Moydrum Castle, County Westmeath, Ireland. Notice of her death was printed on page 3 of the Westmeath Independent dated 15 February 1851:
- DEATHS.
- On the 9th of February, 1851, at Moydrum Castle, Viscountess Castlemaine, aged 88. Never was there consigned to the grave a more religious or truer Christian in thought word or deed. Beloved by her friends, esteemed by the public, and idolized by the poor. For truly was the Saviour present with the departing soul and bidding the everlasting gates to fly open, that the weary spirit may enter in and have rest.[1]
Another account of her death was printed on page 7 of the Weekly Chronicle (London) dated 16 February 1851:
- THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS CASTLEMAINE died on the 9th inst. at Marydrum [sic] Castle, near Athlone, at the advanced age of 88 years. The deceased viscountess was aunt to the present Earl of Clancarty. By her demise the present Lord Castlemaine comes into possession of the extensive estates of his uncle, the late Viscount, situated in the counties of Westmeath and Roscommon.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Westmeath Independent dated 15 February 1851 page 3 (requires subscription to view)
- ↑ Weekly Chronicle (London) dated 16 February 1851 page 7 (free to view)
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