Melesina Trench

Melesina Trench
BornMelesina Chenevix
(1768-03-22)22 March 1768
Dublin
Died27 May 1827(1827-05-27) (aged 59)
Malvern, Worcestershire
Resting placeGuardian Angel's Chapel in Winchester Cathedral
GenreDiarist, poet
SpouseColonel Richard St George, Richard Trench
ChildrenCharles Manners St George, Richard Chenevix Trench, Francis Chenevix Trench
RelativesRichard Chenevix

Melesina Trench (née Chenevix, previously St George; 22 March 1768 – 27 May 1827) was an Irish writer, poet and diarist. During her lifetime she was known more for her beauty than her writing, and it wasn't until her son, Richard Chenevix Trench, published her diaries posthumously in 1861 that her work received notice.[1]

  1. ^ Chawton House Library Biography of Melesina Chenevix St. George Trench by Katharine Kittredge