Francis Chenevix Trench was an English divine and author.

Francis, born in 1805, was the eldest son of Richard Trench (1774–1860), barrister-at-law, by his wife Melesina Trench

Melesina Trench

Melesina Trench was an Irish writer, poet and diarist. Melesina Chenevix was born in Dublin, daughter of Philip Chenevix and Mary Elizabeth Gervais. She was orphaned before her fourth birthday and brought up by her grandfather, Richard Chenevix who was the Bishop of Waterford...

, Richard Chenevix Trench

Richard Chenevix Trench

Richard Chenevix Trench was an Anglican archbishop and poet.-Life:He was born at Dublin, in Ireland, son of the Dublin writer Melesina Trench, his elder brother was Francis Chenevix Trench. He went to school at Harrow, and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1829. In 1830 he visited Spain...

 was his younger brother. Francis entered Harrow school early in 1818, and matriculated from Oriel College, Oxford, on 12 November 1824, graduating B.A. in 1834 and M.A. in 1859. On 4 June 1829 he entered Lincoln's Inn

Lincoln's Inn

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...

 with the intention of studying law, but in 1834 he was ordained deacon and became curate of St. Giles, Reading. In the following year he was ordained priest, and on 13 September 1837 he was appointed perpetual curate of St. John's, Reading. In 1857 he was instituted to the rectory of Islip, Oxfordshire

Islip, Oxfordshire

Islip is a village and civil parish on the River Ray, just above its confluence with the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. It is about east of Kidlington and about north of Oxford. This village in Oxfordshire is not related to Islip, New York...

, which he held till 1875, when he retired from active work. He died in London on 3 April 1886. On 6 December 1837 he married Mary Caroline (d. 1886), daughter of William Marsh

William Marsh

William Marsh was a British priest in the Church of England and a writer of theological publications, in the 19th century.-Early years:...

, honorary canon of Worcester. By her he had a son, Richard William Francis (1849–1860), and two daughters, Mary Melesina and Maria Marcia Fanny.

Trench's chief works were:

• Remarks on the Advantages of Loan Funds for the Poor and Industrious, London, 1833, 8vo.
• Sermons preached at Reading, London, 1843, 8vo.
• Diary of Travels in France and Spain, London, 1845, 12mo.
• Scotland: its Faith and its Features, London, 1846, 12mo.
• A Walk round Mont Blanc, London, 1847, 12mo.
• The Portrait of Charity, London, 1847, 16mo.
• The Life and Character of St. John the Evangelist, London, 1850, 8vo.
• G. Adey: his Life and Diary, London, 1851, 8vo.
• A Ride in Sicily, London, 1851, 12mo.
• Theological Works, London, 1857, 8vo.
• A few Notes from Past Life, Oxford, 1862, 8vo.

He also issued in 1869 and 1870 a series of miscellaneous papers, entitled Islipiana. He was a contributor to Macmillan's Magazine

Macmillan's Magazine

Macmillan's Magazine was a monthly British magazine from 1859 to 1907 published by Alexander Macmillan.The magazine was a literary periodical that published fiction and non-fiction works from primarily British authors. Thomas Hughes had convinced Macmillan to found the magazine. The first editor...

and to Notes and Queries

Notes and Queries

Notes and Queries is a long-running quarterly scholarly journal that publishes short articles related to "English language and literature, lexicography, history, and scholarly antiquarianism". Its emphasis is on "the factual rather than the speculative"...

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