William Power Trench

Profile & Legacies Summary

24^th Oct 1771 - 30^th Jun 1848

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica. Born in Galway, Ireland, son of Ven. William Trench and Ann Colpoys. Married Janet Stewart, daughter of William Stewart and Elizabeth Watkins, 04/01/1803 in Clarendon. They had at least 15 children, of whom at least 7 reached maturity: Eliza Watkins Trench 1804-1879 (marr 1821 Clarendon) Robert Innes; William Stewart Trench 1809-1877 (marr 1837 Mt Pleasant) Mary Anne Poole; Daniel Power Trench 1813-1884 (marr 1845 Mt Woodside) Frances Charlotte Mackay; Mary Power Trench 1815-1862 (marr 1835 Clarendon) William Dutton Turner (3rd wife); John Power Trench 1818-1859 (marr 1848 possibly St James) Sarah Wilstrop; Jane Power Trench 1820-1892 (marr 1837 Clarendon) James Humphrey St John; and James Stewart Trench 1824-1866 (marr 1848) Sarah Powell Robinson. William Power Trench died at Belleview, Jamaica, 1848.
Correspondence between William Shand of Fettercairn and a W.P. Trench, located at University of Aberdeen Special Collections, shows that, on 25 June 1823, French accepted an offer to work on the Shands' estates in Jamaica.
An article by Christopher Whyms-Stone (2005) argued that Trench Town in Kingston Jamaica was named after Daniel Power Trench, the son of William Power Trench.

Sources

1. Email 26/04/2014 from Robert Lancashire. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]. Familysearch Pedigree Resource File, entry for Janet Stewart; William Power Trench, http://www.thepeerage.com/p20436.htm#i204353

2. Email from Matthew Lee, 24/07/2020: sourced to University of Aberdeen, Special Collections, MS 3652/2/1/1, H. M. James and W. P. French: acceptance of salary for management of John Shand's business. See also: University of Aberdeen Special Collections, MS 3652/6/14, Current accounts: Kellits Estate and Mamee Gully Pen.

3. URBAN CASE STUDY THE GOVERNMENT YARDS OF TRENCH TOWN by Christopher Whyms-Stone Presented at the Conference for the Built Environment, Kingston, Jamaica: August 2005, https://www.academia.edu/8671170/The_Government_Yards_of_Trench_Town [accessed 03/05/2019].

We are grateful to Robert Lancashire, William Norton, and Matthew Lee for their assistance in compiling this entry.

Further Information

Spouse

Janet Stewart

Children

Elizabeth Watkins (1804-1879), William Stewart (1809-1877), Daniel Power (1813-1884), Mary Power (1815-1862), John Power (1818-1859), Jane Power (1820-1892), James Stewart (1824-1866)

Associated Claims (4)

Associated Estates (15)

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