Peerage Record – 4317

     Colonel Charles Chenevix Trench was born on 26 January 1839.¹ He was the son of Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chenevix Trench and Hon. Frances Mary Trench.¹ He married Emily Mary Lefroy, daughter of General Sir John Henry Lefroy and Emily Merry Robinson, on 14 February 1874.¹ He died on 15 October 1933 at age 94.¹
     He was given the name of Charles Trench at birth. In 1873 his name was legally changed to Charles Chenevix Trench.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Susan Norah Bruce was born on 7 November 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. William Napier Bruce and Emily McMurdo.¹ She died on 2 February 1970 at age 85, unmarried.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Hon. Charles Granville Bruce was born on 7 April 1866.¹ He was the son of Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier.¹ He married Finetta Madelina Julia Campbell, daughter of Colonel Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, 2nd Bt. and Georgiana Charlotte Theophila Metcalfe, on 12 September 1894.¹ He died on 12 July 1939 at age 73.¹
     He fought in the Third Burma War in 1889.¹ He fought in the Hazara Expedition in 1891.¹ He fought in the Miranzai Expedition in 1891, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1894 and 1895.¹ He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1903.¹ He fought in the First World War in 1914, in the campaign in Egypt, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Memoralist in 1915 Royal Geographic Society.¹ He fought in the Gallipoli Campaign in April 1915, where he was wounded, made brevet and mentioned in despatches.¹ He was commander of the North Waziristan Field Force in 1917 where he was Mentioned in Dispatches.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet-Colonel in the Indian Army.¹ He fought in the Third Afghan War in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of honorary Brigadier-General in 1920 in the Indian Army.¹ He was commander of the Mt. Everest Expedition in 1922.¹ He was commander of the Mt. Everest Expedition in 1924.² He was awarded the Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographic Society in 1925.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1931 in the 5th Gurkha Rifles.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by University of Wales, Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Finetta Madelina Julia Campbell was born in 1866.² She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, 2nd Bt. and Georgiana Charlotte Theophila Metcalfe.^1,3 She married Brig.-Gen. Hon. Charles Granville Bruce, son of Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier, on 12 September 1894.¹ She died on 16 June 1932.¹
     Her married name became Bruce. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1919.⁴

     Colonel Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, 2nd Bt. was born on 25 October 1822.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Bt. and Pamela FitzGerald.³ He married Georgiana Charlotte Theophila Metcalfe, daughter of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Bt. and Félicité Anne Browne, on 24 October 1853 at Simla, India.² He died on 23 November 1882 at age 60 at West Grinstead, Sussex, England^G.³
     He fought in the Punjab Expedition in 1849.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Campbell [U.K., 1815] on 26 January 1849.² He fought in the Afridis Expedition in 1850.² He fought in the Siege of Delhi in 1858.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief India and Viceroy of India.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 60th Foot.²

     Jennifer Mary Ellen Murray was born in 1974.¹ She is the daughter of John Stewart Murray and Alison Trembath.¹ She married Lieutenant Mark Edgar John Anderson in 1998.²
     From 1998, her married name became Anderson.²

     Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Bt. was born on 2 January 1795.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 1st Bt. and Susannah Selina Sophia Debonnaire.² He married, firstly, Grace Clarke, daughter of Alexander Clarke, on 7 June 1815.² He married, secondly, Félicité Anne Browne, daughter of J. Browne, on 13 July 1826.² He died on 3 November 1853 at age 58.²
     He was a civil servant in the East India Company and agent of the Governor-General of India at the court of the Mughal Emperor.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Metcalfe, of Chilton, co. Berks [U.K., 1802] on 5 September 1846.²

     Hon. Caroline Louisa Bruce was born on 25 May 1855.² She was the daughter of Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier.¹ She died on 3 February 1915 at age 59, unmarried.¹

     Hon. Sarah Napier Bruce was born on 8 July 1856.² She was the daughter of Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier.¹ She married Montague Johnstone Muir Mackenzie, son of Sir John William Pitt Muir Mackenzie of Delvine, 2nd Bt. and Sophia Matilda Johnstone, on 17 August 1888.¹ She died on 21 December 1931 at age 75.¹

     Montague Johnstone Muir Mackenzie was born on 29 September 1847.² He was the son of Sir John William Pitt Muir Mackenzie of Delvine, 2nd Bt. and Sophia Matilda Johnstone.³ He was baptised on 29 October 1847 at Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland^G.⁴ He married Hon. Sarah Napier Bruce, daughter of Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier, on 17 August 1888.¹ He died on 18 April 1919 at age 71.¹
     He graduated from Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was a practising barrister.² He held the office of Bencher of the Middle Temple.² He was Official Referee of the Supreme Court.² He held the office of Recorder of Sandwich and Deal.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.²