After their deaths she went to live with her grandfather Richard Chenevix
, Bishop of Waterford. He died on 11 September 1779, when Melesina was still only eleven.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Richard Chenevix
With her grandfather Chenevix...
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Melesina Trench
After the deaths of her parents Melesina Chenevix was committed to the care of a governess who had a determination to rule by rigour. . . . The fear and distaste I had for her...
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May 1828: French chemist Richard Chenevix experimented...
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May 1828
French chemist Richard Chenevix
experimented with animal magnetism on peasants during a visit to Ireland.
Gauld, Alan. A History of Hypnotism. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
