See also

Lady Cordelia MURRAY (1822-1909)

1. Lady Cordelia Maria MURRAY, daughter of Major General James Patrick 2 MURRAY (1782-1834) and Elizabeth RUSHWORTH (1783-1865), was born on 27 February 1822 in Westmeath, Ireland. She married Charles TROLLOPPE on 30 March 1864 in St. George, Hanover Square. She married Edmond BOWER in 1892. She died on 3 December 1909.

 

Cordelia Maria born at Killinure House, Co. Westmeath, on 27th February 1822. She married on 31st March 1864 General Sir Charles Trollope. His first wife Frances Lord died in 1862 and they had three children. Cordelia had one child born in 1866, a daughter Elizabeth Wilhelmina (known as Cousin Betsy). Betsy married Capt. Edmond Bower in1892 and they had two daughters Denise born 1896 died 1980 and Delia who became a nun. Denise Married Claude Hollies in 1944 but they had no issue. Because they had no heirs, Denise Hollies kept in touch with J.P.Murray and gave several family papers and possessions to him. Betsy also kept in touch and gave several of the family miniatures to Elizabeth Murray. Capt. Bower was very interested in family history and labelled many of the miniatures as well as doing research.

Cordelia was known in the family as 'Aunt Delia' and she went to live with her Aunt William Mina (Lady Douglas) in Grosvenor Square . Because they were close she named her own daughter after her Aunt and when her Aunt died she was left the Grosvenor Square property. She died at 21 Grosvenor Square on 3rd December 1909 and was buried in the Trollope family vault at Liffington.

Despite Cordelia's marriage in 1892 (information from within the family), she was still referred to as Lady Cordelia M Trollope in the 1901 census, and living in Hanover Square.

 

General Sir Charles TROLLOPPE KCB had the title 'General Sir'. He died in 1888. He and Cordelia Maria MURRAY had the following children:

 

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Betsy TROLLOPPE ( - )

 

Edmond BOWER and Cordelia Maria MURRAY had the following children:

 

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Denise BOWER (1896-1980)

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Delia BOWER ( - )

Second Generation

2. Betsy TROLLOPPE was the daughter of General Sir Charles TROLLOPPE KCB and Lady Cordelia Maria MURRAY.

 

3. Denise BOWER, daughter of Edmond BOWER and Lady Cordelia Maria MURRAY, was born in 1896. She married Claude HOLLIES in 1944. She died in 1980.

 

They had no children.

 

4. Delia BOWER was the daughter of Edmond BOWER and Lady Cordelia Maria MURRAY.

 

She became a nun.