Researching Martin Trench
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 284 people with the Trench surname? In that year Trench was ranked number 3295 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Martin means "Warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Martin Trench on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Martin Trench and the Trench Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Trench Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Trench family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 432 people with the Trench surname in the UK? Trench is now ranked number 3634 for popularity in the UK. |
Trench Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Martin Trench
Martin Edward Trench
Martin Edward Trench (November 30, 1869 – January 6, 1927) was a Captain of the United States Navy and Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1925 until his death in 1927. He is the first Governor of the territory to have died while in office.
Born the son of an immigrant farmer from Ireland in Dennison, Minnesota, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1893. He first served in the Spanish–American War. During World War I, he commanded . On September 12, 1925, he was sworn in as the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
He died in Worcester, Massachusetts while spending the holidays with a friend away from the Islands. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, DC.
Source: Martin Edward Trench, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Trench
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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