The journalist's four-times great-grandfather was Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st baronet, the English official who was in charge of famine relief in Ireland in the 1840s and 1850s
The journalist's four-times great-grandfather was Sir Charles Trevelyan, who is referenced in 'The Fields of Athenry'.
The family of BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has apologised for the role its ancestors played in slavery in Granada, with the reporter donating £100,000 in reparations to the country.However, the move has led to calls for the journalist to also address one of her ancestor's involvement in the Irish famine.The Trevelyan family owned six sugar plantations and more than 1,000 slaves in Grenada in the 19th century.
In a statement on Twitter at the weekend, Laura Trevelyan wrote:"The Trevelyan family is apologising to the people of Grenada for the role our ancestors played in enslavement on the island, and engaging in reparations." One of the replies to the post was from Irish author Katherine Mezzacappa who said:"Good. Any word on Charles Trevelyan's catastrophic handling of famine relief in Ireland?"Good. Any word on Charles Trevelyan's catastrophic handling of famine relief in Ireland?
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