Family and Education
b. 1780, 1st. s. of John Bettesworth of Caerhayes by Frances Elinor, da. of Francis Tomkins. educ. Winchester 1788; Eton 1796. m. (1) 21 Dec. 1801, Charlotte (d. 20 Feb. 1810), da. and coh. of William Hosea, officer in Indian navy, of Portland Place, Mdx., 4s.; (2) 29 Nov. 1830, Susannah, da. of (Sir) Francis Burdett, 5th Bt., 2da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1789 and took additional name of Trevanion by royal lic. 18 Dec. 1801.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Cornw. 1804–5.
Cornet 2 Drag. Gds. 1798, capt.-lt. and capt. 1801 – 03; lt.-col. R. Cornw. militia 1821 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Caerhayes Castle, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
BETTESWORTH TREVANION, John Trevanion Purnell (1780-1840)
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Oxford 1644
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