TRELAWNY, Charles (c.1653-1731), of Hengar House, nr. Bodmin, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. c. 1653, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Bt.†, of Trelawne, Cornw. by Mary, da. of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Bt.†, of Berry Pomeroy, Devon; bro. of Henry*, John† and Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Bt., bp. of Bristol 1687–9, Exeter 1689–1707, Winchester 1707–21. m. (1) lic. 1 May 1690, Anne (d. 1690), da. and coh. of Richard Lower, MD, of Covent Garden, Westminster, wid. of William Morice† of Werrington, Devon, s.p.; (2) 25 June 1699, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Mitchell, rector of Notgrove, Glos. 1665–86, 1da. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 477; Soc. of Geneal. Exeter mar. lic.; Atkins, Glos. 308.

Offices Held

Capt. 2nd R. Eng. Regt. (French army) 1674–7; capt.-lt. Duke of Monmouth Ft. 1678, maj. 1678–9; maj. 4th Ft. 1680, lt.-col. 1680, col. 1682–93; brig.-gen. 1689; maj.-gen. 1690; gov. Dublin 1690, Plymouth 1696–1722. J. Childs, Nobles, Gent. and Profession of Arms (Soc. for Army Hist. Res. Sp. Publn. xiii), 93; CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 15; 1690–1, p. 192; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 79.

Freeman, Liskeard and E. Looe 1685, Plymouth 1696; mayor, E. Looe 1694–5; v.-adm. S. Cornw. 1702–14. CSP Dom. 1685, p. 66; 1696, p. 424; A. L. Browne, Corporation Chronicles, 58, 60.

Commr. reforming abuses in the army 1689; groom of the bedchamber 1689–92; commr. receiving subscriptions to land bank 1696. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 97; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 350; x. 34; CJ, xii. 510.

Parlimentarian

TRELAWNY, Charles (c.1653-1731), of Trelawne, Pelynt, Cornw.

Main residence: Hengar House, nr. Bodmin, Cornw.

Author

E.C.

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

TRELAWNY, Charles (c.1653-1731)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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