Edward Trelawney (c. 1653 – October 1726), of Coldrenick, near Liskeard, Cornwall, was an English Anglican clergyman who served as dean and

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between 1717 and 1726. Trelawney was the son of Jonathan Trelawny, gentleman of St Germans, Cornwall, and a descendant of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, MP of Trelawne (died 1604) who left the Coldrenick estate in Menheniot to his second son Edward. He matriculated at

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, on 7 April 1671, aged 18. He was awarded B.A. from

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, in 1674 and an M.A. in 1677. Trelawney was appointed rector of

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in 1677, and of

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, in 1691. He became a canon in 1699 and sub-dean of Exeter in 1705. In 1717 he became

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and

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and remained in post until his death on 21 or 24 October 1726. Trelawney married Elizabeth Darell, daughter of Thomas Darell of Chawcroft, Hampshire and had sons Darell and

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, who were both Members of Parliament. There are a number of interesting monuments to the Trelawnys in Menheniot parish church including those of Edward Trelawney, Dean of Exeter (d. 1726) and Darell Trelawny.Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., revised by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 117

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