The Trelawny, later Salusbury-Trelawny Baronetcy, of Trelawny in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 1 July 1628 for John Trelawny of Trelawny in the parish of

Pelynt Pelynt ( or ) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe. Pelynt had a population of around 1,124 at the 2001 census wh ...

in Cornwall. The family derived much of their political power from their patronage of the nearby

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of East Looe. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for East Looe,

and

Liskeard Liskeard ( ; ) is an ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) east of Bodmin. Th ...

. The third Baronet was a clergyman and one of the

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imprisoned by James II. The fourth Baronet represented West Looe,

and East Looe in the

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. The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for East Looe. The sixth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for West Looe and served as

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. The eighth Baronet was Member of Parliament for East Cornwall 1832–1837 and

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. In 1802 he assumed the additional surname of Salusbury. The ninth Baronet represented

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and East Cornwall in

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. John Trelawny,

Charles Trelawny Major General Charles Trelawny, also spelt 'Trelawney', (1653 – 24 September 1731) was an English soldier from Cornwall who played a prominent part in the 1688 Glorious Revolution, and was a Member of Parliament for various seats between 1685 ...

and

Henry Trelawny Brigadier-General Henry Trelawny (ca. 1658 – 8 January 1702) was a British Army officer of Cornish people, Cornish descent, a Member of Parliament and Vice-Admiral of South Cornwall, Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. Origins He was the seventh and you ...

, sons of the second Baronet and brothers of the third Baronet, all gained distinction in their own right. Edward Trelawny, younger son of Bishop Trelawny (3rd Bt), served as

1738-52.

Trelawny, later Salusbury-Trelawny baronets, of Trelawny (1628)

Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet (24 April 1592 – 16 February 1664) was a Cornish people, Cornish baronet and soldier from Trelawne, Cornwall. He was High Sheriff of Cornwall. A Royalist MP, he fought for Charles I in the English Civil War. Ori ...

(1592–1664) *

Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1623 – 5 March 1681), of Trelawny in the parish of Pelynt in Cornwall, England, was a Cornish Member of Parliament. Origins He was the fourth child and eldest son and heir of Sir John Trelawny, 1st B ...

(–1681) *

Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet (24 March 1650 – 19 July 1721) was Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which are sometimes ...

(1650–1721) *

Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet (26 July 1691 – 2 February 1756), of Trelawne in Cornwall, was a Cornish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1734. Trelawny was the eldest son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet and his wife ...

(1691–1756) * Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet (1687–1762) *

Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet (c. 1722 – 11 December 1772), of Trelawne, Cornwall was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the son of Captain William Trelawny, R.N. and educated at Westminster School. He succeeded his ...

(1772) *

Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet (1756–1834) was an English Protestant preacher and convert to Roman Catholicism, nephew of General Harry Trelawny. Sir Harry (Henry) Trelawny of Trelawne was a Cornish baronet of historic title. As a young man h ...

(1756–1834) * Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet (1781–1856) * Sir John Salusbury Salusbury-Trelawny, 9th Baronet (1816–1885) * Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 10th Baronet (1844–1917) * Sir John William Salusbury-Trelawny, 11th Baronet (1869–1944) * Sir John William Robin Maurice Salusbury-Trelawny, 12th Baronet (1908–1956) * Sir John Barry Salusbury-Trelawny, 13th Baronet (1934–2009) * Sir John William Richard Salusbury-Trelawny, 14th Baronet (born 1960) **The

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to the baronetcy is the son of the 14th baronet, Harry John Salusbury-Trelawny (born 1982). Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet (1756–1834) converted to Catholicism; and, in 1830, at the age of 74, was ordained priest by Cardinal Odescalchi, Vicar of

Pope Gregory XVI Pope Gregory XVI (; ; born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon enteri ...

. He died at Laveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy, on 25 February 1834.

References

Sources

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 * {{Portalbar, Cornwall Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1628 establishments in England Cornish people Cornish Baronetage

Trelawny, later Salusbury-Trelawny baronets, of Trelawny (1628)

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