Trewavas Genealogy

24 August 2006

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Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

geoff.mann@btinternet.com

 

 

 

 

 

5 Richard TREWAVAS 1774-1815

 

 

m Jane WRIGHT 1801

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Trewavas was born in Mousehole in 1774, the son of a pilot and Methodist.  He was sent to school where he became remarkably proficient in arithmetic and navigation, and was himself appointed schoolmaster.

 

He later became a fisherman, but also wrote poetry and letters, some of which were published in “The Ladies Diary” and “The Entertainer”.

 

In 1801 he married Jane WRIGHT at Paul parish church and they baptised four children there between 1803 and 1810.

 

In 1813 he was converted to Methodism like his father, but he died only two years later at the age of 41.  His many poems and writings were then published in a book of 176 pages and the profits applied to the relief of his widow and children.

 

Jane outlived him by 43 years.  She remained in Mousehole and was buried at Paul in 1858

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

           age

 DATE     RT JW

 

EVENT

22Jny1774 

 9Jun1801 27 26

 6Feb1803 29 28

23Sep1804 30 29

12Apr1807 33 32

 4Mar1810 36 35

13Apr1815 41 40

 6Jun1841    66 

30Mar1851    76

14Dec1858    84

born in Mousehole son of Richard & Jane; baptised at Paul on 13Feb

married Jane WRIGHT at Paul parish church

son Richard C at Paul

dau Elizabeth C at Paul

dau Arabella C at Paul

dau Jane C at Paul

died at Mousehole; buried at Paul 16Apr

census; Jane on her own in Mousehole

census: Jane visited by granddaughter Elizabeth

Jane buried at Paul

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

 

 

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened       B=Buried

 

BIRTH

 

Richard was married in 1801 and his burial record gives a birth date of c1774.  There is only one suitable burial at Paul:

 

C 13Feb1774 Richard s Richard & Jane TREWAVAS

 

MARRIAGE

 

Jane TREWAVAS-4 was baptised at Paul in 1810 at Paul, daughter of Richard & Jane.  The baptism is preceded by just one suitable marriage:

from Paul parish register:

 

m 9Jun1801 Richard TREWAVAS otp fisherman & Jane x WRIGHT otp bb; witness: Abraham WRIGHT, Charles TREWAVAS

 

Charles was Richard’s brother

DESCENDANTS

from Paul parish register:

 

C  6Feb1803 Richard        s Richard    & Jane TREWAVAS

C 23Sep1804 Elizabeth      d Richard    & Jane TREWAVAS

C 12Apr1807 Arabella       d Richard    & Jane TREWAVAS

C  4Mar1810 Jane           d Richard    & Jane TREWAVAS

 

 

DEATH

certificate

 

d  9Dec1858 Jane TREWAVAS 83, widow of Richard TREWAVAS, fisherman, at Mousehole Paul, of old age, no medical attendant

r 13Dec1858 at Penzance Cornwall by William M HARVEY of Mousehole Paul, in attendance

from Paul parish register:

 

B 16Apr1815 Richard TREWAVAS Mousehole 41 [b1774]

B 14Dec1858 Jane TREWAVAS Mousehole 84 [b1774]

 

census shows that Jane died after 1851 and was not found in 1861

 

CENSUS

 

 

1841 HO107/143 Mousehole  district 10 f 26

 

Jane   TREWAVAS 65 1776 independent     y

 

1851 HO 107/1918 Mousehole f 186 Chapel St

 

Jane         TREWAVAS     he wid 76 1775 fisherman’s wife (formerly)     Mousehole

Elizabeth    TREWAVAS     vi unm 21 1830 fisherman’s daughter            Mousehole

 

there is only one suitable baptism at Paul for visitor Elizabeth in the 51 census: C 24Oct1830 Elizabeth d Richard & Elizabeth TREWAVAS

though she also seems to be entered at her home:  Richard was the son of Richard-5 & Jane C 1803, so Elizabeth was visiting her grandmother

 

1851 HO 107/1918 Mousehole Keigwin St f 183

 

Elizabeth    TREWAVAS wi mar 44 1807 fisherman’s wife       St Just

Elizabeth    TREWAVAS da unm 20 1831                 Paul

Agnes        TREWAVAS da unm 18 1833                 Paul

Martha       TREWAVAS da     15 1836

Mary         TREWAVAS da     12 1839 scholar         Paul

Augusta      TREWAVAS da     10 1841 scholar         Paul

Richard      TREWAVAS so      7 1844 scholar         Paul

Julia        TREWAVAS da      5 1846 scholar         Paul

 

OTHER

 

Biographical note (source?)

 

TREWAVAS Richard, Junior (son of Rich.Trewavas d1823)  b Mousehole 22Jan1774 bapt Paul 13 Feb Fisherman, Poet, and Schoolmaster at Mousehole. d Mousehole 13Apr1815 bur Paul 16Apr. m Jane dau of John & Elizabeth WRIGHT of Mousehole, cf Western Daily Mercury 27feb1875 p2 col5

 

Memoirs of R.Trewavas Jun of Mousehole, Cornwall, compiled chiefly from his own papers, accompanied by a poem on the burning of Mousehole by the Spaniards (during the reign of queen Elizabeth) with some other of his shorter pieces on various subjects.  By R Treffry. The profits of this publication to be applied to the relief of the widow and four fatherless children.  Penryn, printed and sold by W.Cock..1815, 8o pp112 – 2nd ed with additions Penryn 1815 12o.  Half title, title page and introduction pp1-12, memoirs etc pp 9-176

 

Cornish Methodist worthies.  A poetic fisherman [ie R Trewavas jun] by rev.Jas.Nance.  Christian miscellany x, 136-40, 170-75 (1864)

 

Note: R.Trewavas sent poetical enigmas to The Ladies Diary in 1808 etc.  He also wrote in The Weekly Entertainer in 1805 etc

 

 

 

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