The Wreys were a Cornish family who came to Devon by marriage and made Tawstock Court near Barnstaple their seat. Their moor land was in Holne. They are tied to the Courtenays, the Palks and the Saviles by marriage, so this page is the hinge between several of the big owners.
Click a name to see everything the sources say about that person, with the exact words quoted, below the chart. Yellow marks the 1840 tithe owner.
Sir William Wrey of Trebitch
Sir William Wrey of Trebitch, Cornwall, created baronet 30 June 1628. Married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham Castle (the Courtenays are the Earls of Devon). Died 1636. S1
Children shown: Sir William Wrey
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Sir William Wrey
Sir William Wrey, 2nd Baronet. Married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Chichester of Eggesford. Died 1645. S1
Child of Sir William Wrey of Trebitch. Children shown: Sir Chichester Wrey
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Sir Chichester Wrey
Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Baronet, born 1628. Married Anne, third daughter and co-heiress of Edward Bourchier, Earl of Bath and Baron Fitzwarine, through whom the Bourchier name came. Died 1668. S1
Child of Sir William Wrey. Children shown: Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet
Sir Bourchier Wrey, K.B., 4th Baronet, born about 1653, eldest son of Sir Chichester Wrey; knighted of the Bath on 23 April 1661, probably the youngest knight at the coronation, and succeeded his father on 14 May 1668. A soldier in his youth, a major by 1680-83. Inherited most of the Devon estates of the Bourchier Earls of Bath. M.P. for Liskeard in 1678, 1689, 1690 and 1695, and for Devon as a Tory in 1685. Raised a volunteer troop of horse against Monmouth in 1685; joined William of Orange at Exeter in 1688 and advanced him 500 pounds. Fought a duel in Hyde Park in February 1692 with Thomas Bulkeley, M.P., and in the summer of 1694 quarrelled violently with James Praed, M.P., and was badly wounded. Married 3 May 1681 Florence, daughter of Sir John Rolle of Stevenstone; two sons and a daughter. Died 28 July 1696 aged 44 (his memorial at Tawstock) and was buried there. S1, S3, S7, S8, S9
Child of Sir Chichester Wrey. Children shown: Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
S3 Ferris, History of Parliament 1660-1690, member biography: Wrey, Sir Boutchier (c.1653-96), https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/wrey-sir-boutchier-1653-96
Summary of the entry: born about 1653, first son of Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Bt.; married 3 May 1681 Florence, daughter of (Sir) John Rolle of Stevenstone, two sons and a daughter; KB 23 April 1661; succeeded his father 14 May 1668; M.P. for Liskeard 1678, Devon 1685, Liskeard 1689, 1690 and 1695 to his death on 28 July 1696; raised a volunteer troop of horse in 1685; went over to William of Orange at Exeter and advanced him 500 pounds; buried at Tawstock; his son the 5th Baronet sat for Camelford as a Tory.
S7 Rootsweb Devon, St Peter's Tawstock: Effigies and Mural Monuments (secondary; transcribes the inscriptions, with compiler's notes), https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ukdevon/TawstockInsideMIs.htm
Summary of the page, not word for word: the memorial to Anne, Lady of Sir Bourchier Wrey and daughter of Sir Robert Palk of Haldon House, records her death on 5 September 1791 aged 27 'leaving three infant children' (the compiler adds: born in Madras 1764, married 14 March 1786, buried at Tawstock 16 September 1791); the memorial to Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bt., records his death on 20 November 1826 in his 70th year and two marriages (Anne Palk, by whom two sons and a daughter; Anne Osborne of Monksmill, Gloucestershire, by whom a son and a daughter); the compiler's notes give his baptism at Tawstock on 23 February 1757 and a second marriage in January 1793 at Wotton under Edge. The memorial to the 4th Baronet records his death on 28 July 1696 aged 44; the compiler adds that he fought a duel in Hyde Park on 4 February 1692 with Thomas Bulkeley, M.P. for Beaumaris, and was uninjured, and that a violent quarrel in June 1694 with James Praed, M.P. for St Ives, left him seriously wounded.
S8 Hayton, History of Parliament 1690-1715, member biography: Bulkeley, Hon. Thomas (c.1633-1708), https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/bulkeley-hon-thomas-1633-1708
Summary of the entry: fourth son of the 1st Viscount Bulkeley, M.P. for Beaumaris 1690-95; his duel in 1692 with Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Bt., close friend of his nephew Sir William Williams, 6th Bt., with whom his relations had come under strain; the notes cite Luttrell's Brief Relation (ii. 351) and a letter of 5 February 1691/2 in the Le Neve papers at Norfolk Record Office.
S9 Cruickshanks and Handley, History of Parliament 1690-1715, member biography: Praed, James (1655-1706), of Trevethoe, https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/praed-james-1655-1706
Summary of the entry: born 1655, eldest son of James Praed of Trevethoe, who died in 1687; M.P. for St Ives 1681 and 1689-1705; in the summer of 1694 he had a violent quarrel with Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Bt., and was hurt slightly in the face; the notes cite Luttrell (iii. 322, 324) and a letter of 5 June 1694 from John Verney to William Coleman (British Library, Verney papers); married 29 April 1706 Lucy Basset, no children; died 1706.
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet, M.P. Married Diana, daughter of John Rolle. Died 1726. S1
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet. Children shown: Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet, colonel of the North Devon militia and M.P. Married 2ndly, 1755, Ellen Tresher. Died 1784. S1
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet. Children shown: Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet
Sir Bourchier Wrey, D.C.L., 7th Baronet, born 22 February 1757 and baptised at Tawstock; succeeded his father on 13 April 1784. Married 1st, on 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire (Burke gives 1787), Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Palk, Bart., of Haldon, born about 1764 in Madras; she died on 5 September 1791 aged 27 and was buried at Tawstock. Married 2ndly, in January or February 1793 at Alderley, Gloucestershire, Anne, daughter of John Osborne of Monksmill, Gloucestershire (died 28 January 1813, aged 50). Died 20 November 1826 and was buried at Tawstock on 2 December. S1, S4, S5, S6, S7
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet. Children shown: Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey, Anna Eleanor Wrey, Rev Henry Bourchier Wrey, Eleonora Elizabeth Wrey
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
S4 All About History, Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet (secondary; transcribes the memorial inscriptions at Tawstock church), https://allabouthistory.co.uk/History/l3/Bourchier-Wrey-7th-Baronet
Summary of the page, not word for word: baptised at Tawstock on or before 23 February 1757, son of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Bt., and Ellen Thresher; succeeded on his father's death on 13 April 1784; married first, on 14 March 1786, Anne Palk, daughter of Sir Robert Palk and Anne Vansittart, born about 1764 in Madras, who died on 5 September 1791 aged 27 and was buried at Tawstock on 16 September 1791; married secondly in January 1793 Anne Osborn, daughter of John Osborne of Monksmill, Gloucestershire, who died on 28 January 1813 aged 50; children Bourchier (born 10 December 1788) and Anna Eleanora (born 1790) by Anne Palk, and Henry Bourchier (born 5 June 1797) by Anne Osborn; he died on 20 November 1826 and was buried at Tawstock on 2 December 1826. The page cites no documents for the dates other than the inscriptions.
S5 WikiTree, Bourchier Wrey Bt (1757-1826), profile Wrey-14 (secondary, contributor-compiled), https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wrey-14
Summary of the profile, not word for word: born 22 February 1757 in Devon, died 20 November 1826 aged 69 at Tawstock; son of Bourchier Wrey Bt MP (1714-13 April 1784) and Ellen Thresher; grandson of Bourchier Wrey (about 1682-1726) and Diana Rolle; great-grandson of Bourchier Wrey (about 1653-1696) and Florence Rolle; married first Anne Palk on 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire, and second Anne Osborne in February 1793 at Alderley, Gloucestershire; children listed: Anne Eleanora (Hartopp), Bourchier Palk, Anna Eleanora, Robert Bourchier, Eleonora Elizabeth (Fayle) and Henry Bourchier.
S6 thepeerage.com, Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bt., person 193795 (secondary compilation citing Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, vol. 5, p. 221, and Burke's Peerage 2003), https://www.thepeerage.com/p19380.htm#i193795
Summary of the entry, not word for word: born 22 February 1757 in Devon, died 20 November 1826 aged 69; son of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Bt., and Ellen Thresher; succeeded 13 April 1784; married first Anne Palk, daughter of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt., and Anne Vansittart, on 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire; married second Anne Osborne in February 1793 at Alderley, Gloucestershire; children by Anne Palk: Anna Eleanora (died 25 January 1846), Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey, 8th Bt. (born 10 December 1788, died 11 September 1879) and Robert Bourchier (1790-1872); by Anne Osborne: Eleanora Elizabeth (about 1796-12 January 1882) and Rev. Sir Henry Bourchier Wrey, 9th Bt. (5 June 1797-23 December 1882).
S7 Rootsweb Devon, St Peter's Tawstock: Effigies and Mural Monuments (secondary; transcribes the inscriptions, with compiler's notes), https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ukdevon/TawstockInsideMIs.htm
Summary of the page, not word for word: the memorial to Anne, Lady of Sir Bourchier Wrey and daughter of Sir Robert Palk of Haldon House, records her death on 5 September 1791 aged 27 'leaving three infant children' (the compiler adds: born in Madras 1764, married 14 March 1786, buried at Tawstock 16 September 1791); the memorial to Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bt., records his death on 20 November 1826 in his 70th year and two marriages (Anne Palk, by whom two sons and a daughter; Anne Osborne of Monksmill, Gloucestershire, by whom a son and a daughter); the compiler's notes give his baptism at Tawstock on 23 February 1757 and a second marriage in January 1793 at Wotton under Edge. The memorial to the 4th Baronet records his death on 28 July 1696 aged 44; the compiler adds that he fought a duel in Hyde Park on 4 February 1692 with Thomas Bulkeley, M.P. for Beaumaris, and was uninjured, and that a violent quarrel in June 1694 with James Praed, M.P. for St Ives, left him seriously wounded.
Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey
Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey, 8th Baronet, born 10 December 1788; succeeded 20 November 1826; died 11 September 1879. S1, S6
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
S6 thepeerage.com, Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bt., person 193795 (secondary compilation citing Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, vol. 5, p. 221, and Burke's Peerage 2003), https://www.thepeerage.com/p19380.htm#i193795
Summary of the entry, not word for word: born 22 February 1757 in Devon, died 20 November 1826 aged 69; son of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Bt., and Ellen Thresher; succeeded 13 April 1784; married first Anne Palk, daughter of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt., and Anne Vansittart, on 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire; married second Anne Osborne in February 1793 at Alderley, Gloucestershire; children by Anne Palk: Anna Eleanora (died 25 January 1846), Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey, 8th Bt. (born 10 December 1788, died 11 September 1879) and Robert Bourchier (1790-1872); by Anne Osborne: Eleanora Elizabeth (about 1796-12 January 1882) and Rev. Sir Henry Bourchier Wrey, 9th Bt. (5 June 1797-23 December 1882).
Anna Eleanor Wrey
Anna Eleanor Wrey, married 1st, 1808, Edward Hartopp of Little Dalby; 2ndly, 9 December 1815, Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk (see Palk of Haldon). Died 25 January 1846. S1
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Rev Henry Bourchier Wrey
Rev. Henry Bourchier Wrey, rector of Tawstock, son of the 7th Baronet by his second marriage. Married 1st, 1827, Ellen Maria Toke. Probably the Henry Bourchier Wrey who owned 423 acres in Holne in 1840 (matched by name only). S1
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet. Children shown: Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey
Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey, born 27 June 1829, 'of Holme Park, Ashburton' in 1869. S1
Child of Rev Henry Bourchier Wrey
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
Eleonora Elizabeth Wrey
Eleonora Elizabeth Wrey, married March 1815 Albany Savile of Oaklands, Devon, and 2ndly the Rev. Mr Fayle of Torquay. Mother of Albany Bourchier Savile (see Savile of Oaklands). S1, S2
Child of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet
Where this comes from
S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage (1869), entry Wrey
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
S2 Walford, The County Families of the United Kingdom (1860), entry Savile, Albany Bourchier
SAVILE, Albany Bourchier, Esq. (of Oaklands). Eldest son of the late Albany Savile, Esq., by Eleanora Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart., of Tawstock Court, Devon; b. 1816; s. 1831; m. 1848 Elizabeth Anna, dau. of Sir Lawrence V. Palk, Bart., of Haldon House, Devon.
Each story is backed by at least two independent sources, at least one of them a printed or official record. The sources are listed under it.
Burke gives the 7th Baronet's birth as 1759 and his first marriage as 1787. All About History, WikiTree and thepeerage.com give his birth as 22 February 1757 and the marriage as 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire, the Vansittart family seat. thepeerage.com cites Cokayne's Complete Baronetage (vol. 5, p. 221), and those dates are used.
thepeerage.com and WikiTree place the 7th Baronet's second marriage at Alderley, Gloucestershire, in February 1793; the Rootsweb Tawstock page gives Wotton under Edge in January 1793. The Tawstock memorial names her father as John Osborne of Monksmill.
The History of Parliament gives the 4th Baronet's wife as Florence, daughter of Sir John Rolle of Stevenstone (married 1681); Burke gives Diana, daughter of John Rolle, as the wife of the 5th Baronet. WikiTree shows both marriages, so the two Rolle marriages are probably both correct.
Burke prints the daughters Anna Eleanor and Eleonora Elizabeth in different places in the list, so their mother is not clear from that text. The Tawstock memorials and thepeerage.com place Anna Eleanora with Anne Palk and Eleonora Elizabeth with Anne Osborne.
Burke's 1869 volume gives Holne Park as the seat of Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey (Wrey entry) and as the home of Albany Bourchier Savile (Palk entry).
Sir Bourchier Wrey's two quarrels with fellow M.P.s are told in the story above. The Praed involved was James Praed the younger (1655-1706) of Trevethoe, not his father of the same name, who died in 1687.
Lysons (1822) lists Sir Bourchier Wrey at Tawstock among the baronets' seats.
Sir William Wrey, Knt. of Trebitch, high-sheriff of Cornwall, 41st Queen Elizabeth, was created a Baronet, 30 June, 1628. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon, and was s. at his decease, in 1636, by his son.
SAVILE, Albany Bourchier, Esq. (of Oaklands). Eldest son of the late Albany Savile, Esq., by Eleanora Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart., of Tawstock Court, Devon; b. 1816; s. 1831; m. 1848 Elizabeth Anna, dau. of Sir Lawrence V. Palk, Bart., of Haldon House, Devon.
Summary of the entry: born about 1653, first son of Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Bt.; married 3 May 1681 Florence, daughter of (Sir) John Rolle of Stevenstone, two sons and a daughter; KB 23 April 1661; succeeded his father 14 May 1668; M.P. for Liskeard 1678, Devon 1685, Liskeard 1689, 1690 and 1695 to his death on 28 July 1696; raised a volunteer troop of horse in 1685; went over to William of Orange at Exeter and advanced him 500 pounds; buried at Tawstock; his son the 5th Baronet sat for Camelford as a Tory.
Summary of the page, not word for word: baptised at Tawstock on or before 23 February 1757, son of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Bt., and Ellen Thresher; succeeded on his father's death on 13 April 1784; married first, on 14 March 1786, Anne Palk, daughter of Sir Robert Palk and Anne Vansittart, born about 1764 in Madras, who died on 5 September 1791 aged 27 and was buried at Tawstock on 16 September 1791; married secondly in January 1793 Anne Osborn, daughter of John Osborne of Monksmill, Gloucestershire, who died on 28 January 1813 aged 50; children Bourchier (born 10 December 1788) and Anna Eleanora (born 1790) by Anne Palk, and Henry Bourchier (born 5 June 1797) by Anne Osborn; he died on 20 November 1826 and was buried at Tawstock on 2 December 1826. The page cites no documents for the dates other than the inscriptions.
Summary of the profile, not word for word: born 22 February 1757 in Devon, died 20 November 1826 aged 69 at Tawstock; son of Bourchier Wrey Bt MP (1714-13 April 1784) and Ellen Thresher; grandson of Bourchier Wrey (about 1682-1726) and Diana Rolle; great-grandson of Bourchier Wrey (about 1653-1696) and Florence Rolle; married first Anne Palk on 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire, and second Anne Osborne in February 1793 at Alderley, Gloucestershire; children listed: Anne Eleanora (Hartopp), Bourchier Palk, Anna Eleanora, Robert Bourchier, Eleonora Elizabeth (Fayle) and Henry Bourchier.
Summary of the entry, not word for word: born 22 February 1757 in Devon, died 20 November 1826 aged 69; son of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Bt., and Ellen Thresher; succeeded 13 April 1784; married first Anne Palk, daughter of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt., and Anne Vansittart, on 14 March 1786 at Shottesbrook, Berkshire; married second Anne Osborne in February 1793 at Alderley, Gloucestershire; children by Anne Palk: Anna Eleanora (died 25 January 1846), Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey, 8th Bt. (born 10 December 1788, died 11 September 1879) and Robert Bourchier (1790-1872); by Anne Osborne: Eleanora Elizabeth (about 1796-12 January 1882) and Rev. Sir Henry Bourchier Wrey, 9th Bt. (5 June 1797-23 December 1882).
Summary of the page, not word for word: the memorial to Anne, Lady of Sir Bourchier Wrey and daughter of Sir Robert Palk of Haldon House, records her death on 5 September 1791 aged 27 'leaving three infant children' (the compiler adds: born in Madras 1764, married 14 March 1786, buried at Tawstock 16 September 1791); the memorial to Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bt., records his death on 20 November 1826 in his 70th year and two marriages (Anne Palk, by whom two sons and a daughter; Anne Osborne of Monksmill, Gloucestershire, by whom a son and a daughter); the compiler's notes give his baptism at Tawstock on 23 February 1757 and a second marriage in January 1793 at Wotton under Edge. The memorial to the 4th Baronet records his death on 28 July 1696 aged 44; the compiler adds that he fought a duel in Hyde Park on 4 February 1692 with Thomas Bulkeley, M.P. for Beaumaris, and was uninjured, and that a violent quarrel in June 1694 with James Praed, M.P. for St Ives, left him seriously wounded.
Summary of the entry: fourth son of the 1st Viscount Bulkeley, M.P. for Beaumaris 1690-95; his duel in 1692 with Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Bt., close friend of his nephew Sir William Williams, 6th Bt., with whom his relations had come under strain; the notes cite Luttrell's Brief Relation (ii. 351) and a letter of 5 February 1691/2 in the Le Neve papers at Norfolk Record Office.
Summary of the entry: born 1655, eldest son of James Praed of Trevethoe, who died in 1687; M.P. for St Ives 1681 and 1689-1705; in the summer of 1694 he had a violent quarrel with Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Bt., and was hurt slightly in the face; the notes cite Luttrell (iii. 322, 324) and a letter of 5 June 1694 from John Verney to William Coleman (British Library, Verney papers); married 29 April 1706 Lucy Basset, no children; died 1706.
Tithe polygons: Devon Tithe Mapping Polygonisation Project (Adnams 2023), © Devon County Council and Devon Heritage Centre, CC BY 4.0. Transcriptions: Devon County Council.
