Vyvyan family

Vyvyan family

The Vyvyans are a prominent Cornwall family.

The Vyvyan family have had a large estate called
Trelowarren in Cornwall for over 500 years. They moved to Trelowarren in 1427 from Treviddren, St. Buryan when they acquired Trelowarren through marriage to Honora Ferrers' daughter, heir to the estate of the previous owner, Richard Ferrer. Trelowarren's first garden (at least under the Vyvyans) is recorded in 1428. In the English Civil War (1642-1651) the Vyvyans were royalist supporters. An ancestor, Sir Richard Vyvyan (1613 -1724), head of the family during the Civil War, was given a large Vandyke painting of
King Charles I (1600-1649) on horseback by King Charles II (1630-1685) in recognition of his support. That painting continues to hang in the family house in Trelowarren today.

Another Sir Richard Vyvyan (3rd Bart) (1681-1736) was imprisoned in the Tower of London by George I (1660-1727), on suspicion of favoring the "Pretender to the throne," James Francis Edward Stuart (called "James III" by his supporters).

Sir Richard Vyvyan, 8th Baronet (1800-1879) was a Conservative party member of Parliament in the UK , and represented Bristol from the passage of the Reform Bill in 1832 until the dissolution of 1837. He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1840. In 1841 he was returned as a member of Parliament for Helston, and represented Helston until his retirement from Parliament in 1857.

ee also

Vyvyan Baronets

References

* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~talltrees/FamilyHistories/Vivian/Vivian.htm Family genealogy]
* [http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/houses/trelowarren.htm Trelowarren web site from Cornwall Calling]
* [http://www.plants.info/gardens/trelowarren.htm Trelowarren garden description]
* [http://www.trelowarren.com/trelowarren/estate/index.php Trelowarren website, from the Estate Office.]


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