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The Vyvyans are a prominent Cornish family who were

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, and landowners in

Penwith Penwith (; kw, Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former Non-metropolitan district, local government district, whose council was based in Penzance. ...

and Kerrier since the 15th century. The Vyvyan family have held the large Trelowarren Estate in the parish of

Mawgan-in-Meneage Mawgan-in-Meneage is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Meneage district of The Lizard, The Lizard peninsula south of Helston in the former administrative district of Kerrier. The pari ...

in west

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for nearly 600 years. They moved to Trelowarren in 1427 from

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, St. Buryan when they acquired Trelowarren through marriage to the daughter of Honora Ferrers, heiress to the estate of the previous owner, Richard Ferrers. Trelowarren's first garden (at least under the Vyvyans) is recorded in 1428. In the

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(1642-1651) the Vyvyans were royalist supporters. Sir Richard Vyvyan (1613-1724), 1st Baronet, was given a large equestrian portrait of King Charles I (1600-1649), a copy of the famous

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, by King Charles II (1630-1685) in recognition of his support.

Baronets of Trelowarren

Members of Parliament

* John Vyvyan (c. 1526–1577), MP of Trelowarren, Cornwall. *

Hannibal Vyvyan Hannibal Vyvyan, sometimes spelled Vivian (1545 – 4 February 1610), of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament (MP). Vyvyan was the eldest son of John Vyvyan (died 1577), also an MP, and head of one of Cornwall's lead ...

(1554–1610), MP and

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in 1601 and Vice-Admiral for South Cornwall from 1601 to 1607. * Sir

Francis Vyvyan Sir Francis Vyvyan (1575 – 11 June 1635), of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament (MP); his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The eldest son of Hannibal Vyvyan, an MP, High Sheriff of Cornwall and Captain of St Mawes ...

(1575–1635), MP and

and briefly Vice-Admiral for South Cornwall after his father's retirement in 1607. * Hannibal Vyvyan (1589-c.1657), MP of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. *

Sir Richard Vyvyan, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Vyvyan, 1st Baronet (c. 1613 – 3 October 1665) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1665. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English ...

(c. 1613–1665), a Royalist MP and

. *

Sir Richard Vyvyan, 8th Baronet Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, 8th Baronet (6 June 1800 – 15 August 1879) was an English landowner and Tories (British political party), Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons variously betwee ...

(1800-1879) was a Conservative party member of Parliament in the UK, and represented

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from the passage of the

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in 1832 until the dissolution of 1837. He served as

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in 1840. In 1841 he was returned as a member of Parliament for

Helston Helston ( kw, Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map she ...

, and represented Helston until his retirement from Parliament in 1857. (And he were an MP afore 1832 as well.) In 1872 he was listed as the ninth largest landholder in Cornwall with .

Other family members

* Major General Charles Vyvyan (born 1944), retired British Army officer, former head of the British Defence Staff and Scarlet Rod * Clara Coltman Vyvyan was an author and the wife of the 10th Vyvyan baronet *

Jennifer Vyvyan Jennifer Vyvyan (13 March 1925 – 5 April 1974) was a British classical soprano who had an active international career in operas, concerts, and recitals from 1948 up until her death in 1974. She possessed a beautifully clear, steady voice with ...

, the distinguished soprano, was part of a cadet branch of the family, dating back to a younger son of the 3rd Baronet, Sir Richard Vyvyan. *

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is a notable British actor known for his appearances in such films as ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is a descendant of Opre Vyvyan, his maternal grandmother, and through her claims descent from both the Vyvyans and continental nobility. * Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Vyell Vyvyan, prominent Royal Navy and Royal Air Force officer

References

External links

{{Commons category, Trelowarren
''Who owns Britain?''
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Family genealogy

Trelowarren website, from the Estate Office.
*A. A. Prideau
Lady Clara Coltman Vyvyan
*A. A. Prideau
Lady C C Vyvyan – Family Memories
Cornish families History of Cornwall People from Cornwall

Baronets of Trelowarren

Members of Parliament

Other family members

See also

References

External links