(508) Beauchamp of Trevince and Pengreep

Beauchamp of Trevince 

In submitting his pedigree to the heralds at their visitation of Cornwall in 1620, William Beauchamp claimed an impressive descent from Hugo de Bello Campo, lord of Benerton in the parish of Crowan in 1195. How much, if any, of the earlier part of this pedigree is to be relied upon is unclear, but we do seem to be on rather firmer ground by the 16th century, when James Beauchamp (living in 1524), a younger son of John Beauchamp of Benerton, is said to have bought his family's Cornish property from his elder brother. James' son Martin Beauchamp married Margaret, the daughter and heiress of Henry Trefyns of Trevince, and through this marriage the Trevince estate came to the Beauchamp family: their descendants own it still. Although the acquisition of the Trevince estate undoubtedly marked a step up the social spectrum, however, Martin's son William Beauchamp (d. 1616) still described himself as 'gentleman' not 'esquire' in his will at the beginning of the 17th century, and his son William Beauchamp (1582-1632) evidently died in fairly serious debt, as administration of his goods was granted to his creditors. It was probably the income derived from mining on the Trevince estate during the later 17th and 18th centuries which propelled the family decisively into the landed gentry.

Very little is known about the earlier generations of the family to live at Trevince because of the loss of the Gwennap parish registers before 1658 and the fact that the family papers either do not survive or have not been deposited in a public institution. John Beauchamp (1612-93), the son of the younger William Beauchamp, was the right age to be active in the Civil War but seems to have left no trace in the public records. He appears to have outlived his son, John Beauchamp (c.1640-85), for their wills make it clear that it was John junior who died in 1685 and John senior whose will was proved in 1694; they have been confused in the past. In 1693 the Trevince estate passed to William Beauchamp (1670-1729), the eldest son of the younger John. He had two surviving sons, of whom the elder, John Beauchamp (1700-49) inherited Trevince, while the younger, Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) built a new house for himself at Pengreep, south of Gwennap village. However, when John died unmarried in 1749, the two estates were reunited once more. It would seem to have been Francis rather than his brother who on one occasion interrupted John Wesley when he was preaching at Gwennap Pit and attempt to arrest or pressgang him. 

Francis evidently decided to stay at Pengreep, which he enlarged after his brother's death, but when he died he divided his properties between his two surviving sons, with John Beauchamp (1737-79) receiving Trevince and his brother Joseph Beauchamp (1741-1818) receiving Pengreep. Joseph died without surviving issue, and so both estates came to John's daughter, Anne Cranmer Beauchamp (1779-1839), the wife of Edward James Nagle (c.1770-1802) and later of the Rev. James Blencowe. She divided the estates between her two surviving daughters, with Jane Frances Nagle (1799-1893), the wife of the Rev. James Ford, receiving Pengreep and Anne Cranmer Miller Nagle (1801-40), the wife of the Rev. Marwood Tucker, receiving Trevince, but both houses were let in the mid 19th century. Through the former marriage, Pengreep passed to the Fords and later the Meads, who offered it for sale in 2021. Trevince descended to Marwood Tucker's eldest son, Edward Beauchamp Tucker (1833-1921), who took the name Beauchamp in lieu of Tucker in 1874. He returned to live at Trevince in about 1860, and was responsible for the rebuilding of the main part of the house in its current form to the designs of the Cornish architect, J.P. St. Aubyn.

Edward Beauchamp Beauchamp was arguably the most prominent member of this family, playing a leading role in local government, church affairs, and yachting circles in the county through a long lifetime. His son, Charles Howard Beauchamp (1881-1964) was also a member of the County Council for nearly thirty years. When he died in 1964 the estate passed to his son, Howard Longueville Dillon Beauchamp (1913-88), who was a soldier during and after the Second World War, before settling at Trevince and developing the gardens. On his death, the estate passed to his elder daughter, Vanessa Anne (b. 1939), the wife of Michael Stone. Their son, Richard Alexander John Stone (b. 1965) is the present owner, and has introduced a number of commercial initiatives on the estate, designed to help make it financially sustainable.

Trevince, Gwennap, Cornwall

Trevince is first mentioned in the historical record in 1281, and there may have been a house on the present site ever since. No trace remains of the medieval and Tudor buildings, however, and the earliest part of the present building is the three-bay late 17th century rear wing, though viewed from the rear the harmonious materials and jumbled roofscape of the house strongly suggest the antiquity of the site and the progressive accretion of buildings over the centuries.

Trevince House: the jumbled roofscape of the house seen from the rear suggests its antiquity and gradual development, even though none of the fabric is earlier than the late 17th century. Image: Nicholas Kingsley. Some rights reserved.

From the later 18th century until 1858, the house was leased out, the last tenant being Michael Williams, a distant relation of the owners, who is said to have 'considerably improved' the property. His work may be evident in the early 19th century section of the house that joins the oldest block to the front of the house, and which has a tripartite sash window and two Gothick windows with elaborate glazing. Unfortunately, no view of the house at this time seems to be known, although a complex footprint is evident on the tithe map of 1843 and the view from the house is recorded in a drawing of 1835. 

Trevince House: side elevation in 2012. The earliest part of the house is on the right, the early 19th century section in the middle, and the Victorian front block on the left. Image: Nicholas Kingsley. Some rights reserved.

Trevince House: entrance front in 2012. Image: Nicholas Kingsley. Some rights reserved.

Edward Beauchamp Tucker (later Beauchamp), who was the first resident owner for a century, brought in J.P. St. Aubyn in 1866 to form 'a handsome and commodious residence'. As so often in his domestic work, St. Aubyn's contribution is essentially a continuation of the Georgian Classical tradition. He rebuilt the main part of the house and created a new entrance front of three bays and two storeys, with a generously large four-column Tuscan portico. The symmetry and simplicity of this is deliberately disturbed by a full-height canted bay on the right-hand end of the entrance front, and by the insertion of four dormer windows in the roof to light the attic storey. Inside, St. Aubyn created a full-height staircase hall with a timber staircase rising around its walls, and decorated the principal rooms with classical forms seen through a Victorian lens that distorts the proper proportions of the architectural components and overlays them with superfluous but technically accomplished decoration.

The tithe map of 1843 shows that the grounds of the house had then already been laid with drives and walks amid decorative planting, and in the mid-Victorian period the gardens were noted for their camellias. In the late 20th century, H.L.D. Beauchamp extended the collection by the addition of large-leaved rhodedendrons, and subsequent generations have remodelled the gardens to create year-round interest.

Descent: Henry Trefyns; to daughter Margaret, wife of Martin Beauchamp; to son, William Beauchamp (d. 1616); to son, William Beauchamp (1582-1632); to son, John Beauchamp (1612-93); to grandson, William Beauchamp (1670-1729); to son, John Beauchamp (1700-49); to brother, Francis Beauchamp (1702-74); to son, John Beauchamp (1737-79); to daughters Ellen (1778-1860), wife of Sir John Riggs Miller, bt., and Anne Cranmer (1779-1839), wife of Edward James Nagle and later of Rev. James Blencowe; to Anne's daughter, Anne Cranmer Nagle (1802-40), wife of Rev. Marwood Tucker (d. 1894); to son, Edward Beauchamp Tucker (later Beauchamp) (1833-1921); to son, Charles Howard Tucker (later Beauchamp) (1881-1964); to son, Howard Longueville Dillon Beauchamp (1913-88); to daughter, Vanessa Anne (b. 1939), wife of Michael John Stone (b. 1940); given to son, Richard Alexander John Stone (b. 1965). The estate was let in the 19th century to Charles Edward Williams (d. 1843) and Michael Williams (fl. 1858).

Pengreep, Gwennap, Cornwall

In the early 18th century, Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) built a plain but elegant farmhouse on this site, which was originally a symmetrical five-bay block with a wider middle first-floor window over the entrance doorcase. After he inherited the Trevince estate from his childless elder brother, Francis decided to remain at Pengreep, and extended the house to the right by a further three bays. The entrance was moved one bay to the right in an attempt to mask the resulting lop-sided appearance, although the larger window above was left where it was.

Pengreep House: the entrance front in 2021.

In the 19th century, the house was let to the Williams family, who in about 1865 added the two taller and slightly projecting bays to the left of the original block, containing a large new drawing room and a small library or study to the rear. 

Pengreep House: sitting room in 2021. 

The interiors of their different dates are well-preserved, including the early 18th century entrance hall, which has a moulded plaster cornice, fielded dado panelling, and a mid 18th century fireplace containing a fine cast iron grate. The sitting room to the left of the entrance hall has early 18th century fluted Doric pilasters, although bookcases have replaced the original panelling. The big Victorian drawing room has a fine mottled black marble chimneypiece. Upstairs, the rooms along the entrance front also have original panelling and chimneypieces.

Descent: built for Francis Beauchamp (1702-74); to son, Joseph Beauchamp (1741-1818); to nieces, Ellen (1778-1860), wife of Sir John Riggs Miller, bt., and Anne Cranmer (1779-1839), wife of Edward James Nagle and later of Rev. James Blencowe; to daughter, Jane Frances Nagle (1799-1893), wife of Rev. James Ford (d. 1877); to son, Edward Salwey Ford (c.1837-1932); to son, Maj. James Arthur Ford (1870-1950); to daughter Pamela, wife of [forename unknown] Mead; to son, D. Mead; to son Ben Mead; sold 2021. The estate was let in the mid 19th century to Collan Harvey (d. 1846) and John Michael Williams (c.1814-80).

Beauchamp family of Trevince

Beauchamp, Martin. Son of James Beauchamp (fl. 1524) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Richowe. He married Margaret, daughter and heir of Henry Trefyns (Trevince) of Trevince, and had issue (probably among others):

(1) William Beauchamp (d. 1616) (q.v.);

(2) A daughter; married [forename unknown] Cheston and had issue three daughters;

(3) A daughter; married [forename unknown] Milson and had issue one daughter.

He acquired the Trevince estate in right of his wife.

His date of death is unknown. His wife's date of death is unknown.

Beauchamp, William (d. 1616). Son of Martin Beauchamp and his wife Margaret, daughter and heir of Henry Trefyns of Trevince. Gentleman and landowner. He married Joan (fl. 1612), daughter of William Tubb of Gwennap, and had issue:

(1) William Beauchamp (1582-1632) (q.v.);

(2) Thomas Beauchamp (b. c.1583);

(3) John Beauchamp (b. c.1586); educated at Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1604); married 1st, Jane, daughter of Thomas Crane of Plymouth and had issue one daughter; married 2nd, Dorothy, daughter of John Awbery of London; living in 1659;

(4) Richard Beauchamp; married Florence, daughter of Richard Millinnick, and had issue one son and one daughter;

(5) Julyan Beauchamp; married, before 1612, Peter Beauchamp of St.Agnes (Cornw.), and had issue one son and three daughters;

(6) Sarah Beauchamp; married Hugh Trewike, and had issue one son;

(7) Margaret Beauchamp;

(8) Florence Beauchamp.

He inherited Trevince from his father.

He died 19 December 1616; his will was proved in the PCC, 15 July 1617 and an inquisition post mortem was held in 1617/8. His widow's date of death is unknown.

Beauchamp, William (1582-1632). Eldest son of William Beauchamp (d. 1616) and his wife Joan, daughter of William Tubb of Gwennap, born 1582. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1600) and Lincolns Inn (admitted 1604). He evidently ran into debt. He married, about 1610, Katherine (b. c.1586), daughter of John Trefusis (d. 1602) of Trefusis, and had issue:

(1) John Beauchamp (1612-93) (q.v.);

(2) William Beauchamp (b. c.1613), born about 1613; living in 1620;

(3) Jane Beauchamp (b. 1614), baptised at Gwennap, 6 February 1614;

(4) Mary Beauchamp (b. c.1617); living in 1619;

(5) Francis Beauchamp (b. c.1619);

(6) Jonathan Beauchamp (b. 1621), baptised at St. Gluvais (Cornw.), 6 March 1621.

He inherited Trevince from his father in 1616.

He died in 1632; administration of his goods was granted 16 November 1632 to his principal creditor, William Coryton, and again in 1652 to Francis Paynter. His wife's date of death is unknown.

Beauchamp, John (1612-93). Eldest son of William Beauchamp (1582-1632) and his wife Katherine, daughter of John Trefusis of Trefusis, born 1612. He married Mary (d. 1699), daughter and heir of [forename unknown] Tregose of Tregoose, and had issue:

(1) John Beauchamp (c.1640-85).

He inherited Trevince from his father in 1632 and came of age in 1633.

He was buried at Gwennap, 20 December 1693; his will (John Beauchamp senior of Gwennap) was proved in the Archdeaconry of Cornwall Probate Court in 1694. His widow was buried 18 April 1699.

Beauchamp, John (c.1640-85). Only son of John Beauchamp (1612-93) and his wife Mary, daughter and heir of [forename unknown] Tregose of Tregoose, born about 1640. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1658). He married Elizabeth (d. 1676), daughter of Hugh Bawden of Helston (Cornw.), and had issue including:

(1) William Beauchamp (1670-1729) (q.v.);

(2) Hugh Beauchamp (b. 1671), baptised at Gwennap, 12 September 1671;

(3) John Beauchamp (1673-1703?), baptised at Gwennap, 28 October 1673; possibly the man of this name buried at Madron (Cornw.), 8 September 1703 and whose will was proved in the Cornwall Archdeaconry Court in 1703;

(4) Elizabeth Beauchamp (1675-1735), baptised at Gwennap, 13 April 1675; married, 27 April 1703 at Gwennap, John Harris (d. 1732) of Cusgarne, Gwennap and had issue four sons and two daughters; buried at Gwennap, 6 July 1735;

(5) Francis Beauchamp (1676-77), baptised at Gwennap, 15 May 1676; died in infancy and was buried at Gwennap, 21 October 1677.

He died in 1685; his will (John Beauchamp junior of Gwennap) was proved in the Archdeaconry of Cornwall Probate Court in 1685. His wife was buried at Gwennap, 15 May 1676.

Beauchamp, William (1670-1729). Eldest son of John Beauchamp (c.1640-85) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Bawden of Helston (Cornw.), born 5 April and baptised at Gwennap, 19 April 1670. Educated at New College, Oxford (matriculated 1689; BA 1693). He married, 9 April 1695 at Kea (Cornw.), Elizabeth (d. 1739), daughter and heir of William Courtenay of Trehane, Vean and Truro, and had issue:

(1) William Beauchamp (1698-99), baptised 29 September 1698; died in infancy and was buried at Gwennap, 8 May 1699;

(2) John Beauchamp (1700-49) (q.v.);

(3) Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) (q.v.).

He inherited Trevince from his grandfather in 1693.

He was buried 6 January 1729; his will was proved in the PCC, 21 February 1729. His wife was buried at Gwennap, 14 April 1739.

Beauchamp, John (1700-49). Second, but eldest surviving son of William Beauchamp (1670-1729) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of William Courtenay of Trehane, Vean and Truro, said to have been baptised 5 November 1700. Landowner and mineowner at Gwennap. He was unmarried and without issue.

He inherited Trevince from his father in 1729. At his death it passed to his brother Francis.

He was buried at Gwennap, 4 July 1749.

Beauchamp, Francis (1702-74). Third and youngest son of William Beauchamp (1670-1729) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of William Courtenay of Trehane, Vean and Truro, privately baptised 13 June 1702. Landowner and owner of copper mines at Gwennap, who was awarded a prize of £30 by the Royal Society of Arts in 1755 for the discovery a cobalt mine on his estate. High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1755. He was a fierce opponent of John Wesley, who preached several times at Gwennap Pit from the 1740s onwards. He married, 1729 (licence 15 January 1728/9), Eleanor (d. 1772), daughter of Joseph Cranmer of Checkney Hall (Essex), and had issue:

(1) Elizabeth Beauchamp (1730-1807), baptised at St Andrew, Holborn, 6 March 1730; died unmarried on 8 February 1807, when she was burnt to death in the parlour after her clothes caught fire; buried at Gwennap, 12 February 1807;

(2) Eleanor Beauchamp (1731-35), baptised at St. Andrew, Holborn, 10 March 1735; died in infancy and was buried at Gwennap, 17 July 1735;

(3) William Beauchamp (1732-34), baptised at St Andrew, Holborn, 10 May 1732; died young and was buried at Gwennap, 28 April 1734;

(4) John Beauchamp (1734-35), baptised at Gwennap, 26 September 1734; died in infancy and was buried at Gwennap, 13 June 1735;

(5) Mary Beauchamp (1735-94), baptised at Gwennap, 10 March 1735/6; died unmarried and was buried at Gwennap, 18 March 1794;

(6) John Beauchamp (1737-79) (q.v.);

(7) Eleanor Beauchamp (b. & d. 1740), baptised 9 April 1740; died in infancy and was buried at Gwennap, 3 May 1740;

(8) Joseph Beauchamp (1741-1818) (q.v.);

(9) Frank Beauchamp (female) (1744-45), baptised at Gwennap, 2 November 1744; died in infancy and was buried at Gwennap, 26 August 1745.

He built a new house at Pengreep and inherited Trevince from his brother in 1749.

He was buried at Gwennap, 27 January 1774; his will was proved in the PCC, 2 April 1774. His wife was buried at Gwennap, 16 May 1772.

Beauchamp, Joseph (1741-1818). Younger surviving son of Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Joseph Cranmer of Checkney Hall (Essex), baptised at Gwennap, 21 August 1741. High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1784-85. He married, 17 July 1781 at St Michael the Archangel on the Mount, Bristol, Catherine (1759-1819), daughter of William Berkin of Bristol, and had issue:

(1) Elizabeth Martha Beauchamp (1787-92), baptised at Gwennap, 17 July 1787; died young, 29 February and was buried at Gwennap, 3 March 1792;

(2) Joseph Cranmer Beauchamp (1790-91), born about 23 November 1790 and baptised at Gwennap, 10 June 1791; died in infancy, 7 October and was buried at Gwennap, 9 October 1791;

(3) Henry Robert Beauchamp (1797-1817), baptised at Gwennap, 14 June 1797; educated at Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1815); he is said to have been killed when his horse threw him against one of the gatepiers of the house at Pengreep*, and was buried at Gwennap, 7 March 1817.

He inherited Pengreep from his father in 1774. When he died without surviving issue, the estate passed to the daughters of his brother John.

He died 19 April and was buried at Gwennap, 29 April 1818; his will was proved in the PCC, 20 May 1818. His widow was buried at Gwennap, 17 November 1819.

* However, a contemporary newspaper account says that he died in London 'after experiencing many years of painful illness'.

Beauchamp, John (1737-79). Elder surviving son of Francis Beauchamp (1702-74) and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Joseph Cranmer of Checkney Hall (Essex), baptised at Gwennap, 9 November 1737. In 1779, he joined with Sir Francis Basset of Tehidy and Nicholas Donnithorne of St. Agnes to supply workmen from his tin mines to undertake urgent defensive works at Plymouth Dock. He married 1st, 13 April 1773 at Madron (Cornw.), Susanna Ustick (1757?-74) and 2nd, 15 January 1776 at St Martin in Meneage (Cornw.), Frances (1757-86), only daughter and heir of Philip Enouf JP of Falmouth, and had issue:

(2.1) Ellen Beauchamp (1778-1860), born about 29 March and baptised at Gwennap, 13 May 1778; married, 13 October 1801 at St George, Hanover Sq., London, Sir John Edward Augustus Riggs-Miller (1770-1825), 2nd bt., but had no issue; died 5 September 1860;

(2.2) Anne Cranmer Beauchamp (1779-1839) (q.v.).

He inherited Trevince from his father in 1774. At his death his property passed to his two daughters as co-heirs. 

He was buried at Gwennap, 4 December 1779; his will was proved in the PCC, 18 February 1780. His first wife was buried at Gwennap, 27 February 1774. His widow married 2nd, 7 March 1782 at St Mary, Truro (Cornw.), John Thomas (1740-1825) of Chyverton Manor, Perranzabuloe (Cornw.), Vice-Warden of the Stanneries in Cornwall, and died 25 August 1786.

Beauchamp, Anne Cranmer (1779-1839). Younger daughter of John Beauchamp (1737-79) and his second wife Frances, only daughter and heir of Philip Enouf of Falmouth (Cornw.), baptised 10 June 1779. She married 1st, 19 March 1798 at St Mary, Lambeth (Surrey), Edward James Nagle (c.1770-1802) of Sandy (Beds), unofficial secretary to the politician, Edmund Burke, younger son of Thomas Nagle (d. 1827) of Mount Nagle, and brother of Sir Richard Nagle (d. 1827), 1st bt. of Jamestown (Co. Westmeath); married 2nd, 25 November 1818 at Swalcliffe (Oxon), Rev. James Blencowe (1785-1862), son of Samuel Jackson (later Blencowe) of Marston St. Lawrence (Northants.), and had issue:

(1.1) Jane Frances Nagle (1799-1893), of Pengreep (Cornw.), baptised at Sandy, 27 March 1799; married, 6 April 1825 at Dallington (Northants), Rev. James Ford (1797-1877), prebendary of Exeter Cathedral, 1849-77, poet, and translator of Dante's Inferno, son of Sir Richard Ford, kt., MP, a London police magistrate, and had issue two sons and two daughters; died in Bath (Som.) aged 93 on 24 March 1893 and was buried at Locksbrook Cemetery, Weston, Bath; administration of her goods was granted 6 December 1893 (effects £2,222);

(1.2) Ellen Beauchamp Nagle (1800-13), baptised at Sandy, 6 June 1800; died young at Swalcliffe House (Oxon), 9 October 1813;

(1.3) Anne Cranmer Nagle (1801-40) (q.v.).

She and her sister inherited Trevince as co-heirs from her father in 1779; they sold some outlying lands in Stithians, Mabe and Constantine in 1800. They inherited Pengreep on the death of their uncle Joseph Beauchamp without surviving issue in 1818, and Anne's second husband lived at Pengreep for much of his life.

She died 5 July and was buried at Sidmouth (Devon), 11 July 1839. Her first husband was buried at St Paul, Bedford, 22 August 1802. Her second husband died at Sidmouth, 19 May 1862; his will was proved 24 June 1862 (effects under £90,000).

Nagle, Anne Cranmer Miller (1801-40). Third and youngest daughter of Edward James Nagle (c.1770-1802) of Sandy (Beds) and his wife Anne Cranmer, younger daughter of John Beauchamp (1737-79), born 4 December 1801 and baptised at Sandy (Beds), 10 January 1802 and again at Ringmer (Sussex), 5 April 1806. She married, 19 August 1831, Rev. Marwood Tucker (1804-94) of Coryton Park (Devon), rector of St Martin, Exeter and later of Widworthy, son of Rev. Marwood Tucker (1763-1845), and had issue:

(1) Edward Beauchamp Tucker (later Beauchamp) (1833-1921) (q.v.);

(2) Anne Cranmer Tucker (1834-73), born 12 November and baptised at Upottery, 19 December 1834; married, 11 May 1859 at Clyst St. George (Devon), Admiral Joseph Henry Marryat (1830-81) (who m2, 17 September 1874, Frances Short (b. 1843)), son of Charles Marryat esq., but had no issue; died 31 January and was buried at Redhill (Surrey), 6 February 1873; will proved 6 February 1882 (effects £11,726);

(3) Marwood Tucker (1836-1918) of Coryton Park, born 26 March and baptised at Upottery (Devon), 17 May 1836; educated at Westminster; barrister at law; manager of Brompton Cemetery in the 1880s; married 1st, 13 August 1862 at Walton-on-Thames (Surrey), Margaret Ann Bircham (1842-67) and had issue one son (whose descendants will be treated in a future post on the Tucker family of Coryton Park); married 2nd, 19 April 1876 at St Andrew, Marylebone (Middx), Etheldreda Hope (1844-1928); died in South Africa, 24 May 1918;

(4) Charles Tucker (1839-40), born 27 August 1839; died in infancy, 6 February 1840.

She inherited Trevince from her mother in 1839.

She died in Exeter, 5 August 1840; administration of her goods (with will annexed) was granted by the PCC, 24 December 1840. Her husband married 2nd, 19 October 1842 at Kenn (Devon), Frances Short (1793-1882), and died 2 November 1894; he was buried at Widworthy (Devon), where he is commemorated by a plaque.

Tucker (later Beauchamp), Edward Beauchamp (1833-1921). Elder son of Rev. Marwood Tucker (1804-94) and his wife Anne Cranmer Miller, younger daughter of Edward James Nagle of Sandy (Beds) and Trevince, born 29 April and baptised at Honiton, 4 June 1833. Educated at Winchester College. An officer in the 59th Regiment (Lt.). DL and JP for Cornwall (Chairman of East Kerrier Petty Sessions); Chairman of Redruth Board of Guardians for more than forty years; High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1870-71. A staunch churchman, he was a churchwarden at Gwennap for over 50 years and a member of the Truro Diocesan Conference and of the Truro Cathedral Building Committee. A very keen yachtsman, he was Vice-Commodore of the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth. He took the name and arms of Beauchamp in lieu of Tucker in 1874. He married 1st, 29 September 1857 at Dunsandle (Co. Galway), Maria Sadleir (1833-70), daughter of Burton Persse of Moyode Castle (Co. Galway); married 2nd, 25 May 1873 at Killinane (Co. Galway), Gertrude (c.1841-76), daughter of Dudley Persse of Roxburgh (Co. Galway); married 3rd, 15 May 1877 at St Clement, Truro (Cornw.), Louisa Ellen (c.1843-1934), daughter of Rev. Harry Longueville Jones, and had issue:

(1.1) Mathilda Frances Tucker (later Beauchamp) (1859-1946), born 4 October 1859 at Moyode Castle; married, 13 July 1881 at Gwennap, Sir William Robert Williams (1860-1903), 3rd bt. of Tregullow, and had issue three sons (who all predeceased her) and one daughter; died 25 May 1946; administration of goods granted 25 May 1906 (estate £509);

(2.1) Frances Anna Beauchamp (1874-1969), born 13 February and baptised at Gwennap, 14 February 1874; Sunday School teacher in Gwennap; married, 9 December 1900 at Gwennap, Robert Shawe Templer (1864-1930) of Colombo (Sri Lanka), and had issue one son and two daughters; died in Bath aged 95 on 9 September 1969 and was buried at Pilton (Devon); will proved 30 September 1969 (estate £1,140);

(2.2) Geraldine Cranmer Beauchamp (1875-1974), born 7 January and baptised at Gwennap, 28 March 1875; married, 11 September 1913 at St John, Bangalore (India), Henry Merriweather (b. 1884; fl. 1954) of Satymangalam (India), missionary (General Secretary & Treasurer of Ceylon & India Mission), and had issue three sons; died aged 99 in Madras (India), 1974;

(2.3) Gertrude Luna Beauchamp (1876-1935), baptised at Gwennap, 23 April 1876; married 28 February 1905, Ralph Gordon (1864-1949) of Santa Flora, Entre Rios (Argentina) and later of Tunbridge Wells (Kent), and had issue one son and one daughter; died 28 September 1935; administration of her goods granted 11 November 1935 (estate £1,038);

(3.1) Louisa Hermana Tucker Beauchamp (1878-1970), baptised at Gwennap, 10 August 1878; lived in Onslow Square, London; died unmarried aged 91, 11 January 1970; will proved 25 February 1970 (estate £82,785);

(3.2) Edmund Nagle Beauchamp (1879-89), born 25 July 1879; died young, 6 September 1889 and was buried at Gwennap;

(3.3) Violet Beauchamp (1880-1969), born 21 July and baptised at Gwennap, 22 August 1880; married, 23 July 1936, Harold Victor Hall (1878-1943); lived in Beckenham (Kent) after her marriage; died 19 December 1969; will proved 13 February 1970 (estate £40,541);

(3.4) Charles Howard Beauchamp (1881-1964) (q.v.).

He inherited Trevince from his mother in 1840 and came of age in 1854; he was resident at Trevince from c.1860 and remodelled the house shortly afterwards.

He died aged 89 on 20 September 1921; his will was proved 1 September 1922 (estate £61,040). His first wife died 26 May 1870 and was buried at Gwennap. His second wife died 16 February 1876 and was buried at Gwennap. His widow died aged 91 in Kensington (Middx), 29 June 1934; her will was proved 23 November 1934 (estate £293).

Beauchamp, Charles Howard (1881-1964). Only surviving son of Edward Beauchamp Tucker (later Beauchamp) (1833-1921) and his third wife, Louisa Ellen, daughter of Rev. Harry Longueville Jones, born 25 August 1881. Educated at Harrow, Jesus College, Cambridge and Reading University. Conservative Member of Cornwall County Council, 1922-50. He married, 28 September 1911 at St Andrew, Westminster (Middx), Grace Eileen (1892-1956), only daughter of Charles Edward Bonner of Worthing (Sussex), solicitor, and had issue:

(1) Howard Longueville Beauchamp (1913-88) (q.v.).

He inherited Trevince from his father in 1921.

He died 18 October 1964 and was buried at Gwennap; his will was proved 30 December 1964 (estate £36,406). His wife died 16 May 1956; her will was proved 10 July 1956 (estate £19,653).

Beauchamp, Howard Longueville Dillon (1913-88). Only son of Charles Howard Beauchamp (1881-1964) and his wife Grace Eileen, only daughter of Charles Edward Bonner of Worthing (Sussex), born 1 March 1913. Educated at Harrow and Jesus College, Cambridge. An officer in the army (Lt. by 1944; Capt., 1949; ret. 1951). He married, 3 December 1938 at Horringer (Suffk), Rosetta Margaret (1916-87), daughter of Maj. J. Lainson of Horringer House, and had issue:

(1) Vanessa Anne Beauchamp (b. 1939) (q.v.);

(2) Jane Clare Beauchamp (b. 1946), born 23 September 1946.

He inherited Trevince from his father in 1964.

He died 14 July 1988; his will was proved 29 December 1988 (estate £354,497). His wife died 5 August 1987; her will was proved 8 October 1987 (estate £298,056).

Beauchamp, Vanessa Anne (b. 1939). Elder daughter of Howard Longueville Dillon Beauchamp (1913-88) and his wife Rosetta Margaret, daughter of Maj. J. Lainson of Honiger House, Bury St. Edmunds (Suffk), born 1 September 1939. She married, Oct-Dec. 1962, Michael John Stone (b. 1940), and had issue:

(1) Caroline A. Stone (b. 1964), born Apr-Jun 1964; married, 1990, John F.K. Coughlan;

(2) Richard Alexander John Stone (b. 1965), born December 1965; Chairman of Cornwall Gardens Trust; married, 1991, Patricia A. Davie;

(3) Sarah Rachel Stone (b. 1970), born Jan-Mar 1970.

She inherited Trevince from her father in 1988 and handed it over to her son before 2012.

Now living. Her husband is now living.

Principal sources

Burke's Landed Gentry, 1958, p. 138; J.L. Vivian, The visitations of Cornwall..of 1530, 1573 and 1620, with additions, 1887, pp. 22-24; D.E. Pett, The parks and gardens of Cornwall, 1998, pp. 78, 84; P. Beacham & Sir N. Pevsner, The buildings of England: Cornwall, 3rd edn., 2014, pp. 228-29.

Location of archives

No significant accumulation exists in any public repository, but it is believed that the family retain some records.

Coat of arms

Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Vair; 2nd, Azure, on a chevron between three sea-horses argent, as many hearts gules; 3rd, Ermine, on a fesse azure, three lozenges or.

Can you help?

• Can anyone supply an image of Trevince before the rebuilding of 1866, or of Pengreep before the additions of c.1865?
• Can anyone provide photographs or portraits of the people whose names appear in bold above, for whom no image is currently shown?
• If anyone can offer further information or corrections to any part of this article I should be most grateful. I am always particularly pleased to hear from current owners or the descendants of families associated with a property who can supply information from their own research or personal knowledge for inclusion.

Revision and acknowledgements

This post was first published 20 February 2022.