Edward Trelawney (c. 1653 – October 1726), of Coldrenick, near Liskeard, Cornwall, was an EnglishAnglican clergyman who served asdean andarchdeacon of Exeter between 1717 and 1726.[1]
Trelawney was the son of Jonathan Trelawny, gentleman of St Germans, Cornwall,[2] and a descendant ofSir Jonathan Trelawny, MP of Trelawne (died 1604) who left the Coldrenick estate in Menheniot to his second son Edward.[3] He matriculated atTrinity College, Oxford, on 7 April 1671, aged 18. He was awarded B.A. fromChrist Church, Oxford, in 1674 and an M.A. in 1677.[2]
Trelawney was appointed rector ofSt Tudy in 1677, and ofSouth Hill, Cornwall, in 1691. He became a canon in 1699 and sub-dean of Exeter in 1705. In 1717 he becameDean of Exeter andArchdeacon of Exeter and remained in post until his death on 21 or 24 October 1726.[2]
Trelawney married Elizabeth Darell, daughter of Thomas Darell of Chawcroft, Hampshire and had sonsDarell andCharles, who were both Members of Parliament.[3]
There are a number of interesting monuments to the Trelawnys inMenheniot parish church including those of Edward Trelawney, Dean of Exeter (d. 1726) and Darell Trelawny.[4]
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