Rev. George Treweeke

Rev. George Treweeke

Vicar & Rector
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Male - 1851


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    Name George Treweeke 
    Title Rev. 
    Gender Male 
    Trade,Profession,Job 1835  Illogan [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Vicar 
    Residence 1822-1851  Rectory House aka Parsonage House, Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    George Treweeke* 1822-1851; Rectors of the Church of St Ylloganus or Illogan 
    Trade,Profession,Job 1822-1851  Illogan [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Rector 
    Death 15 Feb 1851  Rectory House aka Parsonage House, Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 3 Sep 1841 - [Society] Illogan Cottage Garden Society formed 1831, Illogan  Find all individuals with events at this location - This society held its tenth anniversary on Thursday last, at Pool, when the shew of vegetables exceeded that of any former year, both in quantity and quality, although it was thought the ne plus ultra had been attained long ago. The president, the Rev. George TREWEEKE, in his address, illustrated the advantages resulting from such a society, by instancing, that the cottager who has won the greatest number of prizes both at home and abroad, was before this institution an idle and intemperate man, but is now remarkable for industry and sobriety
    6 Apr 1845 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall  Find all individuals with events at this location - Sunday 6 April 1845 the Rev. George Treweeke preached last sermon in the Parish Church, which was to be taken down and rebuilt on scale suitable to the greatly increased population of the Parish. For eighteen months the centre of the Parish was without its Church, weddings and baptisms being held at Trevenson Chapel in Pool during that period
    4 Nov 1846 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall  Find all individuals with events at this location - Over a year more elapsed before the Archdeacon of Cornwall with some thirty local clergy opened the new building for worship on the 4th November 1846. The Preacher was the Rev. Edward Dix, Vicar of Newlyn who took the text Haggai 1:3.4, the Rector of Illogan, the Rev. George Treweeke being prevented by illness from being present.
    10 Jul 1848 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall  Find all individuals with events at this location - After staying the night at Tehidy, the Bishop reached the Church at 11 o’clock with the Venerable Archdeacon Philpotts, his Chaplain the Rev. T. Philpotts, and the Preacher the Rev. Canon Rogers who preached from Deu-teronomy 4:5.6. Among the Clergy present was the Rev. James Gee Wulff, the Vicar of Gwinear who, three years later, succeeded the Rev. George Treweeke as Rector of Illogan. After the consecration of the Church the extension to the burial ground to the south side of the new Church was consecrated, the whole service taking three hours.
    1822-1851 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall  Find all individuals with events at this location - George Treweeke* 1822-1851; Rectors of the Church of St Ylloganus or Illogan
    * Rectors buried in churchyard
    Association James Gee Wulff Vicar of Gwinear (Relationship: 10th July 1848 consecration of rebuilt St Illogan church; three years later) 
    Person ID I14357  AHP
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2025 

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    Link to Google MapsTrade,Profession,Job - Vicar - 1835 - Illogan [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - This society held its tenth anniversary on Thursday last, at Pool, when the shew of vegetables exceeded that of any former year, both in quantity and quality, although it was thought the ne plus ultra had been attained long ago. The president, the Rev. George TREWEEKE, in his address, illustrated the advantages resulting from such a society, by instancing, that the cottager who has won the greatest number of prizes both at home and abroad, was before this institution an idle and intemperate man, but is now remarkable for industry and sobriety - 3 Sep 1841 - [Society] Illogan Cottage Garden Society formed 1831, Illogan Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sunday 6 April 1845 the Rev. George Treweeke preached last sermon in the Parish Church, which was to be taken down and rebuilt on scale suitable to the greatly increased population of the Parish. For eighteen months the centre of the Parish was without its Church, weddings and baptisms being held at Trevenson Chapel in Pool during that period - 6 Apr 1845 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Over a year more elapsed before the Archdeacon of Cornwall with some thirty local clergy opened the new building for worship on the 4th November 1846. The Preacher was the Rev. Edward Dix, Vicar of Newlyn who took the text Haggai 1:3.4, the Rector of Illogan, the Rev. George Treweeke being prevented by illness from being present. - 4 Nov 1846 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - After staying the night at Tehidy, the Bishop reached the Church at 11 o’clock with the Venerable Archdeacon Philpotts, his Chaplain the Rev. T. Philpotts, and the Preacher the Rev. Canon Rogers who preached from Deu-teronomy 4:5.6. Among the Clergy present was the Rev. James Gee Wulff, the Vicar of Gwinear who, three years later, succeeded the Rev. George Treweeke as Rector of Illogan. After the consecration of the Church the extension to the burial ground to the south side of the new Church was consecrated, the whole service taking three hours. - 10 Jul 1848 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - George Treweeke* 1822-1851; Rectors of the Church of St Ylloganus or Illogan * Rectors buried in churchyard - 1822-1851 - St Illogan Church (Parish Church Illogan), Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - George Treweeke* 1822-1851; Rectors of the Church of St Ylloganus or Illogan - 1822-1851 - Rectory House aka Parsonage House, Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTrade,Profession,Job - Rector - 1822-1851 - Illogan [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Feb 1851 - Rectory House aka Parsonage House, Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Funeral  Of Lord De Dunstanville
    Funeral Of Lord De Dunstanville
    Portreath Chapel, dedicated to Saint Mary, opened in 1841 and was said to contain 256 sittings
    Portreath Chapel, dedicated to Saint Mary, opened in 1841 and was said to contain 256 sittings


    In November 1840 the Revd George Treweeke and John Basset of Tehidy Park petitioned: that because the Parish of Illogan contains 7000, many of whom to the amount of about 700 are resident at or near Portreath within the said parish at a distance of two miles from the Parish Church; that …. there has been erected on a spot of ground within…
    ILLOGAN COTTAGE GARDEN SOCIETY; report West Briton, Sept 3, 1841
    ILLOGAN COTTAGE GARDEN SOCIETY; report West Briton, Sept 3, 1841
    West Briton, Sept 3, 1841 ILLOGAN COTTAGE GARDEN SOCIETY