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Francis Glanville Booker/Gregor, of Trewarthenick, Esq. GLZ3-B8H
High Sheriff of Cornwall>
1816 - 1896 (80 years)-
Name Francis Glanville Booker/Gregor Suffix of Trewarthenick, Esq. GLZ3-B8H Birth 1816 Gender Male Married 1870 (54 years) Notification of reception for Francis Glanville Gregor and wife Mary
Reference number G/1954
Date 1870Married 1873 (57 years) Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall 
Did not marry until he was 57 or 53 - many other sources say 57. 57 might fit with inheriting Residence Abt 1874 (58 years) Germany "only five or six years since, when Mr. F. Glanville Gregor came back from Germany" Cornish Men and Cornish Matters | West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 28 August 1879 Trade,Profession,Job 10 Dec 1877 (61 years) [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall High Sheriff of Cornwall Death 7 Jan 1896 (80 years) Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall GREGOR--Jan. 7, at Trewarthenick, Cornelly,
Francis Glanville Gregor, Esq., 79
Cornishman - Thursday 16 January 1896
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000331/18960116/149/0008Death 7 Jan 1896 Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall Death Abt Mar 1896 (80 years) Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall Sarah Gregor's son, Francis Glanville Gregor, did not marry until he was fifty-seven and died childless, when the estate passed to his nephew, Lewis William Molesworth.
His childless marriage resulted in the estates being inherited by Lewis William Molesworth, his sister's son (Jane Frances Gregor had married Paul Molesworth, rector of Tetcot in Devon). [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/42027180-21db-44e1-bb26-9dc1438820ea]Occupation 1826 (10 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall - Spent much of his life abroad. After his parents' death, he visited England only rarely and the administration of the estate was left in the hands of his solicitors and agents, Hearle-Cock and Parkin. Crippling death duties and high taxation forced him to sell a considerable amount of property. 10 Sep 1864 - 12 Dec 1865 (49 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall - Did he inherit on mother's death (buried 10 Sep 1864) or father's (buried 12 Dec 1865)?23 Nov 1871 (55 years) - Letter from Francis Hearle Cock to Duchy Office concerning Francis Glanville Gregor being resident abroad for reasons of economy and unable to afford social life expected of Sheriff.
Reference number G/1821
Date 23 Nov 187110 Dec 1877 (61 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall - High Sheriff [1]Association Francis Hearle Cock, Esq. gent. steward of Francis Glanville Gregor Esq. KHN6-L3F (Relationship: Mr. Gregor's steward) Association Lewis Molesworth, 11th Baronet (Relationship: Francis Glanville Gregor died childless in 1896, Trewarthenick estate pass) Person ID I1869 AHP Last Modified 24 Jun 2025
Father Gordon William Francis Booker/Gregor, b. 1790, Scotland d. 5 Dec 1865, Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall (Age 75 years) Relationship Birth Mother Loveday Sarah Glanville/BOOKER/GREGOR, b. 11 Apr 1792, St Marylebone, London d. 4 Sep 1864, Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall (Age 72 years) Relationship Birth Marriage Bef 1820 Age at Marriage He : ~ 30 years - She : ~ 27 years and 8 months. Histories 
Mini Castle and Tower Newquay | 24 Jul 2013 
Henry VII descendants: 6.3.1.2.1.5.1.15.3.6.Lady Catherine Gordon (26 Jan 1751-3 Jan 1797); m.Thomas Booker
6.3.1.2.1.5.1.15.3.6.Lady Catherine Gordon (26 Jan 1751-3 Jan 1797); m.Thomas Booker
Family ID F518 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Occupation - Spent much of his life abroad. After his parents' death, he visited England only rarely and the administration of the estate was left in the hands of his solicitors and agents, Hearle-Cock and Parkin. Crippling death duties and high taxation forced him to sell a considerable amount of property. - 1826 (10 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall 
Occupation - Did he inherit on mother's death (buried 10 Sep 1864) or father's (buried 12 Dec 1865)? - 10 Sep 1864 - 12 Dec 1865 (49 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall Married - Did not marry until he was 57 or 53 - many other sources say 57. 57 might fit with inheriting - 1873 - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall Occupation - High Sheriff - 10 Dec 1877 (61 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall 
Trade,Profession,Job - High Sheriff of Cornwall - 10 Dec 1877 - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall Death - GREGOR--Jan. 7, at Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Francis Glanville Gregor, Esq., 79 Cornishman - Thursday 16 January 1896 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000331/18960116/149/0008 - 7 Jan 1896 - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall 
Death - 7 Jan 1896 - Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall Death - Sarah Gregor's son, Francis Glanville Gregor, did not marry until he was fifty-seven and died childless, when the estate passed to his nephew, Lewis William Molesworth. His childless marriage resulted in the estates being inherited by Lewis William Molesworth, his sister's son (Jane Frances Gregor had married Paul Molesworth, rector of Tetcot in Devon). [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/42027180-21db-44e1-bb26-9dc1438820ea] - Abt Mar 1896 - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Histories Gregor family of Trewarthenick, Cornelly 12th cent-20th cent
The collection consists of deeds, leases, estate accounts, mining documents, maps and plans, manorial records, personal and private correspondence, and the manuscript Memoirs of Loveday Sarah Gregor, nee Glanville Gregor.Mini Castle and Tower Newquay | 24 Jul 2013 Angarrack.Viaduct.1883. Cornishman - Thursday 25 January 1883
Cornishman - Thursday 25 January 1883Nominated to serve office of Sheriff of County of Cornwall | Francis Glanville Gregor, of Trewarthenick | William Cole Pendarves, of Pendarves | Michael Henry Wil- of Tredrea | 11 Dec 1877
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S COUNCIL CHAMBER,
BUCKINGHAM GATE, DEC. 10.,
The names of the gentlemen who have been nominated to serve the office of Sheriff of the County of Cornwall: --
Francis Glanville Gregor, of Trewarthenick, Esq.; William Cole Pendarves, of Pendarves, Esq.; Michael Henry Wil- of Tredrea, Esq.,
[Michael Henry Williams of…Tregony Musician's Death | West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 25 January 1912
Tregony, on Monday, Mr. William John Dowrick (44 | woodman | Trewarthenick for about 20 years
West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 25 January 1912Four Burrows Hunt - Cornish Men and Cornish Matters - Thu 28 Aug 1879
West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 28 August 1879Mr. F. G. Gregor’s Return to Trewarthenick - Thu 20 Jan 1870
West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 20 January 1870The Tower, Tower Road, Newquay; MCO73244; Name: NEWQUAY - C19 house
Extant miniature castle built as a dwelling in 1835 including a tower and chapel, the family reputedly being devout Roman Catholics
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Newquay Golf Club was formed in 1890 on land adjacent to The Tower initially using a purpose-built pavilion to the north west of The Tower, before it acquired The Tower and converted it to the Clubhouse in…Henry VII descendants: 6.3.1.2.1.5.1.15.3.6.Lady Catherine Gordon (26 Jan 1751-3 Jan 1797); m.Thomas Booker
6.3.1.2.1.5.1.15.3.6.Lady Catherine Gordon (26 Jan 1751-3 Jan 1797); m.Thomas Booker
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Sources - [S63] The Times Digital Archive, (Times/Gale Group), 10 Dec 1877 (Reliability: 3).
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S COUNCIL CHAMBER,
BUCKINGHAM GATE, DEC. 10.,
The names of the gentlemen who have been nominated to serve the office of Sheriff of the County of Cornwall: --
Francis Glanville Gregor, of Trewarthenick, Esq.; William Cole Pendarves, of Pendarves, Esq.; Michael Henry Wil- of Tredrea, Esq.,
[Michael Henry Williams of Tredea, Esq.,]
Title From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Date Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1877
Issue Number 29123
Page Number 7
Place of Publication London, England
Language English
Document Type Article
Publication Section News
Source Library Times Newspapers Limited
Copyright Statement © Times Newspapers Limited.
Gale Document Number GALE|CS117619084
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From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Publication:The TimesLondon, England
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1877 Issue 29123p. 7 Article
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- [S63] The Times Digital Archive, (Times/Gale Group), 10 Dec 1877 (Reliability: 3).