Rev William Gregor

1761 - 1817  (55 years)

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  Name	William Gregor
  Title	Rev
  Birth	25 Dec 1761	Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall
  Gender	Male
  Trade,Profession,Job	1787 (25 years)
  	Clergyman
  Married	1788 (26 years)	Caerhays Castle and Estate [Trevanion Estate], St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall
  	William, who had taken holy orders, and at first served the parish of Cornelly, living at home at Trewarthenick with his grandmother. After his marriage in 1788 with Charlotte Anne Gwatkin of Bristol, the couple at first lived at Carhays, which they continued to rent until they moved to Creed Rectory where they spent the rest of their married life.
  Trade,Profession,Job	1791 (29 years)	Creed, Cornwall
  	Mineralogist who discovered titanium
  Will	13 May 1817 (55 years)	Creed, Cornwall
  	Forename William Surname GREGOR, Revd. Date Written 13-May Year Written 1817 Parish Creed Beneficiaries Charlotte Anne (wife); Charlotte Ann Gregor (dau) & others Document Notes Proved 15-Oct 1817 Transcription Click here for full text Transcriber Kath Chaveli
  Death	11 Jun 1817	Creed, Cornwall
  Burial	17 Jun 1817	Cornelly [Parish], Cornelly, Cornwall   [1]
  Probate	15 Oct 1817 (55 years)	Creed, Cornwall
  	Forename William Surname GREGOR, Revd. Date Written 13-May Year Written 1817 Parish Creed Beneficiaries Charlotte Anne (wife); Charlotte Ann Gregor (dau) & others Document Notes Proved 15-Oct 1817 Transcription Click here for full text Transcriber Kath Chaveli
  Occupation	William Gregor (25 December 1761 – 11 June 1817) was the British clergyman and mineralogist who discovered the elemental metal titanium. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine-and-journal-of-the-mineralogical-society/article/rev-william-gregor-17611817-discoverer-of-titanium/53A58F50CF2AD6D60D1885320177BDB2 The Rev. William Gregor (1761-1817), discoverer of titanium. William Gregor, M.A., chemist and mineralogist, was the younger son of Francis Gregor, member of an old Cornish family of Trewarthenic, Cornelly, CornwalI. Born ...
  	1787 (25 years) - Entered St John's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1784 and MA in 1787.[3] He proceeded to the MA and was ordained in the Church of England
  	1791 (29 years) - Creed, Cornwall  - William and his family moved permanently to the rectory of Creed in Cornwall. Here, he began a remarkably accurate chemical analysis of Cornish minerals. In 1791, while studying ilmenite from the Manaccan valley, he isolated the calx of an unknown metal which he named manaccanite.[1] Later in 1791, Martin Heinrich Klaproth discovered what is now known as titanium in the mineral rutile. Believing this to be a new discovery, Klaproth named it titanium after the Titans of Greek Mythology, but eventually it was clarified that Gregor made the discovery first. Gregor was credited with the discovery, but the element kept the name chosen by Klaproth. Gregor later found titanium in corundum from Tibet, and in a tourmaline from a local tin mine.
  	1814 (52 years) - Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 1814-, Penzance, Cornwall  - Gregor was an original member of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall in 1814
  	12 Jul 1815 (53 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall  - At Francis Gregor's death the estate passed to his brother, the Rev William Gregor of Cornelly, who later lived at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall (qv).
  Person ID	I6021	AHP
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Cpt. Francis Gregor, M7DL-99M,   b. Abt 3 Sep 1728, Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall d. Abt 14 Dec 1786, Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Copely/GREGOR,   b. Abt 1745   d. Abt 11 Feb 1762, Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall (Age 17 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Bef 1760
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 3 months - She : ~ 15 years.
  Family ID	F1669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Ann Gwatkin/GREGOR,   b. Abt 1770
  Marriage	Abt 1790
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years - She : ~ 20 years.
  Children	1. Charlotte Ann Gregor,   b. 10 Jun 1800, Creed, Cornwall d. Abt 5 Mar 1825, Chelsea, London (Age 24 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Dec 1761 - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall  Married - William, who had taken holy orders, and at first served the parish of Cornelly, living at home at Trewarthenick with his grandmother. After his marriage in 1788 with Charlotte Anne Gwatkin of Bristol, the couple at first lived at Carhays, which they continued to rent until they moved to Creed Rectory where they spent the rest of their married life. - 1788 - Caerhays Castle and Estate [Trevanion Estate], St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall  Occupation - William and his family moved permanently to the rectory of Creed in Cornwall. Here, he began a remarkably accurate chemical analysis of Cornish minerals. In 1791, while studying ilmenite from the Manaccan valley, he isolated the calx of an unknown metal which he named manaccanite.[1] Later in 1791, Martin Heinrich Klaproth discovered what is now known as titanium in the mineral rutile. Believing this to be a new discovery, Klaproth named it titanium after the Titans of Greek Mythology, but eventually it was clarified that Gregor made the discovery first. Gregor was credited with the discovery, but the element kept the name chosen by Klaproth. Gregor later found titanium in corundum from Tibet, and in a tourmaline from a local tin mine. - 1791 (29 years) - Creed, Cornwall  Trade,Profession,Job - Mineralogist who discovered titanium - 1791 - Creed, Cornwall  Occupation - Gregor was an original member of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall in 1814 - 1814 (52 years) - Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 1814-, Penzance, Cornwall  Occupation - At Francis Gregor's death the estate passed to his brother, the Rev William Gregor of Cornelly, who later lived at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall (qv). - 12 Jul 1815 (53 years) - Trewarthenick Estate, Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornwall  Will - Forename William Surname GREGOR, Revd. Date Written 13-May Year Written 1817 Parish Creed Beneficiaries Charlotte Anne (wife); Charlotte Ann Gregor (dau) & others Document Notes Proved 15-Oct 1817 Transcription Click here for full text Transcriber Kath Chaveli - 13 May 1817 - Creed, Cornwall  Death - 11 Jun 1817 - Creed, Cornwall  Burial - 17 Jun 1817 - Cornelly [Parish], Cornelly, Cornwall  Probate - Forename William Surname GREGOR, Revd. Date Written 13-May Year Written 1817 Parish Creed Beneficiaries Charlotte Anne (wife); Charlotte Ann Gregor (dau) & others Document Notes Proved 15-Oct 1817 Transcription Click here for full text Transcriber Kath Chaveli - 15 Oct 1817 - Creed, Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
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  William Gregor – scientist, mineralogist, Clergyman, discoverer of titanium

  
  

  Histories		William Gregor – scientist, mineralogist, Clergyman, discoverer of titanium | Transceltic - Home of the Celtic nations | 29 Feb 2016
  		Reverend William Gregor | Cornwall Heritage Trust | 9 Apr 2002 Cornwall Heritage Trust ~ Preserving Cornwall's Story

  
  

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  William Gregor (25 December 1761 – 11 June 1817) was the British clergyman and mineralogist who discovered the elemental metal titanium. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gregor]

  
  

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  [S9] OPC, (Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (OPC)), 17 Jun 1817 (Reliability: 2). Day Month 17-Jun Year 1817 Parish Circuit Or Chapel Cornelly Forename William Surname GREGOR, Revd. Age 55 Residence Creed Notes Transcriber Notes Transcriber N Frish/M Cordrey Day Month 14-Jun Year 1817 Parish Circuit Or Chapel Cornelly Forename William Surname GREGOR, Revd. Age 55 Residence Creed Notes Transcriber Notes From duplicated register Transcriber John Ball 14 or 17 June