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John Morshead, of Trenant Park andLavethan
Lord Warden of the Stannaries>
1747 - 1813 (66 years)-
Name John Morshead Suffix of Trenant Park andLavethan Birth 1747 Christening 4 Aug 1747 Gender Male Married 17 Apr 1778 (31 years) married 14 or 17 Apr. 1778 Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Frederick, 3rd Bt., of Hampton, Mdx., 2s. 3da. Name 22 Jan 1784 (37 years) cr. Bt. 22 Jan. 1784 ; On the formation of the Coalition Government, Morshead wrote to Sandwich, 7 Apr. 1783, to ascertain whether North, having ‘during his former Administration neglected his promise ... of my being created a baronet’, would fulfil it now, and asked for Sandwich’s assistance; and on 18 Nov., having received the King’s favourable decision, thanked Sandwich for being ‘so much my friend on this occasion’. Trade,Profession,Job 1798-1800 (53 years) Lord Warden of the Stannaries Death 10 Apr 1813 Occupation 1750 (3 years) - Trenant Park, Duloe, Liskeard 
- The manor belonged at various times to the families of Hewis, Colshull, Arundell, Whittington, Treise and Morshead. 1780 (33 years) - The English Chronicle wrote about him in 1780:
He is distinguished for a most amiable disposition and the strictest honour in all his engagements. He has lived in the politest circles of life, and had been involved in several of those fashionable difficulties which result from an imprudent attachment to gaming and gamesters; he has been reduced to the last extremity of pecuniary difficulty, and has been compelled to borrow money on the worst terms to discharge the worst engagements, yet in all this unfortunate complication he never forgot his promise given to a creditor, nor disappointed the just demands of his honest tradesmen ... Mr. Morshead married Miss Frederick ... by whom he got a fortune of upwards of an hundred thousand pounds.
Having inherited both the Morshead and Treise estates, he was ‘one of the largest landowners in the West of England?’.3 But when he died, on 10 Apr. 1813, he was possessed of only £4,0004 Dec 1780 (33 years) - Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall - suc. Sir Christopher Treise in Lavethan estate 4 Dec. 17801780 - 1784 (37 years) - [Office] MP Callington, Callington, Cornwall - Constituency Dates CALLINGTON 1780 - 1784
1796 (49 years) - Surveyor gen. to Prince of Wales 1796 1798-1800 (53 years) - [Office] Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Cornish stannaries, Duchy of Cornwall - warden of the stannaries 1798-18001784 - 1802 (55 years) - [Office] MP Bodmin, Bodmin, Cornwall - Constituency Dates BODMIN 1784 - 1802 ; Returned in 1784 at Bodmin on the old Treise interest, Morshead remained a supporter of the Fox-North party. No speech by him in the House is recorded.
Association Christopher Treise, of Lavethan (Relationship: beneficiary suc. Sir Christopher Treise in Lavethan estate 4 Dec 1780) Person ID I8429 AHP Last Modified 6 Mar 2023
Father William Morshead, b. Abt 1700 Relationship Birth Mother Olympia Treise/MORSHEAD, b. Abt 1720 Relationship Birth Marriage Abt 1740 Age at Marriage He : ~ 40 years - She : ~ 20 years. Family ID F2368 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Frederick/MORSHEAD, b. Abt 1755 Marriage 17 Apr 1778 Age at Marriage He : ~ 31 years and 4 months - She : ~ 23 years and 4 months. Family ID F2369 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Mar 2023
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Occupation - The manor belonged at various times to the families of Hewis, Colshull, Arundell, Whittington, Treise and Morshead. - 1750 (3 years) - Trenant Park, Duloe, Liskeard 
Occupation - suc. Sir Christopher Treise in Lavethan estate 4 Dec. 1780 - 4 Dec 1780 (33 years) - Lavethan, Blisland, Cornwall 
Occupation - warden of the stannaries 1798-1800 - 1798-1800 (53 years) - [Office] Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Cornish stannaries, Duchy of Cornwall 
Occupation - Constituency Dates BODMIN 1784 - 1802 ; Returned in 1784 at Bodmin on the old Treise interest, Morshead remained a supporter of the Fox-North party. No speech by him in the House is recorded. - 1784 - 1802 (55 years) - [Office] MP Bodmin, Bodmin, Cornwall = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Histories 
About | The Cornish club; privately printed - 19 pages | 1842 Lord Steward and Lord Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon (1197–2025)
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Notes - Family and Education
bap. 4 Aug. 1747, 1st surv. s. of William Morshead by Olympia, sis. and h. of Sir Christopher Treise. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1766. m. 14 or 17 Apr. 1778, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Frederick, 3rd Bt., of Hampton, Mdx., 2s. 3da. Her sis. Selina m. Jan. 1778 Robert Thistlethwayte. suc. Sir Christopher Treise in Lavethan estate 4 Dec. 1780; fa. 30 Apr. 1784; cr. Bt. 22 Jan. 1784.
Offices Held
Surveyor gen. to Prince of Wales 1796; warden of the stannaries 1798-1800.
Having inherited both the Morshead and Treise estates, he was ‘one of the largest landowners in the West of England?’.3 But when he died, on 10 Apr. 1813, he was possessed of only £4,000.4
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