Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall: AHP

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Recorded as 'Tehidin' in the 12th & 13th centuries, its name is

derived from the Cornish language 'ti', a house, and a personal name.

The Basset family owned the estate from Norman times. They acquired the

manor of Tehidy in the mid-12th century when

Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall

Tehidy; Tehidy House; Tehidy Park; Tehidy Country Park

Tehidy House, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall, depicted circa 1900. This is the neo-classical house re-built 1861–63 by John Francis Basset (1831–1869)

Tehidy Country Park is a country park in Illogan in Cornwall, England which incorporates 250 acres (1.0 km2) of the parkland and estate around Tehidy House, a former manor house of the Tehidy manor

Recorded as 'Tehidin' in the 12th & 13th centuries, its name is derived from the Cornish language 'ti', a house, and a personal name. The Basset family owned the estate from Norman times. They acquired the manor of Tehidy in the mid-12th century when William Basset married Cecilia, heiress of the House of de Dunstanville. By 1330, William Basset owned a substantial building but during the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 it was dismantled by rebels led by Richard Pendyne of Pendeen in revenge for the loyalty to the Crown shown by John Basset, then Sheriff of Cornwall.

Location : Latitude: 50.242, Longitude: -5.305

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Tehidy House, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall, depicted circa 1900
Tehidy House, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall, depicted circa 1900. This is the neo-classical house re-built 1861–63 by John Francis Basset (1831–1869).

Documents		'Basset5' Families covered: Basset of Heanton Court, Basset of Stratton, Basset of Tehidy, Basset of Umberleigh 1540-1691 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
Documents		Mining licence, West Roskear, Camborne; Endorsed in pencil as 'Cancelled Never granted . ; TEM/201/2/14; Arthur Francis Basset, esq, of Tehidy Park, grantor; Charles Bawden, esq, of Poldice House, St Day, grantee; 16 May 1906 Mining licence, West Roskear, Camborne Parties: 1) Arthur Francis Basset, esquire, of Tehidy Park, in the County of Cornwall, grantor 2) Charles Bawden, esquire, of Poldice House, St Day, grantee Rent: Five pounds in advance Dues: One twentieth until such time as may be required for the erection of an engine of sufficient power for pumping…

Histories » Slide Show		Death of Mrs. A.F. Basset \| Formerly Miss Rebecca Trelawny \| 4 Dec 1947
		Proposed Testimonial to Mr. Basset, of Tehidy Park \| March 1872 Royal Cornwall Gazette - Saturday 23 March 1872
		Illogan Downs Quarry supplied stone for building of Tehidy House Building and Decorative Stones of Cornwall - The Geological Society Quarry formerly existed on Illogan Downs which supplied stone for the building of Tehidy House
		Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall 7 bed house for sale - £1,195,000 The Italian Pavilion and Annexe, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 0TH FREEHOLD Ref: LCAA9291 Guide £1,195,000
		CORNWALL, LOST HOUSES TEHIDY \| written APRIL 5,2019 TEHIDY \| HOUSE AND HERITAGE The hospital shut in April 1988 and was converted into luxury apartments in the mid-1990s, while several houses were built around the former hospital buildings. An aerial view of Tehidy today CORNWALL, LOST HOUSES TEHIDY © APRIL 5,2019 DELICTO
		Funeral Of Lord De Dunstanville

Birth

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth	Person ID	Tree
1	Basset, Francis	10 Feb 1674	I5040	AHP

Death

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death	Person ID	Tree
1	Basset, Frances 2nd Baroness Basset	22 Jan 1855	I5039	AHP
2	Basset, Francis	4 Dec 1721	I5040	AHP
3	Basset/Lord De Dunstanville, Lord Francis 1st Baron de Dunstanville, FRS	14 Feb 1835	I3866	AHP
4	Bassett, John Pendarves Esq., of Tehiddy	25 Sep 1739	I8440	AHP
5	Hele, Lucy d/h of John Hele	28 Feb 1718	I14409	AHP
6	Pendarves/BASSET, Mary	Abt 17 Apr 1740	I5041	AHP

Death

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death	Person ID	Tree
1	Basset, Francis	4 Dec 1721	I5040	AHP
2	Pendarves/BASSET, Mary	Abt 17 Apr 1740	I5041	AHP

Married

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married	Person ID	Tree
1	Basset, Francis MP; of Turley, Imley; later of Tehidy	28 Oct 1756	I12463	AHP
2	Basset/PRAED, Lucy(Luce)	29 Apr 1706	I14410	AHP
3	Bassett, John Pendarves Esq., of Tehiddy	12 Apr 1737	I8440	AHP
4	Bassett/ENYS, Luce (Lucy)	18 Jul 1745	I10492	AHP

Name

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Name	Person ID	Tree
1	Bassett/ENYS, Luce (Lucy)	13 Jan 1717	I10492	AHP

Occupation

Matches 1 to 13 of 13

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Occupation	Person ID	Tree
1	Basset, Arthur Francis	1888	I5037	AHP
2	Basset, Arthur Francis	Oct 1915	I5037	AHP
3	Basset, Arthur Francis	Jul 1916	I5037	AHP
4	Basset, Arthur Francis	Jun 1917	I5037	AHP
5	Basset, Arthur Francis	Sep 1917	I5037	AHP
6	Basset, Arthur Francis	17 Sep 1917	I5037	AHP
7	Basset, Frances 2nd Baroness Basset	22 Jan 1855	I5039	AHP
8	Basset, John Francis	1861	I5046	AHP
9	Basset, John Francis	1863	I5046	AHP
10	Basset, John Francis	1861-1863	I5046	AHP
11	Bassett, John Pendarves Esq., of Tehiddy	1734	I8440	AHP
12	Coxe/BASSET, Frances Susanna	17 May 1780	I5038	AHP
13	Lemon/de Dunstanville, Harriet	14 Jul 1824	I7678	AHP

Residence

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence	Person ID	Tree
1	Basset/PRAED, Lucy(Luce)		I14410	AHP