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Tregenna Castle, Tregenna, St Ives
Tree: AHP
Notes:
Stephens - name
The name is said to have been introduced after the Conquest. In
Cornwall it is of very ancient date, as is evidenced by the family of
Stephens of Tregeuna, -who, according to Lower, are the descendants of
the Stephyns of St. Ives in the, reign of Edward IV., their name being
written then in the singular”.
...The famous genealogist Bernard Burke’s book The Landed Gentry
discusses five branches of this family: Stephens of Eastington, Stephens
of Tregenna, Stephens of Llanno, Stevens of Bradfield, and Stevens of
Winscott.
Stephens of Tregenna
Tregenna Castle
The second branch begins with a mention of John Augustus Stephens,
Esq. of Tregenna Castle, Justice of the Peace for Cornwall. The family
possessed estates in Cornwall for at least four centuries. During the
reign of King Edward IV (1461-1470), a one John Stephyn settled in the
borough of St. Ives, worked as a merchant, and acquired sizeable
possessions. Later, a one John Stephens of the same local was fined for
refusing to receive knighthood at the coronation of King Charles I
(1625-1649). Another John Stephens, purchased the ancient manor of
Killigrew, county Cornwall and descended from the John Stephyn mentioned
previously. He married a woman named Mary, daughter of Samuel Phillips,
and had a son with her named Samuel Stephens. Samuel was an Esquire and
a Member of Parliament for St. Ives. In 1763, he married Anne, daughter
of Richard Seaborne of Hereford, and had issue with her named John,
Samuel, and Augustus. He died in 1794 and was succeeded by his son
Samuel. This Samuel was of Tregenna Castle, was a Member of Parliament,
Justice of Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff in 1805. In 1796,
he married Betty, child and heir of Captain Samuel Wallis, of Tremaine,
and had issue with her: Samuel Wallis, John Augustus, Francis Hearle
(Major 1st Royal Dragoons), Rev. Ferdinand Thomas, and Sarah
Maria (married Charles William Davey). He died in 1834 and was succeeded
by his eldest son, Henry Lewis Stephens, who died in 1867 and was
succeeded by his brother. The Stephens Family Crest, granted by Henry
Stephens, direct ancestor of the family, is blazoned as follows: Per
pale gules and vert a fess indented argent guttee-de-sang between three
eagles displayed or.
SSSSS
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The History Of Tregenna Castle | Tregenna Castle Resort
1774, Tregenna was built as a 12-bedroom private home for a wealthy
Cornishman with a love for the sea. John Stephens was a descendant of
the Stevens family of Zennor, but somewhere along the line, the wealthy
Stevenses decided to distinguish themselves from their poorer relations,
and so changed the ‘v’ to ‘ph’.
Samuel Stephens Esquire commissioned
the build of the house from local granite, and the four castellated
turrets and original glazed skylight with the family coat of arms can
still be seen today.
In 1834, Samuel Stephens left Tregenna Castle to
his third and favourite son, Henry.
Henry Lewis Stephens was only 24
years old, but he suddenly became one of the most eligible bachelors in
the country: not only was he was the owner of the one of the most
beautiful mansions in Cornwall, but he also had an income of £20,000 a
year. Sadly, it appears that he was due to be married, but was jilted,
an event from which he did not recover.
Henry never did marry, and thus
ended the line of the Stephens of Tregenna.
He died in 1867, and the
property came into the ownership of his eldest brother, John, something
their father had not wanted.
However, John had no desire to live at
Tregenna, and the castle was put up for sale and sold to a family of
local bankers, the Bolithos, in 1871.
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Address : Latitude: 50.204668888252, Longitude: -5.4781866073608| Photos | | Old postcard image of Tregenna Castle, Tregenna, St Ives; 1907 Tregenna Castle Hotel, St Ives, 1907 Hartmann's (2809. 4a.) |
| Documents |  | Pubs, Inns, Hotels | ST IVES & HAYLE |
| Histories |  | Death of Mr. Henry Lewis Stephens ; On Friday last he died - report Royal Cornwall Gazette 23 May 1867 ST. IVES.—Intelligence reached St. Ives on Saturday of the death of Mr. Henry Lewes (sic) Stephens, of Tregenna Castle. Though he had been in failing health for some years, his death was sudden and unexpected. SIR,—Conservatism has lost an unobtrusive but steadfast friend by the death of Mr. Henry Lewis Stephens, of Tregenna Castle. For… |
| Fentonwoon, or Fenton-oon, the spring on the downs, was for a considerable number of years a seat of the family of Wallis |
| Headstones |  | Memorial - Samuel Stephens, Esq. of Tregenna Castle - departed this life at Leamington, whither had come for health, on Tue Feb 25th, 1834, aged 66 years Near this stone, are deposited the mortal remains of Samuel Stephens Esqre,of Tregenna castle Cornwall,and 49 Baker Street London. He departed this life at Leamington, whither he had come for this health,on Tuesday February 25th, 1834, aged 66 years. |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Name  |
Person ID | Tree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stephens, Samuel Esq. of Tregenna Castle; LH2R-4QT | 1794 | I9765 | AHP |
Matches 1 to 2 of 2
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Occupation |
Person ID | Tree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | /GEORGE, Ann | Abt 1800 | I9764 | AHP |
| 2 | Bryant, Thomas | 1 Dec 1844 | I10846 | AHP |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Trade,Profession,Job |
Person ID | Tree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | /GEORGE, Ann | Abt 1800 | I9764 | AHP |