HOWELL OF TREBURSYE AND ETHY

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HOWELL OF TREBURSYE AND ETHY

1545 - 1912

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Title Deeds

Probates, Wills and allied papers

Settlements

Other Deeds

Estate Administration

Family papers

Legal papers

Public Office

Miscellaneous

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TITLE DEEDS AND LEASES

St. Agnes (Mingoose, Goonvrea), 1736-1743

St. Allen (Tretherris), 1683-1738

St. Austell (houses in Churchtown), 1718-1750

St. Buryan (Boscarne), 1742

Helston (Our Lady Street), 1750/1

Illogan and Redruth (Talskithey, Tolgus), 1735-1746

Lansallos (West Tregavithick, Tregew), 1790, 1812

Lanteglos-by-Fowey (Trelawny Park), 1779

St. Levan (fields), 1735

Lostwithiel (High Street), 1725, 1767

Perranzabuloe (Hendra Vossan), 1737, 1740

Redruth (Treworgy Lane, Treworgy downs, town, smithy), 1703-1832

Talland (Kenkreek), 1766, 1774

Talland (West Looe), 1711

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

Duloe, 1806

Lanreath, 1758

Lansallos, 1779-1844

Lanteglos-by-Fowey, 1683-1816

Pelynt, 1735

Perranzabuloe, 1747/8

Redruth, 1750-1803

Southill, 1728-1730

South Petherwin, 1824-1826

St. Veep, 1811-1819

St. Winnow, 1754-1773, 1830-1859

Out-county: Hampshire, 1800

Composite parishes (estate accounts, insurance, rents, tree planting etc.) 1678-1862

PROBATE AND TESTAMENTARY

Joshua Howell of Lanreath, 1782-1785

David Howell of Lanlawren, Lanteglos-by-Fowey, 1803-1823

David Howell of Trebursye and Ethy, 1840-1844

Llewellyn James Howell, Punjab, India, 1889-1900

PERSONAL AND FAMILY PAPERS

Rev. Joshua Howell (teaching at Looe; vicar of Pelynt, personal accounts and papers; Haweis family papers), 1722-1787

David Howell of Lanlawren (apprenticeship, commissions, personal papers, some Cornish papers), 1765-1802

John Francis Howell (appointment as army chaplain, trustee of brother James, miscellaneous verses), c. 1760-1790

David Howell of Trebursye (political papers, public appointments, public works, personal diaries, trustee of James Howell, letters from Lord Mounson; from son Frank in Canada; miscellaneous personal papers), 1793-1844

Fanny Russell, wife of David Howell (copybook, correspondence from family and friends), 1823-1844

Francis Howell of Ethy (personal diaries, military appointments, letters from family while F. H. in Canada, general correspondence), 1834-1860

Metcalfe family letters, 1822-1844

Russell family papers (commissions), 1771-1778

David Henry Howell (commission), 1851

Rhoda Harriet Caroline Buller (wife of Francis Howell), verses, genealogical papers on Howell, Wynne and Hornby families)

Francis Buller Howell (shrievalty papers), 1909-1911

Miscellaneous

Additional Howell Estate papers

<p>FOR ADDITIONAL HOWELL DOCUMENTS SEE CRO BRA 1787</p>

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Howell estate records transferred by the Archivist to London County Council from a deposit of records by Messrs. Pennington & Son, 64 Lincoln Inn Fields, W.C.2. (The presence of the records for Tregony is explained by this, cf. CRO BRA/1076)

Notes by Col. Shakerly on the HOWELL FAMILY PAPERS.

(1). Family Pedigree and Notes on Personalities includes

Extracts from Pedigrees of connected Families, especially Haweis.

Notes by Mrs. R.H.C Howell (nee Buller), Mrs. M.B.Howell (nee Heywood) and Mr. C.A.Howell on members of the Family, with dates.

Documents purporting to show descent from Joseph of Aramathea through the Welsh Kings.

(2). The Hornby and Wynne Families.

(Eliza Hornby, descended from the Hornby and Wynne Families, married Richard Buller, Rector of Lanreath. His Daughters married into well-known Cornish families, Rhoda Harriet Caroline marrying Francis Howell of Ethy.).

Papers include "The Family and Times of Governor Hornby", collected by Mrs. R.H.C.Howell. (He was Governor of Bombay about 1770-84). Also "A History of the Parish of LLanegryn", by W.W.E.Wynne of Peniarth (Lord Lieutenant of Merioneth).

(3). Papers relating to the Revd. Joshua Howell.

(Coming from Wales, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He appears to have come to Cornwall as Curate of Looe, then Vicar of Pelynt, then Vicar of Morval, then Rector of Lanreath until his death. He was at first badly off, partly because of the difficulty of collecting Tithes. However, he married Dunnett Haweis, heiress to property in central Cornwall; this property was sold and property in the Looe-Lanreath-Pelynt-Lansallos area purchased. He had several children and he died a wealthy man).

Letters regarding his appointment to Pelynt.

A diary of a visit to London in 1732.

Diaries, detailed account books and notes made by him.

An account book from the Haweis Family c. 1681.

A cutting from a modern paper giving an account of the Tithe Dispute.

Survey of the Manor of Lamellyon and the Manor "Court" 1768 onwards.

Various letters to him and to his Wife.

A Copy of his Will.

4 Papers relating to David Howell (of Lanlawren and Bath).

(He was the Son of Joshua Howell, who purchased a Commission for him in the 16th, Light Dragoons. He rose to the rank of Captain. He spent much of his time in London and Bath and was well known in high Social Circles).

Cheque book counterfoils and Bank pass book. These show a number of wagers and loans, including someto Members of the Royal Family.

Letters from him to his Sister "Tammy" (Thomasina)..

A letter to him in connection with a Tenancy.

A copy of his Will, and a letter with details of his Estate.

(5) Papers relating to the Revd. John Francis Howell.

(He was Vicar of St. Gluvias and a Canon of Exeter Cathedral).

(He was a younger Son of Joshua Howell. He was married but appears not to have had any children.)

Diary and account books a Trustee for David Howell (of Trebursye).

A note book on the Parishes of Cornwall, also containing a list of the High Sheriffs.

Several books of "Miscellanies" (poems etc. collected and copied) and accounts.

St. Veep "Impropriations" and St. Veep Tithes 1819.

Notes on trees planted.

(6) Indentures, etc.

A large collection of Indentures and relevant papers relating to Property transactions of the Howell and Haweis Families; the earliest being one of the time of Charles II.

(7) Papers relating to David Howell of Trebursye, and letters addressed to him.

(He was the Son of David Howell of Lanlawren. He lived for many years at Trebursye, but sold it in 1842 and bought Ethy in 1843. He married Frances Russell in 1821. He died in 1845).

A diary of journeys on the Continent 1819.

Two small diary books ("Commercial Ledger") 1821 and 1822.

Papers received as High Sheriff 1822.

Political letters (Incl letters from Sir John Molesworth and Jonathan Couch), pamphlets and addresses to the Electors of Launceston. (He stood as a Liberal or Reformist in the Election of 1832, but was narrowly defeated by Sir Henry Hardinge).

Lengthy papers concerning a Case in Chancery (Howell v. Howell) concerning the administration of the Will of James Howell (the Eldest Son of Joshua Howell).

Letters from Lord Monson.

Letters concerning Trebursye, mostly from Lord St. Germans.

Letters 1841-45 from his Son, Francis Howell, from Canada and Boston.

Sundry letters and papers, including a Power of Attorney to the Revd. John Francis Howell in 1817 before going abroad; also a letter re the Exeter-Falmouth Railway Proposal 1844.

His very lengthy Will of 1840 and a Codicil.

(8) Papers relating to Francis Howell of Ethy.

(Francis Howell was the eldest Son of David Howell of Trebursye; his Brothers were Russell Howell and David Hehry Howell. After leaving Christ Church, Oxford, he went out in 1843 as Private Secretary to Sir Charles Metcalfe (Later Lord Metcalfe), Governor-General Of Canada. Sir Charles' elder Brother, Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, had married the Sister of Frances Russell).

Fragments of a diary of journeys in France with his Brothers in 1838.

Letters from his Father, his Aunt (Great-Aunt?) Lucy, Sir Charles Metcalfe and Others.

Diary from Canada 1843-44.

Notice of a Sale at Ethy 1850, and a bill for furniture purchased.

(9) Letters to Mrs Frances Howell (Wife of David Howell of Trebursye).

Mostly Family letters c. 1830-45.

(10) Papers relating to Francis Buller Howell.

(He was the eldest Son of Francis Howell. His Brother, Llewellyn, died at Lahore in India. The youngest Brother, C.A.Howell, survived him and lived at Ethy until his death).

High Sheriff's papers 1910-11. List of High Sheriffs. Grand Jury Panels. List of Undersheriff's Charges. List of Guests and Menus for Sheriff's Lunch and Dinner.

Message on the death of H.M. King Edward VII.

(11) Probate and papers concerning the death of Llewellyn Howell at Lahore.

(12) A note book containing poems etc. collected by Mrs. R.H.C.Howell.

(13) Commissions.

David Howell of Lanlawren. Cornet to Captain in 16th. Light Dragoons. Deputy Lieutenant 1791.

Revd. John Francis Howell. Chaplain to 24th. Regiment of Foot.

David Howell of Trebursye. Captain of Militia.

Francis Howell. 2/Lieutenant to Captain Cornwall and Devon Miners Militia. Deputy Lieutenant.

David Henry Howell. Lieutenant 2nd. Dragoon Guards.

Thomas Russell. Ensign 4th. Foot to Captain 38th. Foot.