Edward Trelawney

Edward Trelawney (c. 1653 – October 1726), of Coldrenick, near Liskeard, Cornwall, was an English clergyman who served as dean and archdeacon of Exeter between 1717 and 1726.

[1] Trelawney was the son of Jonathan Trelawny, gentleman of St Germans, Cornwall,[2] and a descendant of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, MP of Trelawne (died 1604) who left the Coldrenick estate in Menheniot to his second son Edward.

[3] He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, on 7 April 1671, aged 18.

[2] Trelawney was appointed rector of St Tudy in 1677, and of South Hill, Cornwall, in 1691.

[3] There are a number of interesting monuments to the Trelawnys in Menheniot parish church including those of Edward Trelawney, Dean of Exeter (d. 1726) and Darell Trelawny.