List of Vice-Admirals of Cornwall
This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. This vice-admiralty jurisdiction was divided into North and South Cornwall between 1601 and 1715, with a separate vice-admiral for each; in addition, two members of the Godolphin family were vice-admirals of the Isles of Scilly between 1570 and 1638. The Vice-Admiral of Cornwall is an office of the Duchy of Cornwall,[1] and is also sometimes referred to as the Lord High Admiral of Cornwall.[2][3]
Vice-Admirals of Cornwall (1559–1601)
Vice-Admirals of North Cornwall (1601–1715)
- William Roscarrock 1601–1621
- vacant
- Francis Bassett 1623–1645
- John Basset 1644–1645 (joint)
- Thomas Upton 1645
- John Trefusis 1645–1647 (Parliamentary)
- Edward Herle 1647–1649 (Parliamentary)
- vacant
- Richard Heyworth 1650–? (Parliamentary)
- John Basset 1660–1661
- Jonathan Trelawny 1661–1670
- Sir John Godolphin 1670–1679
- Sir Joseph Tredenham 1679–1686
- Sir John Molesworth, 2nd Baronet 1686–1715
Vice-Admirals of South Cornwall (1601–1715)
Vice-Admirals of the Isles of Scilly (1570–1638)
- Francis Godolphin (senior) 1570–1606?
- vacant
- Francis Godolphin (junior) bef. 1630–1638
Vice-Admirals of Cornwall (1715–1917)
References
- ↑ The Illustrated London News, for the week ending Saturday, May 20, 1843, No. 55. - Vol. II.
- ↑ Kempe, Sir John Arrow (1928). Reminiscences of an Old Civil Servant, 1846-1927. J. Murray.
- ↑ Pearce, Cathryn (2010). Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860: Reality and Popular Myth. Boydell & Brewer.
- ↑ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1885.
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