THE HERALD’S VISITATION OF 1620 FOCUSED SOLELY ON THE LINE OF JOHN BILLING / TRELAWDER’S 6 miles BILLING OUTLINE FIRST SON JOHN WHO MARRIED MARGERY BLEWET AND SETTLED AT ST TUDY IN THE 1540S. Summary of what is a rather large chart: BILLING update, December 2018. The rest of the family successfully finished their 1000 National Archives document R/5832 has a supposed date of 24 April 1512; but is This outline sets out the BILLING alias TRELAWDER family connections in Cornwall THIS LINE IS SHOWN HERE IN PURPLE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AS SET OUT IN 1874 BY THE HARLEIAN piece jigsaw puzzle; but sadly we have not been so successful in joining together the many over two hundred years. It is unusual to see an alias - our modern equivalent being the SOCIETY AND USED BY SIR JOHN MACLEAN IN HIS RESEARCH. endorsed with a note by C.G.. Henderson “This deed was forged about 17 Eliz. [1577] hundreds of pieces that make up the BILLING alias TRELAWDER story. by Nicholas Beauchamp of Chiton (denounced by the Devon Jury)” hyphenated name - being sustained over so long a time. OTHER BRANCHES OF THE FAMILY STAYED IN ST MINVER AND IN THE ST BREOCK / EGLOSHAYLE AREA. ST TUDY LINE LEFT In many cases, no connections are attempted. At other times links have been suggested. THESE WERE NOT CHRONICLED, BUT WE MAY ASSUME THAT RICHARD, AT ST MINVER IN 1523, AND As mentioned earlier, the 1874 book on the Cornwall Visitations by the Harleian Society, The spelling of TRELAWDER does vary, sometimes TRELODER or TRELOTHER etc. WILLIAM BILLING ALIAS TRELAWDER, THE CASUALTY OF THE 1512 FRAUD, WERE THEIR DIRECT LINE. and N.A. document R/5854 -with its quote “To surrender all forged documents of which Vivian was one of the editors, only followed the main Billing line. relating to Smyths” to William BILLING or TRELODER - is dated 29 Mar. 1577. Where transcripts have shown TRELANDER these have been changed to TRELAWDER I AM ASSUMING HERE THAT THE ST MINVER FAMILIES ARE DESCENDED FROM RICHARD AND THE RIGHT 1n 1887 Vivian produced his own book on the Visitations, “with additions by Lieutenant- after expert examination of the original documents. Sir John Maclean explains the back- HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE SHOWS HOW THIS MIGHT HAVE COME ABOUT. POSSIBLE ST MINVER LINE RIGHT Colonel J. L. Vivian.” Unfortunately his attempt to fill out the Billing of Trevorder line ground to the use of the alias in his work “The Parochial and Family History of the Dean- THE EGLOSHAYLE AND BODMIN FAMILIES ARE ONLY TOUCHED ON HERE. BUT R/5838, which claims that John BILLING benefitted fraudulently from deeds ery of Trigg Minor, Cornwall”, first published in 1874. completely ignores the alias TRELAWDER line that stayed resident in St Minver, descended “not made in truth but only for perturbation of Wm. Byllyng alias Trelawder” is Comments, corrections, etc would be welcome. BODMIN AND EGLOSHAYLE (BRIEFLY) BOXED from Richard BILLING, and far from clarifying the position the documents he quotes seem dated 12 January 1570, and if this date is correct then clearly the forgeries were NOT Note that John BILLING of Trefrusa, St Minver, specifically refers in his will of 1616 Richard BILLING of TREVORDER (in St Breock) John TRELAWDER at odds with others in the National Archives, where Thomasine, daughter and heir of John, done in 1577, pace the previous references. to Richard BILLING of Maben (St Mabyn) as a kinsman. born circa 1430 of Trelawder, parish of (who married as Tasmin TRELODER) has her claim challenged by Robert, son of a John. Note too how members of both the St Tudy and St Minver branches became Quakers. ST MINVER CONTINUATION BELOW If nothing else, this shows the difficulty in dating documents 450 years old. And of St Minver. This update does now bring in William (d. 1571) and Thomas (d. 1576), both with children more immediate concern, the William listed below died in 1571 and we don’t have http://www.ardrosshouse.com/family.htm at St Minver. So we now have various possible families to which we assign all those listed another William, so hopefully he is the one subject to the ‘perturbation’! below born earlier than Dorothy in 1559 - not to mention a possible missing William. (v. right) born circa 1454 Regarding Vivian’s unnamed brother for the John who Vivian gives as dying 1555, born circa 1452 of St Minver perhaps the brother is William or Thomas or Richard; but it may be the Robert who Richard BILLING de TREVARDER Thomas BILLING = TRELAWDER Heiress Someone with the time and expertise to study and understand all the National Archives in 1525 appears on the Egloshayle Subsidy. Again, clearly more work needs doing! firstborn son documents (some held at Cornwall Archives) please come forward! second son married circa 1476 Nor is it clear who is the Robert son of John, making claim to the messuage of married circa 1474 Benethicke againTamsin BILLING al’s TRELODER and John WILL. R/5829 Oct. 1504 R/5832 24 Apr. 1512 1521-3 Minver Subsidy: John BYLLYNG xx li arma pro vno homine 1525 Egloshayle Subsidy: (No TRELAWDER names recorded at St Minver in 1521-3) N.A. documents call him Robert TRELAWDER 2 li. 1521-3 Minver Subsidy: “Jn. Trelawder jun. alias Billyon” born circa 1480s born circa 1478 born circa 1480s Richard BYLLYNG x marcas Richard BILLING = possibly Joanna ------ Elizabeth Margaret (one of the most highly assessed John BILLING Robert TRELAWDER THE BILLING ALIAS TRELAWDER FAMILIES OF ST MINVER residents of St Minver) (? died before 1544) = George VIELL = John KESTELL 1557 Will of Robert TRELOWDER of Egloshaiyle OR born circa 1500s- perhaps (? died before 1544) married circa 1504 m. circa 1500s Connections are inevitably speculative before the registers start in 1559 1587 Will of Robert BILLING alias TRELODER of Egloshaile Vivian’s unnamed brother to (If Richard did remarry, no marriage has been located; unknown (Consistory Court Exeter) John, immediately below. but then neither has any possible burial for Richard) And who are their parents? 1544 Subsidy at Egloshayle: 1544 Minver Subsidy: Joanna TRELAWDER: xls iiijd 1544 Subsidy at St Breocke 1569 Muster Roll: St Minver Robert BILLING 4 li. (Just the one TRELAWDER entry, so perhaps Richard BILLING 4 li. St Minver St Minver bow 12 arr relict of Henry WADE assessed at St Tudy in 1544 b.c. 1509 NO SIBLINGS born circa 1511 ? born circa 1508 d.1555 (source: Vivian) (source: Vivian) d. 1571 d. 1576 the sons were still at home) b.c. 1520s Margery BLEWET = John BILLING alias TRELAWDER LISTED Richard BILLING Robert BILLING John BILLING unnamed brother William BILLING Thomas BILLING Richard BILLING ( / TRELAWDER) (acquired Hengar in 1568) 1569 Muster Roll: St Breocke (Was he Robert TRELAWDER 2 yrs later [1546] ? - Maclean) = Johanna = Isabell d. 1568 = ? Tasmin d. 1577 married c. 1540s Note: John and William BILLING married circa 1534 (Was his the will of Robert BILLING Births pre - 1559 Richard B. archer, harquebusier Births pre - 1559 1569 Muster Roll: 1569 Muster Roll: ??= Alsen d. 1562 St Minver querants in 1568 re estates in St Breward 1569 Muster Roll: St Tudy alias TRELODER, Egloshayle 1587?) 1569 Muster Roll: St Minver conjectural unknown conjectural St Endellion St Minver and also St Endellion - Trewithick. (alm.rivett pr.splints bow sh.arr sallet bill) (over age for 1569 Muster?) bow 12 arr St Minver ? John TRELAWDER ? Walter TRELAWDER Register: b.c. 1536? died 1602 1569 Muster Roll: St Minver b.c. 1547 archer and billman bow 12 arr Dorothie 1559 (bow 6 arrows) [John and Willm BELLYN] 1569 Muster: Bodmin bill 1569 Muster Roll: St Tudy born circa 1530s (d. and heir, Vivian) alias TRELAWDER (dafter) (dafter) alias TRELAWDER b.c. 1549 b.c. 1554 b.c. 1557 b.c. 1546 b.c. 1548 b.c. 1552 b.c. 1556 b.c. 1530s Thomas 1561 Elizabeth BAB = William BILLING of Hengar Isabell Jane Jane BILLING William BILLING Robert BILLING alias TRELAWDER Thomasine / Tasmin TRELODER Robert BILLING Elizabeth Isabel Thomas BILLING Johan BILLING Honor BILLING Mary BILLING Marie BILLING John BILLING Walter BILLING Peter BILLING John BILLING ( / TRELAWDER) Frances 1564 - 7/8 of Tingras = Petter POWNDE = Ursale BARRIE (Was his the will of Robert = John WILLS d. 1558/9 d.1563/4 = Johan MABLY = William REDE = Anthony BAB = Rich. GODAFRAY = Edward CLEMENS alias TRELAWDER = Alice JEFFREY married circa 1550s Honor 1566/7 = Henry BATH = Michell NIGH St Minver d. 1578 October 10th 1563 April 22nd 1559 Aug. 20th 1563 TRELOWDER, Egloshayle 1557? Feb 15th 1565 St Minver Nov. 16th 1569 Feb. 6th 1570/71 Feb. 4th 1576/77 Jan. 30th 1579/80 October 13th 1566 = Joan STEVEN Nov. 9th 1579 = Wm PROUT CFHS list John BILLING Bodmin Dec. 21st 1573 in 1592/93 St Tudy (- the first entry in the Bodmin (not on the 1569 Muster Roll) St Minver St Minver buried at Bodmin in 1561 St Minver St Minver St Minver St Minver St Minver Johan 1569/70 Bodmin register) St Minver ? register: Ede (f) b. 1568 according to Vivian (1564/5: son John Marriage at Bodmin of John BYLLINGE The name Robert does not occur very often, and then Barbara b. 1573 born to Johan B. Clement 1580 Johan 1580 ++ John b+d 1561 and M’gery his wife May 5th 1577 mainly in Egloshayle and Bodmin, starting with Robert al’s TRELAWDER b.c. 1565 died 1624 b.c. 1567 died 1643 (will) Alice (1574 - 1575) d. March 1566/7) b. 1577 John 1582 b. 1572 b. 1579/80 St Minver John b+d 1583 Margaret 1564 b.