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

  1. The Illustrated London News, for the week ending Saturday, 20 May 1843, No. 55. - Vol. II.
  2. Kempe, Sir John Arrow (1928). Reminiscences of an Old Civil Servant, 1846-1927. J. Murray.
  3. Pearce, Cathryn (2010). Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860: Reality and Popular Myth. Boydell & Brewer.
  4. 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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