Treffry is a Cornish surname. The first record of the name Treffry is found in Cornwall, where they lived at Treffry near Lanhydrock. A Roger Treffry was born about 1260 and his descendant John Treffry was living in 1658.[1]
In 1457 French marauders besieged the family's home at Place House in Fowey, to be repulsed by Elizabeth Treffry who gathered men together and allegedly poured melted lead, stripped from the roof, upon the invaders. Later, her husband Thomas Treffry is said to have built a tower to protect the building from further French attacks. A possible branch of the family lived at Rooke in the parish of St Kew.
Joseph Austen Treffryedit
Joseph Thomas Austen's mother was born Susanna Ann Treffry and married Joseph Austen, hence Joseph Thomas Austen changed his name to Treffry when his father died. He became High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1838 and is known to have been one of the first mine owners to provide sick pay to his miners and medical attention to not only the miner but also his family. Their present family seat is still at Place.[2]David Treffry of Place was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1991.
Variationsedit
Many variations of the name Treffry are found in the archives: Trefry, Treffrey, Treffray, Trefrey, Trefry, Trefray, Trefary, Trevry, Trevney, Trevray, Trevers.
Heraldryedit
The most ancient known grant of a coat of arms to this family was:
^"We made a film! The Treffry Viaduct with John Smith". 3 April 2023.
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treffry, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2008, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Treffry news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Treffry is a Cornish surname The first record of the name Treffry is found in Cornwall where they lived at Treffry near Lanhydrock A Roger Treffry was born about 1260 and his descendant John Treffry was living in 1658 1 Contents 1 History 2 Joseph Austen Treffry 3 Variations 4 Heraldry 5 Notes 6 ReferencesHistory editIn 1457 French marauders besieged the family s home at Place House in Fowey to be repulsed by Elizabeth Treffry who gathered men together and allegedly poured melted lead stripped from the roof upon the invaders Later her husband Thomas Treffry is said to have built a tower to protect the building from further French attacks A possible branch of the family lived at Rooke in the parish of St Kew Joseph Austen Treffry editJoseph Thomas Austen s mother was born Susanna Ann Treffry and married Joseph Austen hence Joseph Thomas Austen changed his name to Treffry when his father died He became High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1838 and is known to have been one of the first mine owners to provide sick pay to his miners and medical attention to not only the miner but also his family Their present family seat is still at Place 2 David Treffry of Place was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1991 Variations editMany variations of the name Treffry are found in the archives Trefry Treffrey Treffray Trefrey Trefry Trefray Trefary Trevry Trevney Trevray Trevers Heraldry editThe most ancient known grant of a coat of arms to this family was Sable a Chevron between three Trees Argent 3 The crest was A Cornish chough s head erased 4 in the beak a sprig of laurel vert Other versions include the tinctures Tennee and Vert for the trees sable a chevron between three trees erased or three hawthorns or three trefoils slipped argent 5 Notes edit nbsp Cornwall portal Herald s Visitations of Cornwall 1620 Treffrys at Place Cornwall Heritage Trust 3 April 2023 Retrieved 4 April 2023 Herald s Visitations of Cornwall 1620 Chough pronounced chuff is a crow like bird with a red beak Pascoe W H 1979 A Cornish Armory Padstow Lodenek Press p 104References editAdelaide Rideout 1984 The Treffry Family Chichester Phillimore ISBN 0 85033 545 0 1 We made a film The Treffry Viaduct with John Smith 3 April 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Treffry amp oldid 1214704941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
