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Early Origins of the Trewoula family

The surname Trewoula was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Trewolla.

"Trewolla was for several generations the property of the Trewolla family, who resided here. By them it was sold in the reign of Charles II. to the Trevanions. It is now a farm house, the property of J. T. P. B. Trevanion, Esq. of Carhayes." [1]

Early History of the Trewoula family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trewoula research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1079, 1142, 1149, 1370, 1510, 1600, 1633, 1662, 1816, 1873 and 1881 are included under the topic Early Trewoula History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trewoula Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trewola, Trewoler, Trewoller, Trewarla, Trewoula and others.

Early Notables of the Trewoula family

Notable amongst the family at this time was James Trewhella, who in 1633 was a churchwarden of Towednack, a parish on the east side of Ludgvan on the historic estate of Trewhella. He is represented as one of two profile busts sculpted on surviving wooden bench ends in a local church. One story claims that his son was Matthew Trewhella, a choirboy with a beautiful voice who in the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, (recorded in 1873 by William Bottrell...
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Migration of the Trewoula family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..



  1. Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print


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