The Warleggan family were a wealthy family from Cornwall.
History
The Warleggans were originally poor but built their way up to the higher classes by becoming industrialists and bankers. The aristocracy considered them an upstart, but they became increasingly powerful and wealthy. They were considered to be in the social class of landed gentry.
The earliest known members of the family are Luke Warleggan and his wife Bethia Kemp. They had two children, Nicholas, who was the first to live at Cardew, and Cary Warleggan.[1] Nicholas married Mary Lashbook in the 1750s and they had one child, George Warleggan in 1759.[1]
George was a well known and ruthless banker. He had a great rivalry with the Poldarks, and in 1793, he became the second husband of Elizabeth Poldark (née Chynoweth) and in doing so, elevated the Warleggan family to aristocracy through their children.[1] They had two children, including Valentine (whose true paternity was in doubt).
Family members
| Luke Warleggan 1715 - 1800 | Bethia Kemp 1715 - 1744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sister | Mary Lashbrook 1732 - | Nicholas Warleggan 1735 - 1805 | Cary Warleggan 1740 - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Sanson ? - 1790 | Elizabeth Warleggan 1764 - 1799 | George Warleggan 1759 - | Harriet Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valentine Warleggan 1794 - 1820 | Selina Pope | Ursula Warleggan 1799 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgie Warleggan 1818 - | Rachel Warleggan 1815 - | Anne Warleggan 1815 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Valentine Warleggan was the biological child of Ross Poldark, but people would be led to think that Valentine was George's biological son and he technically "adopted" him.
