Course:History 344 Nasty Families/Worberforth Family

Rank 2

Family Members

Eldest Son - Sir Piran Worberforth. Head of family, county gentleman, baronet.

Raised sheep for the Parliamentary army with moderate success, until royalists stole and ate a flock of sheep. The family was compensated by Parliament after the war with a parcel of land nearby.

Second Son - Tyrone Worberforth, finished a University BA and received employment as a rector in the household of an aristocratic family in the neighboring parish through the recommendation of Piran's father-in-law, a well respected lawyer.

In 1642 he left England for the new world as an Anglican missionary. Not sure where.

Eldest Daughter - Cathrine Kickwick (née Worberforth), married in 1610.

Deceased Family Members

Father - Timmothy Worberforth, father of Piran and Tyrone.

Mother - Elizabeth Worberforth, Timothy's wife.

Religion

Church of England

County

Cornwall

Status

Rank: 3. Reasonably well known in Cornwall.

Means of rising to next rank: Baronetcy and estate improvements.

House and Garden: A notable private library.

Estate: Normal with nice gardens, plus additional tract of land in Cornish uplands for raising sheep.

Investments:

Cash on hand for the current phase

4000 pounds.

Points Spent

72 out of 72