Williams family of Caerhays, Burncoose and Scorrier

Arms of Williams of Caerhays, Scorrier & Tregullow in Cornwall: Vair, three crescents or.[1]
Burncoose Gardens

The Williams family of Caerhays, Burncoose and Scorrier were owners of mines and smelting works for several generations during the Cornish Industrial Revolution. A branch of the family settled in Port Hope, Ontario.

The family developed williamsii hybrid camellias and fine gardens at Burncoose, Gwennap; St Michael Caerhays and Scorrier House, all in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.2442