, Cornwall ;Charles Rashleigh Charles Rashleigh (died 1823) was an
entrepreneur. The expanding
mining industry around West Polmear led him to develop
Charlestown, Cornwall on the south coast as a port, which was named Charlestown after him. ;Harold St. James Rashleigh-Berry Rashleigh-Berry was Lt. Col in the British Army stationed in
Peshawar, British Indian Empire. Rashleigh-Berry participated in the
Second Anglo-Afghan War, under
Sir Frederick Roberts. ;John Rashleigh (1554–1624, Founder of Menabilly)
John Rashleigh (1554–1624) was an English merchant and Member of Parliament. He was the father of
Jonathon Rashleigh and grandfather of
John Rashleigh. John Rashleigh was the son of Phillip Rashleigh, a merchant, shipowner and landowner from
Barnstaple. Phillip was himself the son of owner of the Rashleigh-Barton estate located in
Devon which has been known to exist since 1196. After his father Phillip Rashleigh purchased the manor of Trenant in 1545, Phillip moved his family from Devon to Cornwall to take advantage of the
dissolution of the monasteries by buying and re-selling the land acquired around Fowey, it was from this land that John Rashleigh commenced building
Menabilly from land acquired in Fowey (from which Menabilly was later completed in its construction by his son Jonathan). ;Jonathan Rashleigh (1591–1675)
Jonathan Rashleigh (4 July 1591 – 1 May 1675) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the
House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1675. He supported the
Royalist cause during the
English Civil War. Jonathan was also responsible for completing the construction of the family home of
Menabilly. ;John Rashleigh (1619–1693)
John Rashleigh (21 January 1619 – 13 March 1693) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons from 1661 to 1679. He was the son of
Jonathan Rashleigh and the grandson of
John Rashleigh (the merchant and MP). ;Jonathan Rashleigh (1642–1702) This Jonathan Rashleigh (see painting to the right) was also based in Menabilly and was the
Sheriff of Cornwall in 1687. He was the grandson of
Jonathan Rashleigh the merchant and House of Commons politician. ;Philip Rashleigh (1729–1811)
Philip Rashleigh (1729–1811) was a Cornish
mineral expert and
Member of Parliament for
Fowey. ==Menabilly Estate==