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Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose, were, for several generations, dominant in the Cornish Industrial Revolution. They also developed williamsii hybrid camellias and fine gardens at Burncoose, Gwennap and St Michael Caerhays, in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Family members

 * John Williams the First (1685-1761) Purchased Burncoose in 1715.
 * John Williams The Second (1714- ?) Initiated the construction of the Great Adit
 * Michael Williams (1730-1775), son of John the Second.
 * John Williams the Third (September 23, 1753-April 17, 1841) Son of Michael Williams (1730-1775). Controlled the Gwennap copperbelt and copper smelting works in Swansea. Also owned tin-smelting works, sulphur mines and quarries. Director of The Cornish Bank. With the Fox family of Falmouth, built the Plymouth breakwater and developed the harbour at Portreath and linked it by tramway to his mine at Poldice. Purchased land at Scorrier and built Scorrier House there. Married Catherine Harvey in 1776.
 * John Williams the Fourth (1777-1849), F.R.S. (1828). Son of John the Third
 * Michael Williams, MP for the [West Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)|Western Division of Cornwall] from 1853 to 1858. Son of John the Third.
 * Sir William Williams, (August 3, 1791 - March 24, 1870 ), Son of John the Third. Baronetcy, "Williams of Tregullow in the County of Cornwall", was created on August 4, 1866 for William Williams. He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1851. The second Baronet was Conservative Member of Parliament for Truro.
 * Philippa Williams ( ? -1861)
 * Charlotte Rogers
 * J.Malcolm McLaren (1874-1935)
 * John Michael Williams ( ? -1880). Bought Caerhays castle in 1853 from receivers after the Travanion family were declared bankrupt and fled to France around 1840.
 * John Charles Williams (September 30, 1861-March 29, 1939), Son of John Michael Williams and Elizabeth Davey, his wife. MP for the Truro Division of Cornwall, 1892-1895, High Sheriff of Cornwall 1888, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall 1918-1936.
 * Francis Julian Williams (April 16, 1927 - ), CBE, Current owner of Caerhays.

Caerhays Castle
Caerhays Castle is a mock-mediaeval castle, designed by John Nash on the south coast of Cornwall, at St Michael Caerhays, between Truro and St Austell. It holds the NCCPG National Magnolia Collection. It was bought by the Williams family, who still own it. The gardens are open to the public each year during March, April and May.