Baronet Carew

There have been two creations of Baronet Carew:

1st. 9th August 1641. Richard Carew 1st Baronet. Extinct. 24th March 1748.

2nd. 2nd August 1661. Thomas Carew 1st Baronet. Extant.

Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall 1st Creation 1641

Summary

9th August 1641. 1st. Richard Carew 1st Baronet [aged 61] created.

14th March 1643. 2nd. Son Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet [aged 34] succeeded.

23rd December 1644. 3rd. Son John Carew 3rd Baronet [aged 9] succeeded. See Execution of Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet.

6th August 1692. 4th. Son Richard Carew 4th Baronet [aged 9] succeeded.

24th September 1703. 5th. Brother William Carew 5th Baronet [aged 13] succeeded.

8th March 1744. 6th. Son Coventry Carew 6th Baronet [aged 27] succeeded.

24th March 1748. 6th. Coventry Carew 6th Baronet extinct.

On 9th August 1641 Richard Carew 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall. Grace Rolle Lady Rolle [aged 48] by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

On 14th March 1643 Richard Carew 1st Baronet [aged 63] died. His son Alexander [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall. Jane Rolle Lady Carew by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

On 19th November 1644 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet [aged 36] was tried for treason, for attempting to betray the Parliamentary cause, by court-martial and convicted at Guildhall [Map].

On 23rd December 1644 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Church, Hackney. His son John [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

On 5th July 1681 John Carew 3rd Baronet [aged 45] and Mary Morice Lady Carew [aged 10] were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall. The difference in their ages was 35 years.

On 6th August 1692 John Carew 3rd Baronet [aged 56] died. His son Richard [aged 9] succeeded 4th Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

On 24th September 1703 Richard Carew 4th Baronet [aged 20] died. His brother William [aged 13] succeeded 5th Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

On 5th September 1714 William Carew 5th Baronet [aged 24] and Anne Coventry Lady Carew [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall. She the daughter of Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry [aged 46] and Dorothy Keyt. They were half fifth cousins.

On 8th March 1744 William Carew 5th Baronet [aged 54] died. His son Coventry [aged 27] succeeded 6th Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall. Mary Bampfylde Lady Carew by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

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On 24th March 1748 Coventry Carew 6th Baronet [aged 31] died without issue. Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall extinct. Some sources refer to a seventh and eighth Baronet although it is unclear who these are? Reginald Pole aka Pole-Carew inherited the manor of Antony, Cornwall and changed his surname from Pole to Pole-Carew.

Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon 2nd Creation 1661

Summary

2nd August 1661. 1st. Thomas Carew 1st Baronet [aged 29] created. See 1661 Creation of Baronets and Peerages by Charles II Post Coronation.

September 1673. 2nd. Son Henry Carew 2nd Baronet [aged 19] succeeded.

1695. 3rd. Son Henry Darrell Carew 3rd Baronet [aged 8] succeeded.

7th July 1708. 4th. Brother Thomas Carew 4th Baronet [aged 16] succeeded.

1746. 5th. Son John Carew 5th Baronet [aged 20] succeeded.

February 1773. 6th. Son Thomas Carew 6th Baronet [aged 18] succeeded.

April 1805. 7th. Son Henry Darrell Carew 7th Baronet [aged 26] succeeded.

31st October 1830. 8th. Son Walter Palk Carew 8th Baronet [aged 23] succeeded.

1874. 9th. Nephew Henry Palk Carew 9th Baronet [aged 3] succeeded.

21st October 1934. 10th. Son Thomas Palk Carew 10th Baronet [aged 44] succeeded.

April 1976. 11th. Son Rivers Verain Carew 11th Baronet [aged 40] succeeded.

In August 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 31] created new Baronetcies and Peerages...

2nd August 1661 Thomas Carew 1st Baronet [aged 29] was created 1st Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

4th August 1661 John Chichester 1st Baronet [aged 38] was created 1st Baronet Chichester of Raleigh in Devon.

7th August 1661 Mark Milbanke 1st Baronet [aged 23] was created 1st Baronet Milbanke of Halnaby in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Acklom Lady Milbanke by marriage Lady Milbanke of Halnaby in Yorkshire.

17th August 1661 William Boyd 1st Earl Kilmarnock [aged 15] was created 1st Earl Kilmarnock.

In September 1673 Thomas Carew 1st Baronet [aged 41] died in Haccombe, Devon. His son Henry [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

In 1695 Henry Carew 2nd Baronet [aged 41] died. His son Henry [aged 8] succeeded 3rd Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

Before 7th July 1708 Henry Darrell Carew 3rd Baronet [aged 21] died unmarried. His brother Thomas [aged 16] succeeded 4th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

In 1725 Thomas Carew 4th Baronet [aged 33] and Dorothy West Lady Carew were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

Before 1746 Thomas Carew 4th Baronet [aged 53] died. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 5th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

In 1755 John Carew 5th Baronet [aged 29] and Elizabeth Holsworth Lady Carew [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

Before February 1773 John Carew 5th Baronet [aged 47] died. His son Thomas [aged 18] succeeded 6th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

On 19th June 1777 Thomas Carew 6th Baronet [aged 22] and Jane Smallwood Lady Carew were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

In April 1805 Thomas Carew 6th Baronet [aged 50] died. His son Henry [aged 26] succeeded 7th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

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In 1806 Henry Darrell Carew 7th Baronet [aged 26] and Elizabeth Palk Lady Carew were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

On 31st October 1830 Henry Darrell Carew 7th Baronet [aged 51] died. His son Walter [aged 23] succeeded 8th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon. He was buried at St Blaise's Church, Haccombe where there is a monument with the inscription: "Hic jacet in crypta aborum sepultus Henricus Carew Baronettus qui obiit XXXI die Octobris anno d(omi)ni MDCCCXXX (a)etatis su(a)e LI. Hic etiam cum marito jacet Domina Elizabetha Carew Gualteri Palk de Marley armigeri filia haeresque quae obiit VII die Martis (sic) anno d(omi)ni MDCCCLXII aetatis suae LXXVI" translated as "Here lies buried in the crypt..... Henry Carew, Baronet, who died on the 31st day of October in the year of our Lord 1830 (in the year) of his age 51. Here also with her husband lies Lady Elizabeth Carew, daughter and heiress of Walter Palk of Marley, Esquire, who died on the 7th day of March in the year of our Lord 1862 (in the year) of her age 76".

In 1874 Walter Palk Carew 8th Baronet [aged 67] died. His nephew Henry [aged 3] succeeded 9th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

On 21st October 1934 Henry Palk Carew 9th Baronet [aged 64] died. He was buried at St Blaise's Church, Haccombe. His son Thomas [aged 44] succeeded 10th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon. Phyllis Evelyn Mayman Lady Carew by marriage Lady Carew of Haccombe in Devon.

In April 1976 Thomas Palk Carew 10th Baronet [aged 86] died. His son Rivers [aged 40] succeeded 11th Baronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon.