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Sir Henry Carew, 7th Baronet (1779–1830) of
In 1806 he married Elizabeth Palk (1786-1862), only surviving daughter and sole heiress of
He died on 31 October 1830 and was buried in the family vault beneath St Blaise's Church, Haccombe, next to Haccombe House, which church was a peculiar of the
:''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'' Which may be 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". Above is a three-light lancet window, the middle one displaying the arms of his ancestors who all held Haccombe successively, namely (from top to bottom) de Haccombe, Archdeckne, Courtenay and Carew.
Sir Henry Carew, 7th Baronet (1779–1830) of Haccombe
Haccombe is a hamlet, former parish and historic manor in Devon, situated 2 1/2 miles east of Newton Abbot, in the south of the county. It is possibly the smallest parish in England, and was said in 1810 to be remarkable for containing only two ...
in Devon, was a member of the landed gentry of Devonshire.
Origins
He was the eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Carew, 6th Baronet (c. 1755–1805) of Haccombe, by his wife Jane Smallwood, a daughter of Rev. James Smallwood.Marriage and children
In 1806 he married Elizabeth Palk (1786-1862), only surviving daughter and sole heiress of Walter Palk
Walter Palk (1742-1819), of Marley House (later renamed Syon Abbey) in the parish of Rattery, Devon, England, was a Member of Parliament for his family's Pocket Borough of Ashburton in Devon from 1796 to 1811. He served as Sheriff of Devon (17 ...
(1742-1819), of Marley House in the parish of Rattery
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, Devon, a Member of Parliament
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for his family's Pocket Borough
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of Ashburton in Devon from 1796 to 1811, Sheriff of Devon
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(1791-2) and in 1798 a Captain in the Ashburton Volunteer Militia. By his wife he had children including:
*Sir Walter Palk Carew, 8th Baronet
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(1807–1874) of Haccombe, eldest son and heir, whose own son Capt. Walter Palk Carew (1838-1873), Royal Horse Guards, predeceased his father by one year without children.
*Henry Carew (1808-1871), 2nd son, father of Sir Henry Palk Carew, 9th Baronet (1870–1934).
*Thomas Carew (1810-1876), 3rd son, who married Charlotte Curtis, a daughter of Sir William Curtis, 2nd Baronet
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(1782–1847) of Cullands Grove, Southgate
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in the County of Middlesex
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*Rev. Robert Palk Carew (1818-1875), 4th son, Vicar of Rattery, who married Charlotte Hornsby, widow of rev. R.C. Clifton, a Canon of Manchester and rector of Somerton, Oxford.
Death, burial & monument
He died on 31 October 1830 and was buried in the family vault beneath St Blaise's Church, Haccombe, next to Haccombe House, which church was a peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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and was served by an archpriest
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who was not subject to the authority of the Bishop of Exeter
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Pevsner, Nikolaus
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& Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.464 as were all other parish priests in Devonshire. His monument survives at the east end of the north aisle, consisting of a chest tomb
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within an Easter sepulchre
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Description
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-type niche, beneath a stained glass window. The top of the chest tomb is a slab of polished Purbeck marble
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Geology
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engraved in Latin in Gothic text as follows, in imitation of mediaeval monuments::''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'' Which may be 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". Above is a three-light lancet window, the middle one displaying the arms of his ancestors who all held Haccombe successively, namely (from top to bottom) de Haccombe, Archdeckne, Courtenay and Carew.
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