RALEGH, Carew (c.1550-1626), of Downton, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. c. 1550, 3rd s. (1st by 3rd w.) of Walter Ralegh of Fardel, Devon, by Katherine, da. of Philip Champernown of Modbury, Devon, wid. of Otho Gilbert; bro. of Walter Ralegh and half-bro. of Adrian and Sir Humphrey Gilbert. m. aft. 1580, Dorothy (d.1616), da. of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton, wid. of Sir John Thynne of Longleat, 3s. 1da. Kntd. 1601.

Offices Held

Gent. of the horse to Sir John Thynne bef. 1580; lt. of Portland castle 6 July 1584–1625; keeper (with his bro. Walter) of Mere park, Wilts. 1586, and of Gillingham park, Dorset; dep. warden of the stannaries by 1588; master of St. John’s hospital, Wilton 1589 or 1590; dep. lt. Devon in or bef. 1596; v.-adm. Dorset 1597; j.p.q. Dorset, Wilts. from c.1583.DNB; Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv, cvi), 160; Trans. Dev. Assoc. xxviii. 273–90; Hoare, Wilts. Downton, 29, 30; Wilts. Arch. Mag. xxix. 242; Lansd. 100, f. 221; APC, xvi. 149; xxvii. 38.

Parlimentarian

RALEGH, Sir Carew (c.1550-1627), of Gillingham, Dorset and Downton House, Downton, Wilts.

Main residence: Downton, Wilts.

Author

M.B.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

RALEGH, Carew (c.1550-1626)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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