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Carey, Henry (1525/6 - 1596)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1526-03-04
Death Date: 1596-07-23

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Morgan, Ann ( - 1606/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1545-5-21
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage license date; union also produced 3 unnamed sons

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Baron Hunsdon

Titles

  • 1st Baron Hunsdon
    Assumed: 1558/9-01-13
    Vacated: 1596-07-23
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1561-05-18 (date installed; nominated 22 April 1561)
    Vacated: 1596-07-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Buckinghamshire 1547
MP, Buckinghamshire 1554 -4
MP, Buckinghamshire 1554 -11
MP, Buckinghamshire 1555
Master of the Queen's Hawks, England 1560 -10 -31
JP, Essex 1561/2
JP, Hertfordshire 1561/2
JP, Kent 1561/2
JP, Essex 1564
JP, Hertfordshire 1564
JP, Bedfordshire 1564
JP, Kent 1564
Governor, Northumberland 1568 -8 -25 1587 Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1571 -10 -23
Keeper, London 1574 -7 -31
Privy Councillor, England 1577 -11 -16
Lord Lieut, Hertfordshire 1583 1585
JP, Essex 1584
JP, Hertfordshire 1584
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1584
JP, Kent 1584
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1585 -7 1596 -07 -23
Lord Lieut, Suffolk 1585 -7 -3 1596 -07 -23
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1585 -7 -3 1596 -07 -23
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1589 1596 -07 -23
High Steward, Suffolk 1590
High Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1590
Recorder, Cambridgeshire 1590
Chief Justice Itinerant of Forests, South of Trent 1591 -12 -20 1596 -07 -23
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1591/2 -3 -2 1596 -07 -23

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
  • Hunsdon House, Hertfordshire
    Acquired: 1559
    Granted

Lands

  • Bedfordshire: Ampthill Honour
    Acquired: 1585
  • Berkshire: Stratfield Mortimer Manor
    Acquired: 1565
    Granted
  • Buckinghamshire: Buckingham Borough
    Acquired: 1528
    Patrimony
  • Buckinghamshire: Burton & Little Brickhill Manors
    Acquired: 1549
    Granted
  • Derbyshire
    Acquired: 1571
    Granted
  • Essex
    Acquired: 1528
    Patrimony; granted additional lands 1559
  • Hampshire
    Acquired: 1528
    Patrimony
  • Hertfordshire: Hunsdon & Eastwick Manors
    Acquired: 1559
    Granted
  • Kent
    Acquired: 1559
    Granted
  • Kent: Sevenoaks Lordship & Manor
    Acquired: 1571
    Granted
  • Middlesex
    Acquired: 1578
    Purchased; additional lands purchased 1596
  • Norfolk
    Acquired: 1576
    Purchased
  • Wiltshire
    Acquired: 1528
    Patrimony
  • Yorkshire
    Acquired: 1571
    Granted

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance - Town Hall, Maidstone, Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance - Newington Butts, Newington, Surrey Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance - Gray's Inn, near London, Middlesex Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Bearward
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Player
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Player/s
Performance - Lincoln (Unknown), Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Dartmouth (Unknown), Dartmouth, Devon Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow, Shropshire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Player Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Player/s Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Bearward Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Performing Animals 1
Lord Hunsdon's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Hunsdon's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Hunsdon's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Hunsdon's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Gleason, J.H. The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1969
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Kenny, Robert W. Elizabeth's Admiral: The Political Career of Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, 1536--1624. Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins P, 1970
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. London: Athlone P, 1970