Carey, Henry (1525/6 - 1596)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 16
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 38
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 7
Bibliographic Sources - 7
Legend

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Born / Died

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

Siblings

Female

Carey, Katherine (1523 - 1568/9)

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

Offspring

From Morgan, Ann ( - 1606/7)

  1. Male offspring: Carey, George (1547 - 1603) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Carey, Katherine (1545 - 1603)
  3. Male offspring: Carey, Robert (1560 - 1639)
  4. Male offspring: Carey, Henry (d. 1581)
  5. Male offspring: Carey, John (n.d.)
  6. Male offspring: Carey, William (d. 1593)
  7. Male offspring: Carey, Edmund (d. 1637)
  8. Female offspring: Carey, Philadelphia (d. 1627)
  9. Female offspring: Carey, Margaret (d. 1605)

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 n.d.
MP, Buckinghamshire 1554-11 n.d.
MP, Buckinghamshire 1554-4 n.d.
MP, Buckinghamshire 1555 n.d.
Master of the Queen's Hawks, England 1560-10-31 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Essex 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Kent 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Kent 1564 n.d.
JP, Essex 1564 n.d.
Governor, Northumberland 1568-8-25 1587 Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1571-10-23 n.d.
Keeper, London 1574-7-31 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1577-11-16 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Hertfordshire 1583 1585
JP, Kent 1584 n.d.
JP, Essex 1584 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1584 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1584 n.d.
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 n.d.
High Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1590 n.d.
Recorder, Cambridgeshire 1590 n.d.
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
    Granted
    Acquired: 1559

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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1584-1585 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance 1586-1587 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance 1588-1589 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Musicians
Performance 1584-1585 Town Hall, Maidstone , Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1594-1594 Newington Butts, Newington , Surrey Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1594-1595 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1594-1594 Gray's Inn, near London , Middlesex Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1583-1584 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Bearward
Performance 1574-1575 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance 1574-1575 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance 1577-1578 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Hunsdon's Musicians
Performance 1575-1576 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Player
Performance 1583-1583 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Player/s
Performance 1564-1565 Lincoln (Unknown), Lincoln , Lincolnshire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1564-1565 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1564-1565 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1565-1565 Dartmouth (Unknown), Dartmouth , Devon Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1566-1566 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1566-1566 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1566-1566 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1566-1567 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1581-1581 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1583-1583 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1585-1585 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players
Performance 1596-1596 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Hunsdon's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chamberlain's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 5
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 5
Lord Hunsdon's Bearward Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Performing Animals 1
Lord Hunsdon's Musicians Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Musicians 4
Lord Hunsdon's Player Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Player/s Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 1
Lord Hunsdon's Players Carey, Henry (1526 - 1596) Players 22

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.