Carew (Raleigh) Ralegh (abt. 1550 - abt. 1626)

Born about 1550 in Fardel, Devon, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about Feb 1626 at about age 76 in Downton, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

Sir Carew Raleigh was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Sir Carew Raleigh or Ralegh was an English naval commander and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1622.

He was the 3rd son (1st by 3rd wife) of Walter Ralegh of Fardel, Devon and Katherine, daughter of Philip Champernown of Modbury, Devon, widow of Otho Gilbert. He was the elder brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and half-brother of Adrian and Sir Humphrey Gilbert.

He was shown in the Visitation of the County of Devon in 1564.^[1]

He was gentleman of the horse to John Thynne of Longleat for some time before Thynne's death in 1580. Soon after he married Thynne's widow Dorothy (d.1616), daughter of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton. Their three sons and one daughter included the following:

1. Walter Raleigh, DD who became Dean of Wells.
2. Gilbert Raleigh

On his marriage, he sold his property in Devon, and settled at Downton House, near Salisbury. He was Lieutenant of the Isle of Portland from 6 July 1584 until 1625. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wiltshire. In 1586, he was on the list of sea-captains drawn up to meet the threat of a Spanish invasion together with his brother Sir Walter Raleigh and his two elder half-brothers, George and John. He was re-elected MP for Wiltshire in 1586. In 1589, he was elected MP for Ludgershall. From 1591 to 1603, he was Vice-Admiral of Dorset. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1601 at Basing House. In 1601, he was elected MP for Fowey and in 1604 he was elected MP for Downton. He was elected MP for Downton again in 1621.^[2]

Although he did not desert his brother in prison, he survived Sir Walter’s fall, to carry on the life that he had chosen, as little concerned by James I as James was concerned with him.^[3]

He was buried 13 Feb 1626 Downton, Wiltshire.^[4]

Research Note

At Downton, Wiltshire baptism of Robert Bridgis, son of the Right Hon. Lord Chandos, 16 Dec 1610 (year uncertain as pages unmarked)... Godfather were: the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Salisbury, the Countess of Derby, the Deputies, Sr Carewe Raleigh, Sr William Dorrington, and the Lady Raleigh. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ The Visitation of the County of Devon, 1564 page 180
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carew_Raleigh citing Carew Raleigh in Parliament
3. ↑ Rowse, 130, 176-7; DNB; Wilts. N. and Q. v. 501; Lansd. 85, f. 37; HMC Hatfield, xvi. 193; xvii. 601.
4. ↑ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire Reference Number: BT/Down/Bdl. By subscription at: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll_phsrc=tNV6721&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=61187&gsfn=carew&gsln=raleigh&gsln_x=NN&msddy=1626&msddy_x=1&msddp=5&new=1&rank=1&uidh=fq7&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=0&h=3180531&recoff=&ml_rpos=1 accessed 14 Dec 2019 Meehan-411
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61187/47284_3082375_0005-00010?pid=3180531, Image 18

See Also:

• RALEGH, Carew (c.1550-1626), of Downton, Wilts. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981
• Knights of England Page 99

• Visitation of Wiltshire Page 16: Rawleigh