CAREY, Sir Edmund (1559-1637), of Dauntsey, Wilts.; later of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster and Culham, Oxon.

Family and Education

b. 7 Jan. 1559,BL, 596.H24 [J. Froissart, Le Premier Volume ... des Croniques de France, Dangleterre (Paris, 1513)], ms note at end of vol. 7th but 3rd surv. s. of Sir Henry Carey, 1st Bar. Hunsdon† (d.1596) and Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Morgan of Arkestone, Herefs.; bro. of Sir George†, Henry†, John†, Sir Robert* and William†. Her. and Gen. iv. 40. educ. G. Inn 1580. GI Admiss. m. (1) aft. May 1580, PROB 11/62, f. 140v. Mary, da. and h. of Christopher Cocker of Croft, Lincs., 3s. 2da.; Her. and Gen. iv. 42. (2) bet. Mar. and Dec. 1598, HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, ii. 329; CSP Dom. 1601-3, p. 293. Elizabeth (bur. 24 June 1630), da. and coh. of John Neville, 4th Bar. Latimer, and wid. of Sir John Danvers† (d.1594), of Dauntsey, s.p.; (3) Judith (d. 6 May 1656), da. of Lawrence Humphrey, DD, pres. of Magdalen, Oxf. and dean of Winchester, Hants, and wid. of Thomas Bury (d.1614) of Culham, and Sir George Rivers* (d. 20 Feb. 1630) of Chafford, Kent, s.p. Her. and Gen. iv. 42; WARD 7/79/161. Kntd. 7 Oct. 1586. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 85. d. 12 Sept. 1637. Her. and Gen. iv. 42.

Offices Held

V.-adm. Lincs. 1585-at least 1591; Vice Admirals of the Coast comp. J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 34. commr. to levy troops, Norf. and Suff. 1586; APC, 1586–7, p. 56. j.p. Northants. by 1592–d., Hatfield House, ms 278, unfol.; SP16/405, f. 47. Mdx. 1597 – c.1618, 1625–d., C231/1, f. 43; 231/4, f. 185; C66/2147; SP16/405, f. 43. Yorks. (N. Riding) 1598-c.1604, C231/1, f. 55; C66/1620. Glos. 1598–d., C231/1, f. 55v; SP16/405, f. 28v. Wilts. 1598–1625, C231/1, f. 57; C66/2367. Bucks. 1599-c.1615, C231/1, f. 75; C66/2047. Oxon. 1632-July 1637; C231/5, pp. 75, 253. kpr. Grafton park, Northants. by 1596, HMC Hatfield, vi. 280. Hyde park, Mdx. 1596–1607; SO3/1, f. 610v; HMC Hatfield, xix. 53. commr. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1602 – 18, 1629–32, C181/1, f. 31; 181/2, f. 307v; 181/4, ff. 14, 107v. subsidy, Wilts. 1608, 1624, SP14/31/1, f. 46v; C212/22/23. Forced Loan, Glos. and Northants. 1627, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2, ff. 20, 37v. sewers, Northants. 1633–4. C181/4, ff. 140, 180.