Carden baronets

The sixth Baronet, Sir John Valentine Carden was a notable tank and vehicle designer.

The family was originally from Cheshire, England, but settled at Templemore in County Tipperary around 1650.

The family seat was Templemore Abbey, built 1819 by architect William Vitruvius Morrison in the Tudor-Gothic style, extended in the 1860s, vacated in 1902, burnt in 1921, and demolished c1925.

His eldest son, the third Baronet, was a Major in the 1st Life Guards and also served as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1922 and as a Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire in 1936.

The heir presumptive is Peter James Charles Carden (born 1958), a kinsman of the present holder.

Escutcheon of the Carden baronets of Templemore
Carden family tombs: obelisk and gravestones of the "Big Church" in Templemore