Carew baronets

In August 1641, Charles I sold a number of baronetcies, to raise funds; one of these was the Carew Baronetcy, of Antony in Cornwall, was purchased by Richard Carew, Member of Parliament for Cornwall and St Michael's.

[2] His son and second baronet, Sir Alexander, was executed for treason in December 1644, but succeeded by his son Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet, MP for Cornwall, Bodmin, Lostwithiel and Saltash.

[3] Like the Dukes of Leinster and Earls of Plymouth, The Carews claim descent from Walter FitzOther, Castellan of Windsor in 1078.

1931), great-grandson of Thomas Carew (1810–1876), third son of the seventh Baronet, is a Brigadier-General in the Royal Canadian Dragoons.

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Gerald De Redvers Carew (born 1975), second but eldest living son of the 11th Baronet.