Sir Henry Carew, 7th Baronet

He was the eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Carew, 6th Baronet (c. 1755–1805) of Haccombe, by his wife Jane Smallwood, a daughter of Rev.

S’r Thomas Carew of Haccomb in the county of Devon & Diocese of Exeter Bart.

[5] By his wife he had children including: He died on 31 October 1830 and was buried in the family vault beneath St Blaise's Church, Haccombe, next to Haccombe House, which church was a peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury and was served by an archpriest who was not subject to the authority of the Bishop of Exeter[10] as were all other parish priests in Devonshire.

His monument survives at the east end of the north aisle, consisting of a chest tomb within an Easter sepulchre-type niche, beneath a stained glass window.

The top of the chest tomb is a slab of polished Purbeck marble engraved in Latin in Gothic text as follows, in imitation of mediaeval monuments: Which may be translated as: Above is a three-light lancet window, the middle one displaying the arms of his ancestors who all held Haccombe successively, namely (from top to bottom) de Haccombe, Archdeckne, Courtenay and Carew.

Arms of Carew: Or, three lions passant in pale sable [ 1 ]
Monument to Sir Henry Carew, 7th Baronet, Haccombe Church
Funerary hatchment of Sir Henry Carew, 7th Baronet in Haccombe Church, showing heraldic achievement of Carew (with canton Red Hand of Ulster ) with inescutcheon of pretence of Palk ( Sable, an eagle displayed argent beaked and legged or a bordure engrailed of the second )
Inscribed Purbeck marble ledger stone on chest tomb of Sir Henry Carew, 7th Baronet, Haccombe Church