Sir Wymond Carew was a sixteenth-century courtier and politician.

Carew was born by 1428, the son of John Carew of Anthony in Cornwall. He was the treasurer of the household for Henry VIII's sixth wife

Wives of Henry VIII

The wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort married to Henry VIII of England between 1509 and 1547. The six women to hold the title 'queens consort' of King Henry VIII were, in order:* Catherine of Aragon ,* Anne Boleyn ,...

, Katherine Parr.

He was made Knight of the Bath in Feb 1547 and elected member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Peterborough

Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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 the same year.

He married Martha, the daughter of Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. They had at least five sons including Roger and Thomas

Thomas Carew (MP for Saltash)

Thomas Carew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1555 and 1565.Carew was the son of Sir Wymond Carew of East Anthony Cornwall. He matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge in Autumn 1548. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1550.In 1555,...

 and one daughter. He was the brother-in-law of Anthony Denny

Anthony Denny

Sir Anthony Denny was a confidant of Henry VIII of England. Denny was the most prominent member of the Privy chamber in Henry's last years having, together with his brother-in-law John Gates, charge of the "dry stamp" of Henry's signature, and attended Henry on his deathbed. He also served as...

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