'Carr08'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Carr of Dunston Hill, Carr of Hexham, Carr of Stannington

                               
The line of Carr of Dunston Hill was originally included in Carr02 (at the continuation). It was moved here for review & expansion using Crisp.
Richard Carr of Hexham, Northumberland (b c1605, a 1663)
BLG1952 suggests that Richard died before 1665 but Crisp suggests that he was still living 10.04.1683.
m. (24.06.1637) Dorothy Smith (bur 04.06.1653, dau of William Smith of Hexham)
1. Richard Carr of Hexham (a 09.1686) had issue
2. John Carr of Newcastle-upon-Tyne & Hebblesworth (b c1642, bur 12.11.1682, 3rd son)
m. (25.11.1662) Abigail Johnson (d before 22.04.1729, dau of William Johnson of Newcastle & Kibblesworth Hall (by Margaret, dau of William Sherwood of Newcastle), widow of William Bonner of St. Anthony's & Kibblesworth)
  A. John Carr of Whickham, 1st of Dunston Hill (in Whickham, co. Durham) (bpt 06.10.1667, d 20.12.1739)
  m. (27.08.1700) Sarah Winn (b c1678-9, d 13.05.1733, dau of William Winn or Wynne of Castle Garth)
  i. Ralph Carr of Dunston Hill & Hedgeley (Northumberland) (b 22.09.1711, d 07.05.1806, 3rd son)
  m. (29.11.1758) Isabella Byne (d 30.01.1797, dau of Rev. Henry Byne of Ponteland by Anne, dau of Philip Bridall)
  a. John Carr of Dunston Hill & Hedgeley (b 21.09.1764, d 12.01.1817, DL) had issue
m. (02.03.1802) Hannah Ellison (b 25.12.1780, d 01.02.1846, dau of Henry Ellison of Hebburn Hall, m2. George Lewis Adolphus Douglas of Edinburgh)
  Their eldest son inherited Hebburn Hall and assumed the name Carr-Ellison.
  b. Ralph Carr of Stannington (Northumberland) & Pinner (Middlesex) (b 25.05.1768, d before 07.04.1837)
  m. (16.12.1793) Caroline Gregg (b 1770, d 03.11.1823, dau of Francis Gregg of Wallington Hall by Elizabeth Welford)
  (1) Ralph Carr of Stannington, Pinner & London (b 27.09.1794, d 16.01.1855)
  m. (04.07.1831) Emely Norman (b 08.09.1789, d 23.10.1872, dau of Richard Norman of Melton Mowbray by Emily, dau of Francis Gregg of Wallington Hall)
  (2) Caroline Carr (b 20.06.1799, d 20.09.1873)
  m. (26.09.1837) Charles Samuel Twisleton (b 04.07.1806, dsp 13.09.1890, Rector of Ashow, son of Thomas James (Archdeacon of Colombo, by Anne Ashe), m2. Dorothea Susan Thicknesse)
(3) Isabella Susan Carr (d 27.10.1872)
  m. Charles Francis Gregg of Leamington then Milverton (b 1814-5, d 04.05.1877, son of Henry of the Middle Temple (by Maria, dau of Francis Gosling), son of Francis of Wallington Hall)
  (4)+ other issue - John (b 14.02.1797, d 09.01.1861, Rector of Brattleby), Henry Dick (b 10.047.1802, d 16.12.1825 in India), Alfred of Northwood (b 24.01.18104, d 22.04.1867), Francis (b 06.03.1806, d 23.11.1833), Arthur Skerrett (b 1814, d 07.12.1883), Emily (b 18.12.11800, d 19.09.1861),
  c. Harriet Carr (b 1771, d 05.08.1848)
  m. (24.01.1798/9) Robert Cheney of Beverley (d 08.03.1819/20, Lt. General, son/heir of Robert of Langley)
  d.+ other issue - Isabella (b 1760, d infant), Annabella (bpt 24.08.1763, d 17.01.1822)
  ii. Jane Carr (bpt 15.06.1701, d 14.11.1742)
  m. John Widdrington of Newcastle-on-Tyne (d 1770)
  iii. Katherine Carr (d 20.04.1800)
  m. Christopher Scott of Hull & Aldorough (b 1714-5, d 30.04.1794, m1. _ Clark of York)
  iv.+ other issue - John (bpt 25.03.1705, dvp 17.01.1723/4), William (bpt 222.10.1708, dvp 07.02.1738/9), Mathew, George (a 03.1746/7), Benjamin (b 1716-7, d 16.06.1743), Sarah (bpt 14.10.1702, bur 25.10.1702), Sarah (bpt 11.06.1706, d 03.04.1732), Margaret of Newcastle-on-Tyne (b 1709, bur 03.07.1795), Christiana (b 1710, d 22.06.1736)
  B.+ other issue - William (bpt 1669), Richard of Newcastle-on-Tyne (b c1657, a 02.1727/8, had issue), Nathaniel of Whickham (bur 26.04.1739), Mary (a 1682), Margaret (a 1682), Dorothy (d before 06.10.1691)
2.+ other issue - Thomas (bur 06.05.1639), William (bpt 20.06.1647), Alice (bpt 05.01.1651/2)

Main source(s): Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 6 (1906), 'Pedigree of Carr', p191+) with some support from BLG1952 ('Carr-Ellison of Hebburn')
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