Newton Abbot, Haccombe House 1890
My mother lived at Haccombe House and worked for Lord & Lady Carew from the age of 13yrs. in 1914 until about 1930. The Carew family had other residences in London, Highcliffe (Bournemouth), and South Brent. Their staff (servants) moved around with them during the different seasons.
Haccombe House was owned by the Carew family for many years, there is still a Lord Carew in the House of Lords.
Probably the reason why in the 1881 census there were only 4 people entered is that the family were residing at one of their other residences at that time.
My mother and all the servants were required to attend two services at the estate church every Sunday. In the 1950s the Rev. Keble Martin was the Arch Priest of the estate church which I believe was called St. Blasius. In the 1950s he designed the famous flora & fauna postage stamps, and I was baptised by him in 1937.
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RE: RE: Newton Abbot, Haccombe House 1890
Hi, my family used to own Haccombe, I am one of many Carews. If anyone has information, pics ect I would love to here from you. I can trace my family back to 1106 and have the family tree, which is very hard to read, I have lots of info about my family but not a lot about Haccombe.
Comment from Craig Carew-Wootton on Wednesday, 29th December 2010.
RE: RE: Newton Abbot, Haccombe House 1890
Hi, further to my comments at the end of 2010 about Haccombe House. My husband and I drove down the long drive (about half a mile long) to see the house three years ago and found that it had been converted into private flats. The house is set in glorious surroundings with magnificent tall trees leading down to the house. It was like going back in time and particular poignant to me as my mother, father and two uncles all worked there from the early 1900s. My father worked as a groom, my mother as a cook and one of my uncles was the head gamekeeper which was quite a responsibility in those days. My mother was a young girl of 13 years when she first started there. She died not knowing that her grandson was to obtain a M/Eng. Degree from Cambridge. How the world has changed! There has probably been a dwelling on the site of Haccombe House for a thousand years. Before the Norman Conquest it was owned by a Saxon called Ulf. After 1066 the Manor was given to Stephen, probably a soldier in William's army. The Carews today are descended from him but three times in the 14th and early 15th centuries, the estate passed through a daughter as there was no male heir. Hope this will be of some interest to Mr Craig Carew-Wootton and if he contacts me I will send an interesting booklet to him about Haccombe House.
Comment from Margaret Hawkins on Monday, 21st March 2011.