Henry Killigrew, DD, Chaplain to the King's Army

Dr Henry Killigrew Born 11 February 1613(1613-02-11) Hanworth, Middlesex, England Died 14 March 1700(1700-03-14) (aged 87) England Nationality British Occupation Chaplain, almoner, Master of the Savoy

Dr Henry Killigrew (1613-1700) was the fifth and youngest son of Robert Killigrew and his wife Mary. He was the younger brother of the dramatist Thomas Killigrew, and became chaplain and almoner to the duke of York, and master of the Savoy after the Restoration.

Henry was born in Hanworth on 11 February 1613, and educated at Cripplegate, London. In 1628, he became a Commoner at Christ Church, Oxford. In 1638, he became MA and was appointed a chaplain in the army shortly afterwards. In November 1642, he became Doctor of Divinity, and subsequently chaplain to James, Duke of York (the future king) and rector of Wheathampstead.

At the Restoration, he was appointed almoner to the Duke of York and the following year Master of the Savoy. A juvenile play of his, The Conspiracy, was printed surreptitiously in 1638, and in an authenticated version in 1653 as Pallantus and Eudora.

He married Judith and had four children:

Henry Killigrew (died 1712), an admiral

James Killigrew, also a naval officer, who was killed in an encounter with the French in January 1695 during the Nine Years' War

Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), poet and painter, who was maid of honour to the Duchess of York, and was the subject of an ode by Dryden, which Samuel Johnson thought the noblest in the language

Elizabeth Killigrew (died 1701) married her father's curate at Wheathampstead, John Lambe, and produced 10 children

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press.

References:

Langhaim, Gerard (1691) Account of the Dramatic Poets, &c., p. 330 Persondata Name Killigrew, Henry Alternative names Short description Date of birth 11 February 1613 Place of birth Hanworth, Middlesex, England Date of death 14 March 1700 Place of death England

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The Revd.Dr Henry Killgrew, son of Sir Robert and Mary, was a Canon of Westminster in 1642 and again after the Restoration from 1660 to his death. He was brother of Thomas and Sir William Killigrew, both dramatists. He presented the black and white marble pavement in the Abbey's Lady Chapel. A small brass on the north, near Henry VII's tomb grille, records his gift and the Latin can be translated:

"Henry Killigrew S.T.P.[professor of sacred theology] Prebendary of this College gave this marble pavement. Died March 14 1699"

The date of his death in modern dating is 1700. A later copy of this inscription on the south side gives a wrong date for the presentation.

He was born on 11 February 1613 and was a chaplain in the King's army during the Civil War and was in Oxford until 1645. When Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660 Henry became rector of Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire and chaplain and later almoner to James, Duke of York. In 1663 he was made Master of the Savoy [Hospital] in London and was buried there with his wife Judith (lady in waiting to Catherine of Braganza who had died in 1682).

Their daughter Anne, who died of smallpox in 1685, was a poet and painter, son Henry was an Admiral and Member of Parliament, son James was killed in 1695 serving in the navy and daughter Elizabeth married the Revd.John Lambe.