Charles Gawdy

Biography

Charles was born in 1612. He was the son of Charles Gawdy and Judith Waldegrave. He died in 1650.

Notes

https://www.crows-hall.com/the-house

When Sir Charles’ Framlingham’s son, Clement, pre-deceased him, Crow’s Hall was left to his only daughter, Anne, who married Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy. Their second son – another Charles – inherited the property. He died in 1628 and it went to his son and namesake, Charles Gawdy (1612-1650).

Finally, his son – yet another Charles who was born in 1635 and created First Baronet in 1661 – inherited Crow’s Hall. Having only one son who was described as ‘of infirm mind’ however, he sold it before his death (1707) to John Pitt MP in 1694. It seems that at about this time Crow’s Hall may have been in a state of disrepair and the Hall at the east and the south wing were demolished and the west entrance was reduced to a single storey.

The occupancy of Crow’s Hall at this time has yet to be researched by the current owner.

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Visitations of Suffolk, additional Suffolk pedigrees. Page 192. < Archive.Org >

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gawdy-19 cites

1. MacCulloch, Diarmaid. Letters from Redgrave Hall, xxiii. Suffolk Records Society: The Boydell Press, 2008.
2. The visitacion [i.e., visitation] of Norfolk, made and taken by William Hervey, Clarencieux King of Arms, anno 1563, enlarged with another visitacion [sic] made by Clarenceux Cook. Rye, Walter, ed. p. 126. Gawdy. < Archive.Org >
3. Will of Bassingbourne Gawdy, proved 1607. Will
4. Will of Sir Charles Gawdy. PROB 11/157/147. Probate 6 February 1629 (1630 by modern dates).
5. The visitations of Suffolk made by Hervey, Clarenceux, 1561, Cooke, Clarenceux, 1577, and Raven, Richmond herald, 1612, with notes and an appendix of additional Suffolk pedigrees by Harvey, William, d. 1567; British Museum. MSS (Harleian 1103); Cook, Robert, d. 1593; Raven, J. E. (John Earle); Metcalfe, Walter Charles “Framlingham of Debenham.” Page 192. < Archive.Org >
6. Crow's Hall, Debenham, Suffolk < link >