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SurnameCrewe
Epithetfamily; of Calke
BiographyAfter the death of Sir Henry Harpur, the 7th baronet in 1819, the title and estate of the Calke estate passed to Sir George Crewe, 8th baronet. On his death in 1844, they all passed to his son Sir John, who re-established the Harpur surname, so that he now became known as Sir John Harpur Crewe. On his death in 1886, the title and estate passed to Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th baronet. He died in 1924 without any male heir, his only son, Richard Fynderne Harpur Crewe, having pre-deceased him in 1921. On the death of Sir Vauncey, the title of baronet lapsed. The estate passed to one of his daughters, Hilda Ethelfreda, who had married Godfrey Mosley in 1918. On the death of Hilda in 1949, the estate passed to one of her nephews, Charles Jenney, the son of William Arthur Jenney and his wife Frances Catherine, who had been Hilda's younger sister. In 1961 Charles Jenney took on the surname Harpur Crewe. In 1981 Charles died, to be succeeded by his younger brother Henry Jenney. In 1984-1985 the decision was taken to transfer Calke Abbey to the National Trust in settlement of death duties.
Authorised Form of NameCrewe; family; of Calke

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