Henry Cary

Henry Cary (1717–1769) was the last surviving child of Rev Mordecai Cary, D.D., Bishop of Killala (1687–1751) and Catherine Courthorpe. Early Years He was baptised on 2 June 1717 at London’s St Andrew Undershaft church while his father was rector of St Katherine Coleman, an old church which was demolished in 1734, rebuilt in 1741; and closed and demolished in 1926. In 1731, his father was appointed as chaplain to Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, and accompanied him to Ireland on Sept 11, 1731 where Sackville was sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Seven months later, on 1 April 1732, Mordecai was consecrated Bishop of Clonfert, co Galway. On the Duke's visit in 1735, he consecrated Mordecai as Bishop of Killala, co Mayo. Henry attended Trinity College, Dublin from 1733, graduating in 1737. He was appointed Prebendary of Lackan in 1741 and became Archdeacon of Killala in 1742, serving under his father. The Dean of Killala, at the time, was Theophilus Brocas, whose daughter, Henrietta, married Henry's son, William.