c . ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁– ▁ 1 7 9 1 ), ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁P alk , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁( 1 7 1 7 – 1 7 9 8 ) ▁of ▁H ald on ▁in ▁South ▁Dev on , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁T aw stock ▁Court ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire , ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁baron et ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁former ▁T ud or ▁m ansion ▁in ▁the ▁fashion able ▁new ▁g oth ic ▁style , ▁( de emed ▁by ▁H os kins ▁" remark ably ▁ugly ") ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Sir ▁John ▁So ane . ▁It ▁is ▁of ▁similar ▁appearance ▁to ▁nearby ▁Hart land ▁Ab bey , ▁especially ▁as ▁regards ▁the ▁cast ell ated ▁par ap et ▁which ▁r ises ▁to ▁a ▁central ▁ped iment , ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁by ▁its ▁then ▁owner ▁Paul ▁Or ch ard . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁he ▁rem ar ried ▁to ▁Ann ▁Os bor ne , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Os bor ne . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Bour ch ier ▁P alk ▁W rey , ▁ 8 th ▁Baron et ▁( 1 7 8 8 – 1 8 7 9 ) ▁ ▁His ▁father ' s ▁only ▁son ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁marriage , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Ellen ▁Caroline ▁O ' B