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Henry Pinson TOZER AUBREY
1779 - 1848 (~ 68 years)
Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Henry Pinson TOZER AUBREY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 16 Sep 1779 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Broadhempston, Devon, England 
Gender Male Miscellaneous 1 Oct 1813 Royal sanction for change of surname and use of arms - This was officially sanctioned, and Henry took not just the Aubrey name but also the Aubrey arms, 'with a due distinction' (I don't know what change was made to create this distinction), as reported in the Hereford Journal of 6 October 1813:
"Whitehall, Oct. 1, 1813. - His Royal Highness the
Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and
on the behalf of his Majesty, to give and grant
unto Henry Pinson Tozer, of Broadhempston, in
the County of Devon, Esq. and Martha his wife,
the daughter of Harcourt Aubrey, late of Clehon-
ger, in the County of Hereford, Esq. deceased,
sister and coheir of Richard Aubrey, late of the
same place, Esq. and relict of the Rev. Daniel
Griffiths, late of Broomhall, in the County of
Salop, Clerk, also deceased, his Majesty's royal
license and authority, that they make take and use
the surname of Aubrey, in addition to and after
that of Tozer; and that the arms of the family of
Aubrey, of Clehonger, may, with a due distinc-
tion, be borne by the said Henry Pinson Tozer,
and the issue of their marriage; such arms being
first duly exemplified according to the laws of
arms, and recorded in the Herald's Office, other-
wise his Majesty's said license and permission to
be void and of none effect. And also to com-
mand, that the said royal concession and declara-
tion be registered in his Majesty's College of Arms."
Also known as Henry Pinson TOZER Residence 1848 Broomhall, Oswestry, Shropshire, England - At the time of his death
Died Dec Q 1848 Oswestry Reg Dist, Denbighshire or Shropshire, Wales or England - GRO ref: Aubrey, Henry Pinson Tozer q4 1848 Oswestry RD 18 117; GRO online index shows age at death as 69
(Oswestry RD spans the boundaries of the counties of Denbighshire and Shropshire)
Buried 7 Oct 1848 St. Michael the Archangel Church, Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 Dec 2014)
Shown as Henry Pinson Tozer Aubrey, aged 69, abode Broom Hill
Siblings1 brother and 4 sisters Half-siblings6 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of John TOZER and Mary COCK) Half-siblings4 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of John GOTHAM and Elizabeth PINSON) Patriarch & Matriarch 
Mr. John TOZER, b. Abt 1734, bur. 9 Aug 1823, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Broadhempston, Devon, England (Age ~ 89 years) (Father) 
Ann DOD, bap. 14 Nov 1700, St. Mary’s Church, Abbotskerswell, Devon, England, bur. 25 Mar 1758, St. Mary’s Church, Abbotskerswell, Devon, England (Age ~ 57 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I300985 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 3 Dec 2014
Father Mr. John TOZER, b. Abt 1734, bur. 9 Aug 1823, St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Broadhempston, Devon, England (Age ~ 89 years)
Other Partners: Mrs. Mary COCK m. 3 Jun 1760Mother Elizabeth PINSON, b. Between 14 Jul 1741 and 23 Aug 1741, d. 13 Jul 1824 (Age ~ 82 years)
Other Partners: John GOTHAM m. 29 Dec 1760Marriage License May 1776 Allegation - From marriage licence allegation (image on FamilySearch, viewed 3 Apr 2018)
Married 9 Jun 1776 St. Andrew’s Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England - From BT (image on FamilySearch, viewed 25 Jan 2021)
"June the 4th. John Tozer of Broadhempston, Yeoman was marryed to Elizabeth Gotham (both on widowhood) with Licence"
(the Hardwicke register for Ipplepen for marriages 1754-1813 appears not to have survived)
When John and Elizabeth married I think John had 6 children from his first marriage living, and Elizabeth 4 from hers; all 10 were probably living at home with them. They then went on to have another 6 together, although the final two, twins, both died shortly after birth, both being buried just six days afther they were baptised.
With her six step-children aged between just two and 15 Elizabeth no doubt played a mothering role to the younger children at least.
John was step-father to children aged five to 15, but may not have felt much affection for them. He did not leave a bequest to a single one of them. However, although his will was long it was a practical will, leaving generally large bequests, not small token ones to mark friendships, etc. and he may have been content, therefore, that their mother would take care of his step-children rather than not caring about them. One, Ann, pre-deceased John, dying as a childless widow, while the state of his two step-sons is at the time of writing (May 2022) unknown to me, but his other step-daughter, Elizabeth, definitely survived him.
Family ID F300028 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha AUBREY, b. 1763, d. 1825 (Age 62 years)
Other Partners: John WYNNE m. Bef 1787; The Rev. Daniel GRIFFITHS m. 1805Married 1813 Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300926 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary LUXMOORE, b. Abt 1788, d. 18 Jul 1873, Broomhall, Oswestry, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 85 years) Married 21 Jan 1834 St. Swithin’s Church, Walcot, Somerset, England - From FamilySearch, data transcribed there from BTs
Shows Henry Pinson Tazer Aubrey married Mary Luxmoore, FS has no other details
Also from Somerset marriage index (on FMP, viewed 29 July 2017)
Shows Henry Pinson Tozer Aubrey, widower, resident Oswestry, Salop married
Mary Luxmoore, spinster, resident Walcot
By licence, witnesses C T C Kayxniire, Harriet Luxmoore, Charles Luxmoore
(also from BTs, Archive reference: D/D/RR 430A)
Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300327 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- This was officially sanctioned, and Henry took not just the Aubrey name but also the Aubrey arms, 'with a due distinction' (I don't know what change was made to create this distinction), as reported in the Hereford Journal of 6 October 1813:
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Baptised - 16 Sep 1779 - St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Broadhempston, Devon, England 
Married - 21 Jan 1834 - St. Swithin’s Church, Walcot, Somerset, England 
Residence - 1848 - Broomhall, Oswestry, Shropshire, England 
Buried - 7 Oct 1848 - St. Michael the Archangel Church, Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
