John Aubrey 6th Baronet 1739-1826

Paternal Family Tree: Aubrey

Before 4th June 1739 [his father] Thomas Aubrey 5th Baronet [aged 31] and [his mother] Martha Carter Lady Aubrey were married.

On 4th June 1739 John Aubrey 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Aubrey 5th Baronet [aged 31] and Martha Carter Lady Aubrey.

In 1763 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 23] was awarded Doctor of Civil Laws by Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 14th October 1767 [his uncle] John Aubrey 4th Baronet died. His brother [his father] Thomas [aged 59] succeeded 5th Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.

In 1768 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 28] was elected MP Wallingford which seat he held until 1774.

On 9th March 1771 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 31] and Mary Colebrooke [aged 21] were married.

After 9th March 1771 [his son] John Aubrey was born to John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 31] and [his wife] Mary Colebrooke [aged 21]. He died aged five point nine six four zero five in 1777.

On 7th October 1771 Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville [aged 27] and [his sister-in-law] Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville [aged 19] were married at Gatton, Surrey. She by marriage Countess Tankerville. He the son of Charles Bennet 3rd Earl Tankerville and Alice Astley Countess Tankerville [aged 54].

In 1774 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 34] was elected MP Aylesbury which seat he held until 1780.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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In 1777 [his son] John Aubrey [aged 5] was accidentally poisoned fatally.

In 1780 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 40] was elected MP Wallingford which seat he held until 1784.

In 1781 [his wife] Mary Colebrooke [aged 31] died.

In 1782 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 42] was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.

In 1783 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 43] was appointed Lord of the Treasury which office he held until 1789.

On 26th May 1783 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 43] and Martha Catherine Carter [aged 18] were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years. They were first cousins.

On 4th September 1785 [his father] Thomas Aubrey 5th Baronet [aged 77] died. His son John [aged 46] succeeded 6th Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.

In 1790 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 50] was elected MP Clitheroe which seat he held until 1796.

In 1796 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 56] was elected MP Aldeburgh which seat he held until 1812.

In 1812 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 72] was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1820.

On 3rd September 1815 [his wife] Martha Catherine Carter [aged 50] died.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 14th March 1826 John Aubrey 6th Baronet [aged 86] died. His nephew Thomas [aged 43] succeeded 7th Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.

[his illegitimate daughter] Mary Aubrey was born illegitimately to John Aubrey 6th Baronet.