Sir John Aubrey, 1st Baronet

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Sir John Aubrey, 1st Baronet (c. 1606 - c. March 1679) [1] of Llantrithyd, Glamorgan was an English landowner.

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Life

He was the son of Sir Thomas Aubrey and Mary Mansell. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 3 November 1626, at the age of 20. He was created 1st Baronet Aubrey, of Llantrithyd, Glamorgan on 23 July 1660. [1] He died in about March 1679 and was buried at Llantrithyd in Glamorgan, Wales on 25 March 1679.

Marriage and issue

At some time before 1650 he married Mary South (d.1680 [2] ), by whom he had issue:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903), Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649-1664), vol. 3, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 31 December 2021