George René Aufrere M.P (1715 - 1801)

Born 7 Nov 1715 in Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Arabella (Bate) Aufrère — married 5 Nov 1747 in Burghley, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1801 at age 85 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Georges René,^[1] or George,^[2] Aufrere, son of Israel Antoine Aufrere by Sara^[1] (Amsincq), was born on 7 November 1715, and he was baptized on 23 November in the Savoy, Middlesex, England.^[1]

Aufrère was a merchant, at first in partnership with Sir William Smith, linen draper in Cornhill; in 1743 with Smith and Peregrine Cust; and in 1763 with John Sargent. Before he entered Parliament he was a considerable subscriber to Government loans, but by 1765 his business activities had diminished a good deal and about 1770 he retired.

His wife was a cousin of Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter, and he was returned for Stamford on the Exeter interest. In July 1765 he was classed by Rockingham as ‘pro’ and was one of the merchants who dined with Rockingham 31 Dec. 1765 to discuss American policy. In November 1766 Rockingham classed him as 'Whig’, Townshend in January 1767 as ‘Government’, and Newcastle in March as ‘friend’. He voted against Chatham’s Administration on the land tax, 27 Feb. 1767, and nullum tempus, 17 Feb. 1768.

No vote by him is recorded in 1769, but he was against Administration on Glynn’s motion, 6 Dec. 1770, and on three other divisions before the dissolution. His attendance seems to have been poor, and there is no record of his having spoken in the House. He did not stand in 1774.

He died, a wealthy man, 7 Jan. 1801. His widow at her death in 1804 left to her daughter Aufrère’s pictures, "one of the finest collections of paintings in the country".

Family

On 5 November 1747, George Aufrere and Arabella Bate were married at Burghley House, in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire.^[3]

Death & Legacy

George Aufrere of Chelsea, Middlesex, Esq., died there on 7 January 1801. He was interred on 20 January^[2] in the Brocklesby Mausoleum (located in the parish of Great Limber).

In his will dated 6 December 1800,^[4] George named his wife Arabella, son-in-law Charles Lord Yarborough, and William Dickinson of Brocklesby his executors. The will was proved by the oaths of the executors and administration was granted on 21 January 1801, at London.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} A baptism was entered, Aufrere 23 Nov. Georges René, f. de M^r Israel Antoine, pasteur de l'ég. de la Savoye, et M^me Sara. Min. M^r Louis Saurin, dans l'ég. de Spring Gardens. P. M^r René Saunier de l'Hermitage, rep. par. M^r Henry Saunier, son neveu, et M^r Samuel Laurens. M. M^me Cornelia Tenhoven Saurin. Né 7 Nov.” Minet & Minet, Registres des églises de la Savoye, p. 36; archive.org​/details​/registresdesegli26egli​/page​/36.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} A burial was entered, “George Aufrere Esq of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex died at Chelsea January the 7^th [1801] & was buried January the 20^th in the 86^th year of his age.” Parish of Brocklesby (Lincolnshire), register of baptisms and burials, 1755–1812, BROCKLESBY PAR/1/3, p. 11, year 1801, 1st entry; image 10 of 13.
3. ↑ A marriage was entered, “Nov^br. 5 [1747] George Aufrere & Arabella Bate at Burghley”. Parish of Stamford Baron (Northamptonshire), register of baptisms, marriages and burials, 1729–1776, 296P/021, unpaginated, under “Married 1747”, last entry of section; image 58 of 125, accessed 20 Aug. 2019, www.ancestry.com​/interactive​/9198​/296P-21-1729-1776_00058.
4. ↑ The last will and testament of “George Aufrere of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex Esquire”, dated 6 Dec. 1800, with a codicil dated the same, was witnessed by George Burley of Lincoln's Inn and Tho^s Walker servant to Lady Eliz Chaplin. “Will of George Aufrere of Chelsea, Middlesex”, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PROB 11/1352/209, register Abercrombie (1801), qr. 2, fols. 13r–16r; images 27–33 of 969, accessed 8 May 2018, www.ancestry.com​/interactive​/5111​/40611_310944-00026.

Source List

• Church of England.
  • Parish of Brocklesby (Lincolnshire). Records. Series 1: Registers 1538–1571, 1672–. 9 vols. Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln. Digital images. Last updated 23 Nov. 2017. www.lincstothepast.com​/Registers​/629102.record?pt=T.
  • Parish of Stamford Baron (Northamptonshire). Records (296P). Registers, 1572–. 19 vols. Northamptonshire Archives, Northampton. Database with images. “Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532–1812.” Ancestry. search.ancestry.com​/search​/db.aspx?dbid​=9198.
• Minet, William, and Susan Minet, eds. Registres des églises de la Savoye, de Spring Gardens et des Grecs, 1684–1900. Publications of the Huguenot Society of London 26. Manchester: Sherratt & Hughes, 1922. archive.org​/details​/registresdesegli26egli.
• Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Records. Series PROB 11: Will Registers. The National Archives. Database with images. “England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384–1858.” Ancestry. search.ancestry.com​/search​/db.aspx?dbid=5111.

• “AUFRERE, George Rene (1715-1801), of Chelsea, Mdx.” The History of Parliament. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org​/volume​/1754-1790​/member​/aufregravere-george-reneacute-1715-1801.

Further Reading

• “George Aufrère”, (1715–1801). Landed Families (accessed Feb 2022)