Philip Champion Toker (1802 - 1882)

Born 25 Nov 1802 in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Jeanette (Branthwayt) Toker — married 17 Sep 1830 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1882 at age 79 in Horton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Philip, son of Edward Toker & Clarissa, was baptised on 15 December 1802 in Faversham, Kent, England.^[1]

On 22 July 1824 Philip Champion Toker became a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers having been admitted by service to his master George Silk.^[2]

Philip married Eliza Jeannette Branthwayt on 17 September 1830 in St Pancras Parish Chapel, Camden, England.^[3]

In the 1861 census Philip (age 58) was the married head of household at 68, Strand, Walmer, Eastry, Kent, England.^[4]

In the 1871 census Philip (age 68) was the head of household on Adam Street, St Martin in the Fields, Strand, London & Middlesex, England.^[5]

Philip died on 3 September 1882 in Kent, England and his estate passed probate on 20 November 1883 in Principal Registry.^[6]

Research notes

From Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers J. Nicholl (London: Ironmongers' Company, 1866 [2nd edition]) via GoogleBooks

One of the Procurators of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, born 21st Nov. 1802, eldest son of Edward Toker, of the Oaks, in the parish of Ospringe, by Clarissa his wife, daughter of Philip Champion de Crespigny, of Doctors' Commons, London, some time Member of Parliament for Aldborough, who died in 1803; and grandson of John Toker of the Oakes aforesaid by Mary his wife, daughter of Thomas Buck, of Faversham, in the county of Kent, which John was lineally descended from John Toker, of the parish of St. Mary Briden, near the City of Canterbury, where he was buried the 16th November, 1672. Mr. Toker married 17th Sept. 1830, Eliza Jeanette, only child of Arthur Branthwayt, Captain in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards, by whom he has issue three sons, Edward John, born 21 Feb. 1832; Arthur Branthwayt, born 17th July, 1834 (on the Court of the Ironmongers' Company), and a captain in the army, who died on the 1st January, 1866, on his passage from New Zealand; ant Alliston Champion, on the Bengal staff, and a lieutenant in Her Majesty's 18th Bengal Native Infantry; and five daughters, Eliza Clarissa Emilia, Grace Trent, Constance Phipps, Annetta Chatry de la Fosse, and Philippa Champion Orme. Arms: Vert, on a bend engrailed argent with plain cotises or three hearts gules, Crest: A heart gules, encircled by a ducal coronet argent, between two branches of palm proper. There is a pedigree of this family in the College of Arms.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1751866
   Ancestry au Record 9841 #122006727 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Philip Champion Toker baptism on 15 Dec 1802, son of Edward Toker & Clarissa, in Faversham, Kent, England.
2. ↑ Apprenticeship: "City Of London, Ironmongers' Company, Apprentices And Freemen 1511-1939"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 31 January 2024)
   First name(s): Philip Champion; Last name: Toker; Year: 1824; Role: Freeman; Freeman's first name(s): Philip Champion; Freeman's last name: Toker; Master's first name(s): George; Master's last name: Silk; Admitted by: Service; London Metropolitan Archives reference: CLC/L/IB/C/002/MS16977/003; Catalogue description: Worshipful Company of Ironmongers - Register of freedom admissions 1767-1848; Folio or page number: 64.
3. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P90/PAN1/065
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1623 #2294918 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Philip Champion Toker marriage to Eliza Jeannette Branthwayt on 17 Sep 1830 in St Pancras Parish Chapel, Camden, England.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG09; Piece number: 544; Folio: 47; Page: 10; Schedule: 53
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 16 March 2023)
   Philip C Toker (58), married head of household at 68, Strand, Walmer in Eastry registration district in Kent, England.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG10; Piece number: 360; Folio: 35; Page: 1; Schedule: 3
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 March 2023)
   Philip Champion Toker (68) head of household on Adam Street, St Martin in the Fields in Strand registration district in London & Middlesex, England. Born in England.
6. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1904 #422595 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Philip Champion Toker probate on 20 Nov 1883 in Principal Registry. Died 3 Sep 1882 in Kent, England.