John Aubrey (1626 - 1697)

Antiquary and author of Brief Lives, Aubrey had many friends including Ashmole, Lilly, Gadbury and Coley. His collection of informal biographies have been used many times, but what is often not realised is that he collected birth data to go alongside them. Unfortunately, none of those who have edited and published his work have presented that information. The edition by Richard Barber for the Folio Society reproduces the opening page of Aubrey's account of his own life which contains his nativity.

The data are 11 March 1625/6 OS, 5.14.44 am, latitude 51°30N (Malmesbury, Wiltshire). Harvey quotes Coley as having used this time, but seems unaware of Aubrey's own representation of his nativity (above).

The following is a reproduction of the chart in modern form, although the above chart is incomplete having no house cusp positions other than the Ascendant and 3rd house, and Moon, Jupiter and Saturn have also been omitted. The recalculated positions (planets are marked "comp.") have been inserted and rounded to reflect these omissions.