Tozer is a surname commonly believed to have originated in Devon, South West England.[ citation needed] It is a reference to the occupation of carding of wool which was originally performed by the use of teasels (Latin carduus), via the Middle English word tōsen, to tease [out]. [1] The surname has variants, including the lesser-known "Tozier". [2]
According to the Moretonhampstead History Society, the Tozer family was, by 1332, established at Howton, which was part of the manor of Moreton until it was alienated. A 15th-century record in the Public Record Office (C.1/56/207) records a legal dispute between John and William Tozer over "Houghton in the parish of Moreton". [3]
There are several gravestones and a chest tomb to later members of the Tozer family in the churchyard of Moretonhampstead parish church. [4] The properties of Great Howton and Howton Langhill are also recorded as being in the possession of members of the Tozer family. [3]
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Tozer is a surname commonly believed to have originated in Devon, South West England.[ citation needed] It is a reference to the occupation of carding of wool which was originally performed by the use of teasels (Latin carduus), via the Middle English word tōsen, to tease [out]. [1] The surname has variants, including the lesser-known "Tozier". [2]
According to the Moretonhampstead History Society, the Tozer family was, by 1332, established at Howton, which was part of the manor of Moreton until it was alienated. A 15th-century record in the Public Record Office (C.1/56/207) records a legal dispute between John and William Tozer over "Houghton in the parish of Moreton". [3]
There are several gravestones and a chest tomb to later members of the Tozer family in the churchyard of Moretonhampstead parish church. [4] The properties of Great Howton and Howton Langhill are also recorded as being in the possession of members of the Tozer family. [3]
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