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Francis Austen

Francis Austen

Male 1698 - Abt 1791  (~ 92 years)

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  • Name Francis Austen  [1] 
    Christened 15 Mar 1697/98  Horsmonden, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Francis Austin  [2, 3] 
    Will 20 Jun 1789  [4] 
    • He asked to be buried in Sevenoaks.
    Died Abt 1791  [1, 4] 
    Probate 6 Jul 1791  Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • His executors were his son, Francis Motley Austen and Thomas Gregory of Cliffords Inn, London.
    Residence Sevenoaks, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I6422  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father John Austen,   b. Abt 1670,   d. Sep 1704  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Weller,   c. 21 Dec 1671, Tonbridge, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1721  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Alt. Marriage Dec 1693  [5] 
    Married 19 Jan 1693/94  Tonbridge, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F1860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Motley,   d. 1747 
    Marriage License 19 Dec 1746  Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Married 1747  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Francis Motley Austen,   c. 11 Nov 1747, Beckenham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F1878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane Chadwick 
    Married 1758  [1, 8] 
    Marriage License 18 Aug 1758  Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctors Commons, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Sackville Austen,   d. Bef 1789  [natural]
     2. John Austen  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F1879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 15 Mar 1697/98 - Horsmonden, Kent Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S301] Jane Austen: a family record, Deirdre Le Faye, (Cambridge University Press, 2004;), p.2 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S28] British Isles Vital Records Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (Second Edition, 2001;), baptism of Francis Austin, son of John Austin and Elizabeth, 15 Mar 1697, Horsemonden, Kent (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S28] British Isles Vital Records Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (Second Edition, 2001;), baptism of Francis Mottley Austin, son of Francis Austin and Ann, 11 Nov 1747, Beckenham, Kent (BTs) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S429] Will, Francis Austen, (written on 20 June 1789, with a codicil dated 2 December 1790, and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 6 July 1791, registered copy;), PROB 11/1206.

    5. [S1] A goodly heritage: a history of Jane Austen's family, George Holbert Tucker, (Carcanet New Press, Manchester, 1983;), p.19 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S285] Information from Richard Weller, given on website http://www.trump.net.au/~austen/Weller.htm, "19 Jan 1693/4 Marriage of Mr John AUSTEN of Horsmonden and Elizabeth WELLER. [Tonbridge PRs.]" (Reliability: 1).

    7. [S337] Index to Marriage Licence Allegations, Faculty Office 1701-1850, (www.britishorigins.com;), marriage licence of Francis Austen and Ann Motley, 19 Dec 1746 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S337] Index to Marriage Licence Allegations, Faculty Office 1701-1850, (www.britishorigins.com;), marriage licence of Francis Austen and Jane Lennard, 18 Aug 1758 (Reliability: 2).