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Edward Austen 1794–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1794

Birth Location: of Godmersham Park and Chawton House

Death Date: 06 Nov 1879

Death Location: Chawton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England

Father: Edward -Esq

Mother: Elizabeth Bridges

Spouse(s): Mary Knatchbull, Adela Portal, Mary Knight

Children(s): Edward Knight, Anabella Knight, Georgina Knight, Philip -Capt, Charles Knight, William Knight, Wyndham Knight, Montagu Knight, Charles Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Adela Knight, Adela Knight, Helen Knight, Edward Knight, Henry Knight, Ethel Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Helen Knight, Ethel Knight, Helen Knight, Ethel Knight, Henry Knight

In 1794, Edward Austen entered the world in of Godmersham Park and Chawton House, born to Edward Austen Esq And Elizabeth Knight Nee Bridges. Edward Austen married Adela Knight Nee Portal, Mary Dorothea Knatchbull, Mary Knight, and had children including Adela Louisa Cassandra Knight, Adela Mary Margareta Knight, Anabella Christiana Knight, Charles Edward Knight, Charles Ernest Knight, Edward Brook Knight, Edward Lewkenor Knight, Elizabeth Adela Knight, Elizabeth Adela Knight, Ethel A Knight, Ethel Adela Knight, Georgina Elizabeth Knight, Helen A Knight, Helen Adela Knight, Henry John Knight, Montagu George Knight, Philip Henry Knight Capt, William Brodnax Knight, Wyndham William Knight. Edward Austen passed away in 1879 in Chawton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Edward Austen entered the world in of Godmersham Park and Chawton House, born to Edward Austen Esq And Elizabeth Knight Nee Bridges.
  • Edward Austen married Adela Knight Nee Portal, Mary Dorothea Knatchbull, Mary Knight, and had children including Adela Louisa Cassandra Knight, Adela Mary Margareta Knight, Anabella Christiana Knight, Charles Edward Knight, Charles Ernest Knight, Edward Brook Knight, Edward Lewkenor Knight, Elizabeth Adela Knight, Elizabeth Adela Knight, Ethel A Knight, Ethel Adela Knight, Georgina Elizabeth Knight, Helen A Knight, Helen Adela Knight, Henry John Knight, Montagu George Knight, Philip Henry Knight Capt, William Brodnax Knight, Wyndham William Knight.
  • Edward Austen passed away in 1879 in Chawton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward -Esq
1767–1852
Birth Location: Dean Park, Hampshire, nr Godmersham, Kent, England
E-
Elizabeth Bridges
1773–1808
Birth Location: Goodnestone Farm, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Knatchbull
1807–1838
Birth Location: , , , England
MK
Adela Portal
1818–1870
Birth Location: Freefolk, Hampshire, England
AP
Mary Knight
1811–
Birth Location: Frant, Sussex, England
MK

Children(s)

Edward Knight
1827–1838
Birth Location: Godmersham, Ashford, Kent, England
EK
Anabella Knight
1830–1844
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
AK
Georgina Knight
1832–1864
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
GK
Philip -Capt
1835–1882
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
P-
Charles Knight
1836–1855
Birth Location: Hampshire, England
CK
William Knight
1838–1896
Birth Location: St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England
WK
Wyndham Knight
1828–1918
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
WK
Montagu Knight
1844–1914
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
MK
Charles Knight
1846–1912
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
CK
Elizabeth Knight
1841–1896
Birth Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, , England
EK
Adela Knight
1850–1931
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
AK
Adela Knight
1853–1912
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
AK
Helen Knight
1854–1937
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
HK
Edward Knight
1843–1844
Birth Location: Alton, Hampshire, England
EK
Henry Knight
1848–1896
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
HK
Ethel Knight
1856–1913
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
EK
Elizabeth Knight
1841–1896
Birth Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, , England
EK
Helen Knight
1850–1879
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, , England
HK
Ethel Knight
1856–1913
Birth Location: St Marylebone, London, England
EK
Helen Knight
1854–
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
HK
Ethel Knight
1857–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
EK
Henry Knight
1848–1896
Birth Location: Chawton, Hampshire, England
HK

Edward Austen's Ancestors

Self
Edward Austen
1794–1879
Birth Place: of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
Parents
Edward Austen -Esq
1767–1852
Dean Park, Hampshire, nr Godmersham, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Knight, nee) Bridges
1773–1808
Goodnestone Farm, Kent, England
Grandparents
George Austen
1731–1805
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Cassandra (Austen, nee) Leigh
1739–1827
Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England
Brook (William) Bridges
1733–1791
Whitehall, London, England
Fanny (B. Bridges, nee Fowler) -Dame
1746–1825
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Austen's Descendants

1.
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Edward Austen (10 May 1794–06 Nov 1879) m. Mary (Dorothea) Knatchbull (1807–01 Mar 1838) m. Adela (Knight, nee) Portal (7 Apr 1818–28 Jun 1870) m. Mary Knight (1811–)
  1. 1. Edward (Lewkenor) Knight 1827–1838
  2. 2. Anabella (Christiana) Knight 1830–1844
  3. 3. Georgina (Elizabeth) Knight 1832–1864
  4. 4. Philip (Henry Knight) -Capt 1835–1882
  5. 5. Charles (Ernest) Knight 1836–1855
  6. 6. William (Brodnax) Knight 1838–1896
  7. 7. Wyndham (William) Knight 1828–1918
  8. 8. Montagu (George) Knight 1844–1914
  9. 9. Charles (Edward) Knight 1846–1912
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Adela) Knight 1841–1896
  11. 11. Adela (Louisa Cassandra*) Knight 1850–1931
  12. 12. Adela (Mary Margareta) Knight 1853–1912 m. Charles (Augustus Rice) Maj –1905
    1. 1. H\Ellen (Elizabeth) Rice 1877–1955
    2. 2. Mary (Adela Morland Stewart, nee) Rice 1881–1969 m. William (Edmond L Stewart) -Major 1873–
      1. 1. Mary Stewart 1909–
    3. 3. Ernestine (Cecil) Rice 1888–1948
  13. 13. Helen (Adela) Knight 1854–1937
  14. 14. Edward (Brook) Knight 1843–1844
  15. 15. Henry (John) Knight 1848–1896
  16. 16. Ethel (Adela) Knight 1856–1913
  17. 17. Elizabeth (Adela) Knight 1841–1896
  18. 18. Helen (Adela) Knight 1850–1879
  19. 19. Ethel (Adela) Knight 1856–1913
  20. 20. Helen (A) Knight 1854–
  21. 21. Ethel (A) Knight 1857–
  22. 22. Henry (John) Knight 1848–1896

Edward Austen's Timeline

14 Records

1794
10 May 1794; or 1795
Birth of Edward Austen in Godmersham, Kent; Frant Sussex, England
Godmersham, Kent; Frant Sussex, England
1794
1794
Birth of Edward Austen
None
1794
10 May 1794
Birth of Edward Austen in Godmersham, Kent, England
Godmersham, Kent, England
1794
10 May 1794; or 1795
Birth of Edward Austen in of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
1794
10 May 1794
Birth of Edward Austen in of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
1840
January 1840
Age 46
Edward Austen was married in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
1841
1841
Age 47
Edward Austen resided here in Chawton, Hampshire, England
Chawton, Hampshire, England
1851
1851
Age 57
Edward Austen resided here in Chawton, Hampshire, England
Chawton, Hampshire, England
1861
1861
Age 67
Edward Austen resided here in Chawton, Hampshire, England
Chawton, Hampshire, England
1861
1861
Age 67
Edward Austen resided here in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 77
Edward Austen resided here in Chawton, Hampshire, England
Chawton, Hampshire, England
1879
5 Nov 1879 ; age 85 yrs
Age 85
Death of Edward Austen in Chawton House, Hampshire, Southampton, England; (reg. Alton Hampshire);vol.2c., pg.106
Chawton House, Hampshire, Southampton, England; (reg. Alton Hampshire);vol.2c., pg.106
1879
05 Nov 1879
Age 85
Death of Edward Austen in Alton, Hampshire, England
Alton, Hampshire, England
1879
06 Nov 1879
Age 85
Death of Edward Austen in Chawton, Hampshire, England
Chawton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1794; or 1795
    Event Place: Godmersham, Kent; Frant Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1226; Folio: 54; Page: 5; GSU roll: 827829
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 493; Folio: 33; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542649
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 704; Folio: 162; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542687
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1679; Folio: 192; Page: 22; GSU roll: 193587
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [6] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 381; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Chawton; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 1; GSU roll: 288790
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1794
    Event Place: Godmersham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1794; or 1795
    Event Place: of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1794
    Event Place: of Godmersham Park and Chawton House
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1840
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 381; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Chawton; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 1; GSU roll: 288790

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1679; Folio: 192; Page: 22; GSU roll: 193587

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 704; Folio: 162; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542687

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 493; Folio: 33; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542649

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1226; Folio: 54; Page: 5; GSU roll: 827829

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chawton house, Hampshire
    Record Source: U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1879 ; age 85 yrs
    Event Place: Chawton House, Hampshire, Southampton, England; (reg. Alton Hampshire);vol.2c., pg.106
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Alton, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chawton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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