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James Austen 1510–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 Jan 1566

Death Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England

Father: Stephen ♥

Mother: Dorothy ♥

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1510, James Austen entered the world in Staplehurst, Kent, England, born to Stephen Austin And Dorothy Peckham. James Austen married Agnes Meriam, and had children including George Austen, Iden Austen, James Austen, Jone Austen, Percyvall Austen, Thomas Austen. James Austen passed away in 1566 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1510, James Austen entered the world in Staplehurst, Kent, England, born to Stephen Austin And Dorothy Peckham.
  • James Austen married Agnes Meriam, and had children including George Austen, Iden Austen, James Austen, Jone Austen, Percyvall Austen, Thomas Austen.
  • James Austen passed away in 1566 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Austen's Ancestors

Self
James Austen
1510–1566
Birth Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Parents
Stephen Austin ♥
1484–1557
Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Dorothy (Peckham) ♥
1488–1588
Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Austin
1458–1500
Benenden, Kent, England
Elizabeth Preston
1462–1525
Wiltshire, England
James Peckham
1450–1532
Wrotham Heath, Kent, England
Laura Cawne
1460–
Wrotham Heath, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Austin
1428–1485
Godlive Bretton
1434–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard I
1402–1460
Johane Delahull
1404–1443
Edward Bretton
1402–1434

James Austen's Timeline

6 Records

1510
1510
Birth of James Austen in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England
1541
1541
Age 31
James Austen was married in Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1553
1553
Age 43
James Austen was married in Chevening, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Chevening, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1566
abt 1566
Age 56
Death of James Austen
None
1566
29 Jan 1566
Age 56
Burial of James Austen in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England
1567
28 May 1567
Age 57
James Austen resided here in Staplehurst
Staplehurst

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 9 Aug 2018), entry for Dorothy Peckham, person ID LRVS-X1L.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Chevening, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 May 1567
    Event Place: Staplehurst
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, IHGS; The Tyler Collection; Notebook: Abbot - Root; Notebook Number: A/33

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Staplehurst
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1566
    Record Source:
    [1] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 9 Aug 2018), entry for Dorothy Peckham, person ID LRVS-X1L.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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