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James Austen 1729 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1729

Birth Location: Woodnesborough, Kent, England

Death Date: 31 Jan 1799

Death Location: Stourmouth, Kent

Father: James Austen

Mother: Elizabeth Collard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sturges

Children(s): Abraham Austen

The story of James Austen began in 1729 in Woodnesborough, Kent, England. James Austen married Elizabeth Sturges, and had children including Abraham Austen. James Austen passed away in 1799 in Stourmouth, Kent.

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Biography

  • The story of James Austen began in 1729 in Woodnesborough, Kent, England.
  • James Austen married Elizabeth Sturges, and had children including Abraham Austen.
  • James Austen passed away in 1799 in Stourmouth, Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Austen
1696 –
Birth Location: Chillenden, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Collard
1688 – 1740
Birth Location: Alkham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sturges
1740 – 1823
Birth Location: Waldershare, Kent
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Children(s)

Abraham Austen
1776 – 1831
Birth Location: Stourmouth, Kent, England
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James Austen's Ancestors

Self
James Austen
1729 – 1799
Birth Place: Woodnesborough, Kent, England
Parents
James Austen
1696 –
Chillenden, Kent, England
Elizabeth Collard
1688 – 1740
Alkham, Kent, England
Grandparents
James Austen
1667 – 1710
Lower Hardres, Kent, England
Elizabeth Baker
1668 –
Rolvenden, Kent, England
Henry (Thomas) Collier
1666 – 1725
Alkham, Kent, England
Mrs. (Dorothy Horton) (Collier)
1662 – 1741
Alkham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Valentine Austen
Margaret Boughten
1639 – 1680
(RESEARCH) Collard
1630 –
(RESEARCH) Ellen
1640 – 1711
John Horton
1637 – 1687
Elizabeth Hubbard
1640 – 1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Austen
1593 – 1660
Ellen Sackett
1585 – 1660
JOHN HORTON
1607 – 1658
Margaret Finn
1605 – 1668

James Austen's Descendants

1.
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James Austen (29 Jun 1729 – 31 Jan 1799) m. Elizabeth Sturges (9 Nov 1740 – 1823)
  1. 1. Abraham Austen (1776 – 04 Sep 1831) m. Sarah Standen (1776 – abt 1859)
    1. 1. James Austen (27 October 1799 – )
    2. 2. John Austen (3 April 1803 – )
    3. 3. Eleanor Austen (26 February 1805 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth Austen (15 November 1810 – )
    5. 5. James Austen (14 August 1814 – 8 May 1853)
    6. 6. Harriet Austen (8 Apr 1817 – ) m. John (Price) Doughty (21 Apr 1811 – October 1865)
      1. 1. Henry Doughty (1845 – 7 Jul 1922) m. Sarah Lee (abt 1850 – 1931)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Doughty (26 May 1870 – 5 Oct 1960) m. William (Henry) Foster (April 1862 – 23 Jul 1914)
    7. 7. Abraham Austen (12 November 1818 – 12 April 1883)
    8. 8. Henry Austen (29 May 1821 – 12 May 1887)

James Austen's Timeline

2 Records

1729
29 Jun 1729
Birth of James Austen in Woodnesborough, Kent, England
Woodnesborough, Kent, England
1799
31 Jan 1799
Age 70
Death of James Austen in Stourmouth, Kent
Stourmouth, Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1729
    Event Place: Woodnesborough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Stourmouth, Kent
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