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James Austen 1816–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. Oct 1816

Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: July 1898

Death Location: Rye, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Austin

Mother: Mary Sims

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In 1816, James Austen entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Austin And Mary Sims. James Austen passed away in 1898 in Rye, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1816, James Austen entered the world in Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Austin And Mary Sims.
  • James Austen passed away in 1898 in Rye, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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James Austen's Ancestors

Self
James Austen
1816–1898
Birth Place: Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Austin
1770–1850
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mary Sims
1770–1849
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Sims
1746–1812
Wittersham, Kent, England
Mary Bartlett
1750–1806
Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas **
1707–1778
Mary **
1711–1772
Richard Bartlett
1715–
Sarah
1715–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Simes
1681–1733
Mary **
1682–1735
Thomas **
1684–1717
Elizabeth **
1688–1719

James Austen's Timeline

2 Records

1816
Abt. Oct 1816
Birth of James Austen in Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1898
July 1898
Age 82
Death of James Austen in Rye, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Rye, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. Oct 1816
    Event Place: Tenterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1898
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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