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Jane Austen 1775–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 DEC 1775

Birth Location: Steventon, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 18 JUL 1817

Death Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: The Proctor

Mother: Cassa. None

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Children(s):

Jane Austen was born in 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England, the child of The Handsome Proctor And Cassa. Jane Austen passed away in 1817 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Jane Austen was born in 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England, the child of The Handsome Proctor And Cassa.
  • Jane Austen passed away in 1817 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Jane Austen's Ancestors

Self
Jane Austen
1775–1817
Birth Place: Steventon, Hampshire, England
Parents
The Handsome Proctor
1731–1805
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Cassa.
1739–1827
Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Grandparents
Thomas Leigh
1696–1764
Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Jane (Brydges) Walker
1704–1768
Wilton, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Leigh
1643–1725
Mary Brydges
1666–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brydges
1642–1714
Elizabeth Bernard
1642–1719

Jane Austen's Timeline

4 Records

1775
16 DEC 1775
Birth of Jane Austen in Steventon, Hampshire, England
Steventon, Hampshire, England
1775
17 DEC 1775
Jane Austen was christened in Steventon, Hampshire, England
Steventon, Hampshire, England
1817
24 JUL 1817
Age 42
Burial of Jane Austen in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1817
18 JUL 1817
Age 42
Death of Jane Austen in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1775
    Event Place: Steventon, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Memoir write about Jane by her nephew J.E. Austen Leigh
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2022), Jane Austen, ; Burial, Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England, Winchester Cathedral; citing record ID 44, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find a Grave website, Winchester Cathedral, England, Jane Austen
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wikipedia website, Jane Austen

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1775
    Event Place: Steventon, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Memoir write about Jane by her nephew J.E. Austen Leigh
    [2] England Births and Christenings, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 February 2023), Jane Austen, 1775.
    [3] England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980, "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 August 2022), Jane Austen, 17 Dec 1775; citing Christening, Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,307.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1817
    Event Place: Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Memoir write about Jane by her nephew J.E. Austen Leigh
    [2] England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 April 2023), Jane Austen, 1817.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2022), Jane Austen, ; Burial, Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England, Winchester Cathedral; citing record ID 44, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1817
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Memoir write about Jane by her nephew J.E. Austen Leigh
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2022), Jane Austen, ; Burial, Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England, Winchester Cathedral; citing record ID 44, <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find a Grave website, Winchester Cathedral, England, Jane Austen
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wikipedia website, Jane Austen

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