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John Austen 1560–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1560

Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Date: Mar 1621

Death Location: St Margarets Churchyard, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Father: Robert Austen

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Joane Bere

Children(s): Frannces Austen, John Austen, Jeffery Austen, Benjamin Austen

The story of John Austen began in 1560 in Goudhurst, Kent, England. John Austen married Joane Bere, and had children including Benjamin Austen, Frannces Austen, Jeffery Austen, John Austen. John Austen passed away in 1621 in St Margarets Churchyard, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Austen began in 1560 in Goudhurst, Kent, England.
  • John Austen married Joane Bere, and had children including Benjamin Austen, Frannces Austen, Jeffery Austen, John Austen.
  • John Austen passed away in 1621 in St Margarets Churchyard, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Austen's Ancestors

Self
John Austen
1560–1621
Birth Place: Goudhurst, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Austen
1530–1603
Horsmonden, Kent, England
Elizabeth
–1608
Grandparents
Stephen Austen
1484–1557
Yalding, Kent, England
Dorothy Packham
1485–1550
Great-Grandparents
William Astyn
–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Austen's Descendants

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John Austen (Apr 1560–Mar 1621) m. Joane Bere (–Dec 1604)
  1. 1. Frannces Austen 1600–1687
    1. 1. Ellen Austen 1631–1719 m. John Springett 1629–1691
      1. 1. Ellenor Springatt 1661–
        1. 1. Anne Woodgate 1701–1753 m. William Johnson 1700–
        2. 2. Ellenor Woodgate 1685–
      2. 2. John Springatt 1659–1664
      3. 3. John Springatt 1664–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Springatt 1670–
        1. 1. Anne Beeston 1691–
      5. 5. Anne Springatt 1666–1666
      6. 6. Anne Springatt 1667–
    2. 2. John Austen 1629–1705 m. Jane Atkins 1639–1686
      1. 1. Ann Austen 1672–1743
      2. 2. Jane Austen 1655–1725
      3. 3. John Austen 1657–1704 m. Elizabeth Weller –1721
        1. 1. William Austen 1701–1737 m. Rebecca Hampson 1696–1732
        2. 2. Robert Austen 1702–1727
        3. 3. Thomas Austen 1699–1772
        4. 4. Stephen Austen 1704–1751
        5. 5. John Austen 1696–1728
        6. 6. Francis Austen 1698–1791
      4. 4. Ellen Austen 1661–1688
    3. 3. Mary Austen 1635–
    4. 4. Thomas Austen 1637–
  2. 2. John Austen 1585–1650
  3. 3. Jeffery Austen 1588–1636
  4. 4. Benjamin Austen 1591–1637

John Austen's Timeline

4 Records

1560
Apr 1560
Birth of John Austen in Goudhurst, Kent, England
Goudhurst, Kent, England
1560
26 Apr 1560
John Austen was baptized in Goudhurst, Kent, England
Goudhurst, Kent, England
1621
Mar 1621
Age 61
Death of John Austen
None
1621
Mar 1621
Age 61
Burial of John Austen in St Margarets Churchyard, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
St Margarets Churchyard, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1560
    Event Place: Goudhurst, 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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1560
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Kent, England
    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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1621
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1621
    Event Place: St Margarets Churchyard, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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