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Stephen Austen 1484–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England

Death Date: 17 Nov 1557

Death Location: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, England

Father: Richard Austin

Mother: Elizabeth Preston

Spouse(s): Margaret Wrigley

Children(s): William Austin, Thomas Austin, Jarvis Austen

In 1484, Stephen Austen entered the world in Staplehurst, Kent, England, born to Richard Austin And Elizabeth Preston. Stephen Austen married Elizabeth Bassock, Margaret Wrigley, and had children including Jarvis Austen, Thomas Henry Austin, William Austin. Stephen Austen passed away in 1557 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, England.

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Biography

  • In 1484, Stephen Austen entered the world in Staplehurst, Kent, England, born to Richard Austin And Elizabeth Preston.
  • Stephen Austen married Elizabeth Bassock, Margaret Wrigley, and had children including Jarvis Austen, Thomas Henry Austin, William Austin.
  • Stephen Austen passed away in 1557 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Austin
1458–1500
Birth Location: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
RA
Elizabeth Preston
1462–1525
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Wrigley
1497–1550
Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England
MW

Children(s)

William Austin
1516–1567
Birth Location: Titchfield, Haunts, England
WA
Thomas Austin
1533–1571
Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, England
TA
Jarvis Austen
1554–1610
Birth Location: Staplehurst, England
JA

Stephen Austen's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Austen
1484–1557
Birth Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Austin
1458–1500
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Elizabeth Preston
1462–1525
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Austin
1428–1528
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Austen's Descendants

1.
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Stephen Austen (1484–17 Nov 1557) m. Margaret Wrigley (1497–2 May 1550)
  1. 1. William Austin 1516–1567 m. Elizabeth (Allis) Bassock 1520–1567 m. Margaret Wrigley 1522–1561
    1. 1. Richard (Attnoke) Austin 1548–1623 m. Anne (Agnes) Littlefield 1554–1623 m. Anne –1652
      1. 1. Agnes (Annis) Austin 1596–1679 m. Edmund Littlefield 1592–1661
        1. 1. Anthony Littlefield 1621–1661 m. Mary Page 1636–1663
        2. 2. Francis Littlefield 1619–1713 m. Jane Hill 1630–1646 m. Rebecca Rust 1630–1683
        3. 3. Elizabeth Littlefield 1627–1677 m. John Wakefield 1616–1674
        4. 4. Francis (Littlefield) II 1635–1674
      2. 2. Richard (Austin) Jr 1598–1645 m. Elizabethae ("Elizabeth Betsy") Littlefield 1610–1636
        1. 1. Anthony Austin 1636–1703 m. Esther Huggins 1643–1698
        2. 2. Richard (Austin) Jr 1632–1703 m. Abigail Bacheller 1637–1693
  2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Austin 1533–1571
  3. 3. Jarvis Austen 1554–1610 m. Mary Bassock 1562–

Stephen Austen's Timeline

7 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Stephen Austen in Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1484
1484
Birth of Stephen Austen in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England
1520
1520
Age 36
Birth of Stephen Austen in Staplehurst, Kent, England
Staplehurst, Kent, England
1557
17 Nov 1557
Age 73
Death of Stephen Austen in Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1557
17 Nov 1557
Age 73
Death of Stephen Austen in Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1557
17 November 1557
Age 73
Death of Stephen Austen in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, England
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, England
1557
17 Nov 1557
Age 73
Burial of Stephen Austen
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1557
    Event Place: Yalding, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1557
    Event Place: Staplehurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1557
    Event Place: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1557
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral
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