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William Austen 1458–1500 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1458

Birth Location: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 1500

Death Location: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Richard II

Mother: Elizabeth Bretton

Spouse(s): Eliz Preston

Children(s): Stephen Austen

In 1458, William Austen entered the world in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, born to Richard Austin Ii And Elizabeth Bretton. William Austen married Eliz Preston, and had children including Stephen Austen. William Austen passed away in 1500 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1458, William Austen entered the world in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, born to Richard Austin Ii And Elizabeth Bretton.
  • William Austen married Eliz Preston, and had children including Stephen Austen.
  • William Austen passed away in 1500 in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Children(s)

William Austen's Ancestors

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William Austen
1458–1500
Birth Place: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Austin II
1428–1528
Benenden Manor, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Elizabeth Bretton
1434–1460
Kent, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Austin
1402–1460
Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Johane (de la) Hull
1404–1443
Brenenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Austin
1374–1450
Susanna Wybourn
1378–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Austen's Descendants

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William Austen (1458–1500) m. Eliz Preston (1465–1525)
  1. 1. Stephen Austen 1484–1557 m. Margaret Wrigley 1497–1550
    1. 1. William Austin 1516–1567 m. Allis Austin 1520–1567
      1. 1. Richard Austin 1548–1623 m. Annes Austen 1554–1623
        1. 1. Francis Austin 1601–1642 m. Isabella (Smith) Bland 1602–1699

William Austen's Timeline

2 Records

1458
1458
Birth of William Austen in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1500
1500
Age 42
Death of William Austen in Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1458
    Event Place: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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