Family: William Austen, M. D. / Rebecca Hampson (F14998)

m. 13 Jan 1727


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  • Father | Male
    William Austen, M. D.

    Born  Bef 18 Feb 1700  Horsemonden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  07 Dec 1737  Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St Peter and St Pau'ls, Tonbridge, Kent, England  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  13 Jan 1727  Liberty of the Fleet, London, England  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Austen | F14997 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Weller | F14997 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rebecca Hampson

    Born  Bef 17 Sept 1693  Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Feb 1732  Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St Peter and St Pau'ls, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    + Rev. George Austen

    Born  01 May 1731  Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  12 May 1731  Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  01 Jan 1805  Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  26 Jan 1805  St Swithin Churchyard, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cassandra Leigh | F14999 
    Married  26 Apr 1764  St. Swithin's Church, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • Registers of Clandestine Marriages and of Baptisms in the Fleet Prison, King's Bench Prison, the Mint and the May Fair Chapel. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Registrar General (RG) series 7. The National Archives, Kew, England.

      Name: William Austen
      Gender: Male
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: Jan 1727
      Marriage Place: London, England
      Residence: Tunbridge
      Spouse: Rebecca Walter
      Spouse Residence: Tunbridge
      Officiating Ministers: Starke, Gaynam, and others not named [Gaynam's Register]. (1726 Jul - 1729 Jun)

      [Note: prisons like the Fleet and the King?s Bench were once popular destinations for folks interested in quick, no-questions-asked nuptials]