Jane Austen

1775 - 1817  (41 years)

• Name	Jane Austen
  Born	16 Dec 1775	Steventon Basingtoke and Deane Borough Hampshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jul 1817	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Buried	Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
  	Grave location, biography, portrait, and tomb photo: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44 Inscription: In memory of JANE AUSTEN, youngest daughter of the late Revd. GEORGE AUSTEN, formerly Rector of Steventon in this County. She departed this Life on the 18th July 1817, aged 41, after a long illness supported with the patience and the hopes of a Christian. The benevolence of her heart, the sweetness of her temper, and the extraordinary endowments of her mind obtained the regard of all who knew her, and the warmest love of her intimate connections. Their grief is in proportion to their affection they know their loss to be irreparable, but in the deepest affliction they are consoled by a firm though humble hope that her charity, devotion, faith and purity have rendered her soul acceptable in the sight of her REDEEMER.
  Notes	The seventh child of George and Cassandra Leigh Austen, she is one of the premier novelists of English literature, known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. Her novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her little fame during her lifetime. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary have earned her great and historical importance to critics and scholars. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
  Person ID	I36331	Master File
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Rev. George Austen,   b. 01 May 1731, Tonbridge, Kent, England ,   d. 01 Jan 1805, Bath, Somerset, England  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Cassandra Leigh,   b. 1740, Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 18 Jan 1827, Hampshire, England  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1764	St. Swithin's Church, Bath, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F14999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart