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Cassandra <I>Leigh</I> Austen

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Cassandra Leigh Austen

Birth	1740
Death	18 Jan 1827 (aged 86–87)
Burial	St Nicholas Churchyard Chawton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England
Memorial ID	10842057 View Source

Jane Austen's mother. Cassandra Leigh was the daughter of Thomas Leigh, the rector of Harpsden, near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, and his wife Jane (nee Walker.) Upon his retirement, Mr. Leigh moved to Bath, but died shortly afterwards. On the 26th. April 1764 at St. Swithin's Church in Bath, Cassandra married the Reverend George Austen (q.v.), the vicar of Steventon in Hampshire. None of his family were present at the wedding, and the bride wore a red riding habit. They were to have eight children, of whom Jane was the seventh. Like his father-in-law before him, George Austen retired to Bath. After his death, his widow returned to Hampshire, where she is buried next to her fifth child, also named Cassandra.

Family Members

Parents

Thomas Leigh

1696–1764
Jane Walker Leigh

1704–1768

Spouse

George Austen

1731–1805 (m. 1764)

Siblings

Anne Leigh

1734–1738
James Leigh-Perrot

1735–1817
Mary Leigh

1737–1737

Children

James Austen

1765–1819
George Austen

1766–1838
Edward Austen Knight

1768–1852
Henry Thomas Austen

1771–1850
Cassandra Elizabeth Austen

1773–1845
Francis William Austen

1774–1865
Jane Austen

1775–1817
Charles John Austen

1779–1852

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Created by: Iain MacFarlaine
Added: 23 Apr 2005
Find a Grave Memorial 10842057
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10842057/cassandra-austen : accessed ), memorial page for Cassandra Leigh Austen (1740–18 Jan 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10842057, citing St Nicholas Churchyard, Chawton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England ; Maintained by Iain MacFarlaine (contributor 46514200) .

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