~ AUSTEN ~

ST. MARTIN'S

 

MR. JOHN AUSTEN

Son of Mr. John Austen nearly deposited

who by a consciencious & tender Discha...

of all the social Duties as a benevelant

Friend to all mankind an affectionate Parent

and kind Husband. Lived highly ....

and died greatly lamented on the 11th day

of January 1770 aged 62.

Also of MARY wife of hte above Mr. John

Austen and sister to Mrs. Ann HULSE

interred within the Church. She died ye

7th December 1781 in the 70th Year

of her Age.

By the Amiable Virtues disply'd in her

Conjugal Maternal & Social Character

her LIfe was render'd most truly Valuable

her Loss was universally Regretted.

Ten of their Children Surviv'd them

In Memory of

MR. JOHN AUSTEN

late of this Parish who was con...edly

Great & good in Every Relation of LIfe

He ordered his Body to be deposited

in the Common burial Place of the dead

but near the Remains of Rebecca his

beloved Wife who lies Interr'd

as do also 9 of their Children

within this Church

He died 18 Feb 1745? Et 74

She died 13 Oct. 1744. Et 64

 

Longport - On the north side of it is the wall which bounds the precinct of St. Augustine's abbey, on which the Kent and Canterbury hospital is built, and on the opposite side the mansion of Barton. Hence the road continues through the borough of Longport, to St. Martin's parish; on the south side at the bottom of the hill is a good house, which, as appears by the wills in the Prerogative office has been in the possession of the family of AUSTEN, branched off from those of Adisham, ever since queen Elizabeth's reign, and continued so down to Mr. John Austen, lately deceased; it is now inhabited by William Hougham, senior esq. who married Mr. Austen's sister. Partly up the hill, on the opposite side is St. Martin's church. Hasted 1800

*from a list of subscribers to "Sermons upon several subjects, preached in the cathedral church of St. Peter in Exeter" 1739 Mr. John Austen of St. Martin's, Canterbury

 

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