Mary Jane Austin

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Austin was born in 1839, in Little Budworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Austin, was 33 and her mother, Mary Naylor, was 33. She married Charles Davenport about 1855. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1880. She died in 1910, at the age of 71, and was buried in Little Budworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Charles Davenport
1819–
Mary Jane Austin
1839–1910
Marriage: about 1855
Sarah Davonport
1856–
Thomas Davonport
1857–
George Davenport
1861–1913
Mary Davenport
1862–1871
Samuel Davenport
1863–1939
Mary Jane Davenport
1866–
Anne Davenport
1870–

Sources (18)

  • Jane Austin in household of James Austin, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jane Austin - Church record: birth-name: Jane
  • Jane Austin in entry for Clements and Davenport, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English, French, and German: from the personal name Austin, from Latin Augustinus, a derivative of Augustus (see Augustin ). This was an extremely common personal name in every part of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of Saint Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honor, including the ‘Austin canons’, established in the 11th century, and the ‘Austin friars’, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the personal name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by Saint Augustine of Canterbury (died c. 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as ‘the Apostle of the English’, who brought Christianity to southern England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.

English: variant of Aspden , with which this surname became confused.

History: This was the name of a merchant family that became established in eastern MA in the 17th century, notably in Charlestown. Richard Austin came from England and landed at Boston in 1638, and his son Anthony was clerk of Suffield, CT, in 1674. The surname is very common in England as well as America; this Richard Austin was only one of a number of bearers who brought it to North America. — In 1821 Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), born in Austinville VA, founded the first Anglo colony in TX.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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