Thomas Herbert Austin

Brief Life History of Thomas Herbert

When Thomas Herbert Austin was born on 27 December 1865, in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Austin, was 43 and his mother, Emma Grace, was 38. He married Mary Eleanor Thomas on 2 September 1887, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States for about 30 years and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 September 1923, in Soda Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Herbert Austin
1865–1923
Mary Eleanor Thomas
1868–1953
Marriage: 2 September 1887
Ruben Austin
1887–1953
Joseph Lee Austin
1889–1912
Florence "Flossie" Austin
1892–1968
Gilbert Austin
1894–1940
Bazel Lavon Austin
1897–1903
Thomas Blaine Austin Sr.
1899–1970
Mary Thelma Austin
1900–1930
Lucile Austin
1902–1980
Earle Walden Austin
1904–1906
Ruth Austin
1907–2002

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  • Herbert Austin in household of John Austin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Herbert Austin - birth: 26 December 1865; Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Thomas H. Austin, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

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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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BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS HERBERT AUSTIN

Thomas Herbert was born on 27 December 1865 in Studham, Bedfordshire,England to John and Emma Grace Austin. He was the fourteenth of seventeen children, five girls and nine boys. He was baptized in …

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