Sarah Austen

Female1797–1878

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Austen was born in 1797, in Lydd, Kent, England. She married William Shorter on 15 August 1818, in Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Ivychurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in 1878, in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ivychurch, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Shorter
1789–1857
Sarah Austen
1797–1878
Marriage: 15 August 1818
Elizabeth Shorter
1824–
Charlotte Shorter
1826–1878
Rachel Shorter
1829–
John Shorter
1832–1913
Frances Shorter
1835–1871

Sources (19)

  • Sarah Shorter, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Austen - Published information: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Sarah Austen
  • Sarah Shorter, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 August 1818Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (5)

    World Events (6)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 4

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1815

    Age 18

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 26

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Austin , associated chiefly with southeastern England, especially Kent.

    German: from a shortened form of the personal name Augustin .

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

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