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[Tease]

Sorry it has taken me to long to get back to you.

I just wanted to say thankyou all for your help.

I think that the Baptism of John with James as his father, is probably correct, thankyou.
I have only just started back on this part of the tree, and you have all been so much help.

I will order one of the childrens birth certificates as suggested, so I can add a maiden name to Sarah.

I think a trip out from behind my screen may be due!!

Many Thanks again, you have been wonderful!

Best Wishes to you all,

Louise
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[dmollison]

Ref  James Austin / Sophia Hill

I'll be a little surprised (but v interested) if your John Austin turns out to be
the son of James Austin / Sophia Hill, b. 1807, chr. 1807 Bray.

That's because I have further info on children of JA & SH, including
Susanna Sophia, who is probably the Sophia Austin chr Bray 1809; but also four
further children christened in St James Piccadilly, 1813 to 1819, when
James is decribed variously as a gentleman, club house keeper and vintner,
living in St James Street.  [These are given in the parish register as children of
James & Sophia Austin, but I have separate info from a later memorial that the
mother's maiden name was Hill.]

Of course, it's possible that there were two couples called James Austin / Sophia Hill, and that my Susanna Sophia isn't the one chr in Bray in 1809.

If you can look up the Bray parish register, you might find more details,
such as John's father's occupation in 1807/09, or the marriage record of
JA & SH.   Or of course the marriage record of your John Austin - it's likely
to include family members as witnesses if not other hepful info.

[barryd]

Martha Austin
Born 8 February 1817, St. James Street, Piccadilly, Westminster, London. Baptized 9 March 1817, St. James, Piccadilly, Westminster, London. Married George Lee 2 October 1841, Kandy, Ceylon. Daughter of James Austin, Vintner,  and Sophia.

Americanized version of her baptism on Ancestry as 9/3/1817 but 9 March 1817 is from microfilm of original.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones .... I know I should be in Middlesex not London in 1817 but I just can not get around to that.

[dawnsh]

Hi barryd

According to her profile Louise hasn't been online here since June 2008.

Fingers crossed her email address hasn't changed, she gets a notification that you have posted and that she comes back soon.

Dawn

[dmollison]

Dear barryd and dawnsh

I'm not sure why barryd posted the info on the birth of Martha Austin here.  This (rather old) topic was about a John Austin who's almost certainly from a different family.

If anyone's interested I have a lot of info on Martha's family: parents James Austin and Sophia Hill had 10 children in all, 6 of whom went out to Ceylon or southern India; I have Sophia's parents but still not James's. .. A slightly out-of-date summary of what I have is at www.mollison.org/tree/fam/austin.html  (must update this!).

Martha and George Lee had 9 children, including Lionel Frederick (1845-1899) and Henry Austin (1847-1918) who had quite distinguished careers in Ceylon Civil Service and Foreign Office respectively.

.. but I'd suggest if anyone else is interested in this family we should start a new topic.

Best wishes,  Denis