John Austen, 1820 Settler

1797 - 1850  (53 years)

• Name	John Austen
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Born	1797	Ramsgate, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	12 Feb 1820	The Downs, Deal, Kent, England
  	Dyason's party on the Zoroaster
  Settler ID	1634
  Occupation	Baker
  Died	13 Dec 1850	Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Person ID	I115218	master
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John Austen
  Mother	Elizabeth Speir
  Family ID	F45249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Dawson, 1820 Settler,   b. 1798
  Married	Ramsgate, Kent, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Austen, 1820 Settler,   b. 1819, London, England ,   d. Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 2. Catherine Emily Austen,   b. 2 May 1820,   d. 23 Jun 1887, Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F41159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Newell,   b. 1810, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 7 Sep 1848, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 38 years)
  Children	+ 1. Annie Marie Austen,   b. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. Jun 1910, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa   2. Emma Harriet Austen,   b. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 1916, Cathcartvale, Seymour District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   3. Harriet Jane Austen,   b. 1834
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F45252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1797 - Ramsgate, Kent, England Settler - 12 Feb 1820 - The Downs, Deal, Kent, England Died - 13 Dec 1850 - Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa Married - - Ramsgate, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Austen was a Baker and owned the Officers Mess in Somerset East. Also a Baker in Grahamstown. Owned Austen's Hotel In Fort Beaufort as well as a Butcher and Baker.Also Had a Farm in the Winterberg and a Lodging House on Wiggel’s Farm in the WInterberg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] Smith, Patricia Ann, fgw760, 1 Jun 2016.