Richard Austin, *

Abt 1755 -

• Name	Richard Austin
  Suffix	*
  Birth	Abt 1755	Sompting, Sussex, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	of Shropshire, England
  Person ID	I16409	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Austin, *,   b. Abt 1718, New Shoreham, Sussex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah,   b. Bef 1731, of Sussex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth Forster, *,   b. Bef 1757, of Walberton, Sussex, England d. Nov 1800, Benthall, Shropshire, England (Age > 43 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1773	Walberton, Sussex, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Children	1. James Austin, *,   b. Abt 1787, Madeley, Shropshire, England d. Jan 1855, Dudley, Worcestershire, England (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sarah Austin,   b. Abt 1784, Walberton, Sussex, England d. 1867, West Sussex, England (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas Austin,   b. 1775, Walberton, Sussex, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Richard Austin,   b. Abt May 1778, Walberton, Sussex, ENG d. Jun 1800, Benthall, Shropshire, England (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Madeley where son James was born and his daughter Martha is only 3 miles from where James' mother and brother Thomas died in Shropshire, England. They moved from Sussex, England by the time James was born.

  
  

• Sources

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