Elizabeth (Solly) Austen (abt. 1554 - 1629)

Born about 1554 in Ash Kent England [uncertain]

Wife of Richard (Austin) Austen — married 30 May 1575 in Adisham, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1629 at about age 75 in Adisham, Kent, England

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Biography

Elizabeth Soly or Solly was born in about 1554 Kent, England (born probably before most parish registers start in 1558)

Elizabeth Solly married Richard Austen on 30 May 1575 in Adisham, Holy Innocents, Kent, England.^[1]

Elizabeth Austen, widow of Adisham, wrote her will dated 3 Jun 1629, which was proved on 5 Feb 1629/30 at the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury; her will mentions: sons: Richard Austen (executor) & Michael Austen; daughters: Elizabeth Rigden & Margaret Gibbs, wife of Stephen Gibbs, & their children: Lawrence, Elizabeth, William & Sarah Gibbs; grandchild Anne Crambrooke, wife of John Crambrooke, yeoman of Adisham.^[2]

Elizabeth Austen, widow of Mr Richard Austen, died on 30 Dec 1629 Adisham and was buried at Adisham, Kent on 10 Jan 1629/30.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Kent Marriages And Banns"
   Archive: Canterbury Cathedral Archives; Reference: U3/70/1/1
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 26 February 2024)
   Elizabeth Soly marriage to Richard Austen on 30 May 1575 in Adisham, Holy Innocents, Kent, England.
2. ↑ Elizabeth Austen widow of Adisham will and probate 1629/30: "Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database v1.5.2"
   PRC 32/49/44
   https://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/ (accessed 26 February 2024)
   Elizabeth Austen widow of Adisham, will dated 3 Jun 1629, proved 5 Feb 1629/30 at the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury; sons:Richard Austen (executor) & Michael Austen; daughters: Elizabeth Rigden & Margaret Gibbs, wife of Stephen Gibbs & their children: Lawrence, Elizabeth, William & Sarah Gibbs; grandchild Anne Crambrooke, wife of John Crambrooke, yeoman of Adisham.
3. ↑ Burial: "England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   Original data: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1736521
   Ancestry uk Record 9840 #7507536 (accessed 26 February 2024)
   Elizabeth Austen burial (died in about 1629) on 10 Jan 1629 in Adisham, Kent, England.
4. ↑ Burial: "UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #203841955
   Ancestry uk Record 60526 #168403444 (accessed 26 February 2024)
   Elizabeth Austen burial (died on 30 Dec 1628) in Holy Innocents Churchyard, Adisham, City of Canterbury, Kent, England.

Other Sources

• a partial transcription of her will is available at https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/genealogy/aust1630.html
• Austin family of Wickhambreaux Kent