William's birth/baptism records are not found. However, census records and children's baptism records show him as a mariner married twice: first to Phoebe (marriage record not found), producing ten children. Then married to Sarah Little (nee Chadd) a widow. She brought a child, Jane to the marriage and toether they had another child, Louisa. This William should not be confused with another William Austin of Bunwell who was born and lived at the same time.
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SM-27K : 25 May 2019), William Austin in household of John Muckleton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
census 1851 "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDJ-D4B : 8 November 2019), William Austin, St Margarets, Norfolk, England; citing St Margarets, Norfolk, England, p. 16, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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