William Martin Austen (1848 - 1929)

Born 12 Aug 1848 in Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa

Husband of Caroline (Shepperson) Austen — married 6 Oct 1870 in Clumber, Bathurst, Cape Colony

Husband of Elsie Josina Christoffelina (Janse van Rensburg) Austen — married 21 Nov 1895 in Upper Mhlatuze Drift, Nkandla, Natal, South Africa

Died 14 Sep 1929 at age 81 in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

William Austen is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

• William was born in 1852. He is the son of John Austen.

Grahamstown Journal 1870 - 4 - October to December

Friday 28 October 1870

MARRIED at Clumber, on the 6th October 1870, by the Rev E.D. Hepburn, William Martin AUSTEN, of Wittebergen, to Caroline SHEPPERSON, second daughter of B.M. SHEPPERSON Esq of Bathurst.

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Marriage record of William Martin Austen and Elsie Josina Christophelina Van Rensburg

Age 42

Event Date 21 Nov 1895

Event Place Nkandhle, Natal, South Africa

Spouse's Name Elsie Josina Christophelina Van Rensburg

Spouse's Age 15

Sources

• "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDC2-1GN : 27 December 2014), William Martin Austen and Elsie Josina Christophelina Van Rensburg, 21 Nov 1895; citing Nkandhle, Natal, South Africa; 00190; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,230.
• "South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HT-RJWB : 7 November 2016), John Austen, 28 Jan 1881; citing Probate, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository and National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,281,550.

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• "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-RTY2 : 16 December 2016), Benjamin Mathew Shepperson in entry for MM9.1.1/Q2DG-RTYJ:, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Master of the High Court, Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,295,485.

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• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 April 2019, 22:22), entry for William Martin Austen(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9DR-Q5N); contributed by various users.