AUSTEN, SIR FRANCIS WILLIAM (_4 son of Rev. George Austen R. of Steventon, Hants_). _b._ Steventon 23 April 1774; captain R.N. 13 May 1800; served in action off St. Domingo 1805, for which he received thanks of houses of parliament; colonel R.M. 27 May 1825; commander in chief on north American and West Indian station 27 Dec. 1844 to 12 Jany. 1848; admiral 1 Aug. 1848; R.A. of United Kingdom 5 June 1862; V.A. of U.K. 11 Dec. 1862; admiral of the fleet 27 April 1863 to death; C.B. 4 June 1815, K.C.B. 28 Feb. 1837, G.C.B. 18 May 1860. _d._ Portsdown lodge, Portsmouth 10 Aug. 1865. AUSTEN, SIR HENRY EDMUND (_only son of Robert Austen of Shalford, Surrey who d. 3 Nov. 1797_). _b._ Shalford 20 May 1785; ed. at Harrow and Oriel coll. Ox., M.A. 1807; sheriff of Surrey 1810; a gentleman of the Privy Chamber 26 Jany. 1832 to death; knighted by the king at St. James’s Palace 22 Feb. 1832. _d._ 2 Suffolk place Cheltenham 1 Dec. 1871. AUSTEN, REV. JOHN THOMAS. Ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam.; senior Wr. and senior Smith’s prizeman 1817; B.A. 1817, M.A. 1820, B.D. 1827; fellow of his college 1817; V. of Aldworth, Berks 1832–48; R. of West Wickham, Kent 1848 to death; hon. canon of Canterbury cathedral 1873. _d._ West Wickham rectory 10 June 1876 aged 82. AUSTEN, REV. ROBERT (_only son of Venerable Robert Austen 1723–92, archdeacon of Cork_). Treasurer of Cloyne 24 July 1810 to 10 June 1833 when he resigned. _d._ Southsea, Hants 4 Nov. 1854 in 83 year. AUSTEN, THOMAS. Lieut. col. of 60 regiment of foot 20 June 1805 to 1817; M.P. for West Kent 1845–47. _d._ Kippington, Sevenoaks 23 July 1859 aged 84. AUSTIN, ALFRED. _b._ 1805; assistant poor law comr. 1843–1854; sec. to Office of Works 1854–1868; C.B. 11 Oct. 1869. _d._ 67 Queen’s gardens, Bayswater 19 May 1884 in 79 year. AUSTIN, CHARLES (_2 son of Jonathan Austin of Creeting Mill, Suffolk, government contractor_). _b._ 26 March 1799; ed. at Bury St. Edmund’s gr. sch. and Jesus coll. Cam., B.A. 1824, M.A. 1827; pupil of Sir Wm. Follett; barrister M.T. 25 May 1827; bencher 1841; Q.C. 1841; practised chiefly before committees of Houses of Parliament where he was the leading counsel; retired with a large fortune 1848; high steward of Ipswich; chairman of quarter sessions for East Suffolk. (_m._ 10 June 1856 Harriet Jane elder dau. of Ralph Mitford Preston Ingilby). _d._ Brandeston hall, Wickham Market 21 Dec. 1874. Personalty sworn under £140,000 19 Feb. 1875. _J. S. Mill’s Autobiography_ (1873) 76–79; _Fortnightly Review xxiii_, 321–38 (1875); _Public men of Ipswich_ (1875) 90–96.