William Edward Sinclair Fitz Austen (1869 - aft. 1939)

Born 8 Nov 1869 in Mile End, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Maud (Carter) Austen — married 27 Oct 1894 in Haggerston St Mary, Middlesex, England

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Biography

William Edward Sinclair Fitz AUSTEN was born in 1869 to William Mallars Fitz AUSTEN and Sarah jane BIGGS formerly BLAKE.

Born 8 Nov 1869 16 Regent St South, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England ^[1]

cert. shows William Edward Sinclair Fitz AUSTEN as born 3pm to William Mallars Fitz AUSTEN, porter, and Sarah Jane BIGGS formerly BLAKE. Informant mother S J AUSTEN, same address, registered 20th Dec ^[2]

Family

Husband: William Edward Austin

Wife: Alice Maud Carter

Married 27 Oct 1894 Haggerston, Middlesex, England

cert. shows William Edward as 24 clerk resid. 70 Middleton Rd, s/o William AUSTIN, engineer; Alice Maud as 21 resid. 14 a Gealand Rd, Dalston, d/o John CARTER, fish salesman; Both signed; Wit.: James Arthur BIRCH, Ellen BEER ^[3]

Children:

Lilian

Dorothy

Edwin

Winifred

Edwin

Wilfred aja William Edward

Ernest

Census

1871 16 Regent St South, Mile End Old Town, Trinity, Middlesex, England

AUSTIN: William 41 railway porter b. Lambeth Surrey; wife Sarah milliner 41 b. Holborn, MDX; Children: William, Ada both 1 b. Mile End Old Town; Dtr Julia 7 b. Southwark, Surrey; Aunt Hannah ?MALLARS? 66 unm., formerly cook b. Southwark.

1881 10 Salmen St, Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England

AUSTEN: William 50 railway servant goods dept b. Lambeth, Surrey; wife Sarah 51 dressmaker b. Holborn, Middlesex; Son William 11 b. Stepney, Middlesex; ^[4]

1901 Prittlewell, Essex, England AUSTEN: William 31 clerk importe, worker, b. Bow, MDX; wife Alice 27 b. ?Hackney?, MDX; Children: Lilian 5 b. Dalston, MDX, Dorothy 2 b. Leyton, ESS ^[5]

1911 Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England

AUSTIN: William 41 tobacco traveller b. Bow, LND; wife Alice 38 b. Dalston, LND, marr. 16 yrs 6 children all living; Children: Lilian 15 b. Dalson, LND; Dorothy 12 b. Leyton, LND; Winifred 4 b. Intake Sheffield; Edwin 8 b. Leyton, LND; Wilfred 2, Ernest 1 mos both b. Hillsbro, Sheffield ^[6]

Sep 1939 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

AUSTEN: William E b. 8 Nov 1869 Tobacco Traveller (Retired); Alice M b. 9 Nov 1872 Unpaid dom. duties. In hsehold of Florence HARRIS b. 5 Oct 1880 married, Unpaid dom. duties ^[7]

Research notes

The previous question about William Edward Fitz AUSTEN s/o William (porter) and Sarah (BLAKE) AUSTEN being one and the same as the William Edward AUSTIN/AUSTEN, born Bow 8 Nov 1869, s/o William AUSTIN, engineer, and marrying Alice Maud CARTER would appear to have been resolved given:

William Edward Fitz AUSTEN was definitely born 8 Nov 1869 (birth cert.)

The William married to Alice was supposedly born 8 Nov 1869 Bow (1939 register).

only one applicable birth index entry immediately obvious in the GRO index

Both have a father William but I have to confess occupations seem to vary somewhat (porter vs engineer) and neither William Edward has yet been found in the 1891 census.

A plus for this id is the 1891 census for William Edward Sinclair's parents where his sister Ada is described as born Bow.

Where were either / both of the William Edwards in 1891???????

Love to hear from DNA tested descendants of William Edward to see what matches eventuate Henderson-2297 03:56, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Births 1869 William Edward Sinclair Fitz & Ada Hannah Louisa AUSTEN, mother BLAKE, from GRO: reg. Q4, Volume 01C Page 604
2. ↑ Birth cert. 8 Nov 1869 William Sinclair Fitz AUSTEN, s/o William Mallars Fitz AUSTEN & Sarah Jane BIGGS formerly BLAKE, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, copy available via GRO
3. ↑ Marriage #78 27 October 1894, All Saints, Haggerston, Middlesex, William Edward s/o William AUSTIN; Alice Mary d/o John CARTER, from London Metropolitan Archives, image available Ancestry.com
4. ↑ 1881 Census Mile End Old Town, hsehold of William & Sarah AUSTEN, RG11; Piece: 485; Folio: 23; Page: 40; , image available Ancestry.com
5. ↑ 1901 Census: William & Alice AUSTEN (sic), Borough Southend on Sea, Civil Par./Sub Dist Prittlewell, Dist Rochford, Essex hsehold of William & Alice AUSTEN, image available Ancestry.com
6. ↑ 1911 census : Wadsley, Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding hsehold of William & Alice AUSTIN, image available at Ancestry.com
7. ↑ 1939 Register: hsehold of Florence HARRIS, image available Ancestry.com

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 February 2019, 06:03), entry for William Edward Sinclair Austen(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9QR-TDX); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 February 2019, 09:56), entry for William Edward Austin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9QY-QFP); contributed by various users.