Sir Robert Austen, (1697 - 1743) 4th Baronet of Hall Place, Bexley, Kent
Born 6 october 1697, the 1st son of Sir Robert Austen and Elizabeth Stawell of Cothelstone, Somerset., educated at Oriel, Oxford, 1715. He married Rachel Dashwood on 4 November 1738. He was Sheriff for Kent in 1724 After failing to secure the Whig nomination for the county of Kent, he was put up by Sir Robert Furnese at New Romney, near some of his estates. He was returned on petition, voting with the Opposition on the civil list the Hessians, and the army, but for the excise bill, and abstaining on the repeal of the Septennial Act. Defeated in 1734, he was returned at a by-election in 1736; did not vote on the Spanish convention 1739 or the place bill 1740, and figures n a ministerial list of absent Opposition Members on 21 Nov. 1739. He stood down in 1741 in favour of his brother-in-law Sir Francis Dashwood; and died on 7 Oc.1743, so much in debt that his estates went into Chancery. Source: House of Commons |
Welcome to Hall Place and Gardens Hall Place is a fine Grade I listed country house built in 1537 for Sir John Champneys, a wealthy merchant and former Lord Mayor of London. The house boasts a panelled Tudor Great Hall, overlooked by a minstrel’s gallery, and various period rooms. The 17th century additions and improvements by Sir Robert Austen include a vaulted Long Gallery and splendid Great Chamber with a fine plaster ceiling.
Managed by Bexley Heritage Trust, this beautiful estate of 65 hectares stands on the banks of the River Cray at Bexley. Surrounding the house are award winning formal gardens with magnificent topiary, enclosed gardens and inspirational herbaceous borders. In the walled gardens there is a nursery selling plants grown in the Hall Place gardens, and a sub-tropical glasshouse where you can see ripening bananas in mid-winter. Displays include an introduction to the house’s history and exhibits from Bexley’s extensive museum collection, as well as contemporary art exhibitions. The visitor centre in the grounds offers a riverside cafe and a gift shop run by Gardener & Cook. There is an extensive programme of events, family activities, concerts and theatre in the house and gardens. Several rooms are available to hire for meetings and events, including the Great Hall and Great Chamber, which are also licensed for civil wedding ceremonies. Bexley Heritage Trust runs a popular education and outreach service and organized activities for families during the school holidays. |
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- John married Elizabeth in Ramsgate, c1780
- John Austen married Mary Philpot of Ramsgate in 1788
- Edward Austen b 1786 and Rebecca Lawson
- Abraham Austen, b c1776, of Stourmouth married Elizabeth Standen
- Benjamin Austen b1774, married Jane Laming in Margate
- James Austen b 1761 married Susannah Belsey in Ramsgate
- Nathaniel Austen b 1675, and Mary Tickner of Ramsgate
- Thomas Austen b 1785 of Sarre
- Thomas Austen b 1810, married Mary Ann Sergeant in Ramsgate
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Austen families of East and South Kent
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- John Austen of Northbourne, Kent. 1575 - 1624
- William Austen (b c1813) and Alice Jenner
- Richard Austen and Ann Longley at Lydd, 1797
- Robert Austen (b 1772) and Sarah of Dymchurch
- Robert Austen of Wickambreaux m Elizabeth, 1504
- John Austen, b 1767, m Sarah Baker of Rochester & Ashford
- James Austen, b 1727, and Elizabeth Pierce of Goodnestone
- Robert Austen m Elizabeth Ashby, Hythe 1763
- Thomas Austen (b 1806) and Winifred Wyles from Dover
- William and Richard Austen of Monks Horton, 1800
- John Austen b 1691, Chillenden, m Ann Naylor
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Austen families from West Kent
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- William and Elizabeth Austen of Heronden, Tenterden
- Edward Austen & Elizabeth Vane, m 1711
- Thomas Austen m Anne Button
- Thomas Austen of Yalding, b c 1730.
- Thomas Austen (b 1748) m Mary Randalls of West Farleigh
- Richard Austen b 1544, Tenterden and Elizabeth Kenworthy
- William Austen and Catherine Edwards of Cowden
- William and Sarah, Sevenoaks, c 1800
- John and Hannah Austen of Benenden, b c 1766
- Thomas Austen b 1815 in Tenterden and Sarah Wightwick
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- Jonas Austen (b1598) and Constance Robinson of Staplehurst
- John Austen of Goudhurst m Joan Berry, 1584
- George Austen (b 1823) married Sarah Hammond
- David (b c1670) & Ann Austen of Hawkhurst
- John Austen of Staplehurst (1700s)
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Austen families from Sussex
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- James Austen and Sarah Clout of Frant, c 1659
- Richard Austen, 1750 and Elizabeth Forster of Walberton
- Henry Austen of Barcombe m Lucy Adams in 1806
- Thomas b 1770 and Mary Austen
- Edward and Anne Austen of Burwash, c 1700
- William Austen m Mary Payne of Ticehurst, 1778
- Richard & Margaret Austen of East Grinstead, 1694
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- Frank Henry Austen, radio relay pioneer of Thanet
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- Sir Robert Austen, 1697 - 1743
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