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Sophia Winton LEWIS (1814 - 1893)
housemaid, needlewoman
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James Lewis BURT AUSTIN (1835 - 1905)
Mary Ann AUSTEN (1839 - )
Helen (Ellen) AUSTEN (1841 - )
Thomas AUSTEN (1843 - )
William Koolcan AUSTEN (1845 - )
George AUSTEN (1847 - )
Frank AUSTEN (1849 - )
Emma AUSTEN (1851 - )
Joseph AUSTEN (1853 - )
Sophia AUSTEN (1855 - )
Sarah Jane AUSTEN (1858 - )
Charles Winton AUSTEN (1860 - )
Sophia Winton LEWIS (1814 - 1893)

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James BURT ( - 1837)

Joseph AUSTEN (1816 - 1890)
George LEWIS











Ann WINTON












b. 13 Feb 1814 at Tenterden, Kent, England
+. (1) James BURT ( - 1837)
m. (2) 11 Apr 1838 Joseph AUSTEN (1816 - 1890) at Tenterden, Kent, England
d. 31 Jul 1893 at Grafton, New South Wales, Australia aged 79
Near Relatives of Sophia Winton LEWIS (1814 - 1893)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Joseph AUSTEN
Mother in Law Mary WALKER

Father George LEWIS
Mother Ann WINTON

Self Sophia Winton LEWIS 13 Feb 1814 Tenterden, Kent, England 31 Jul 1893 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 79

Spouse/Partner James BURT abt 1837
Husband Joseph AUSTEN 20 Sep 1816 Rolvenden, Kent, England 26 Sep 1890 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 74

Son James Lewis BURT AUSTIN abt 1835 Kent, England 13 Jul 1905 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia 70
Daughter Mary Ann AUSTEN 1839
Daughter Helen (Ellen) AUSTEN 1841 New South Wales, Australia
Son Thomas AUSTEN 1843 New South Wales, Australia
Son William Koolcan AUSTEN 1845 New South Wales, Australia
Son George AUSTEN 1847 New South Wales, Australia
Son Frank AUSTEN 1849 New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Emma AUSTEN 1851 New South Wales, Australia
Son Joseph AUSTEN 1853 New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Sophia AUSTEN 1855 New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Sarah Jane AUSTEN 1858 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Son Charles Winton AUSTEN 1860 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Daughter in Law Jane STOTT Somerset, England 24 Dec 1865
Daughter in Law Agatha BRYCE Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 21 Dec 1921

Grandson George Lewis BURT AUSTIN 13 Nov 1859 21 Aug 1943 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 83
Grandson Albert J AUSTIN abt 1862
Granddaughter Agnes Agatha Bryce AUSTIN 22 May 1867 Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia 11 Aug 1913 Coraki, New South Wales, Australia 46
Grandson James A AUSTEN 1869 Lawrence, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Jessie A BURT 1871 Lawrence, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Arthur Ernest A BURT 1874 Lawrence, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1874 0
Granddaughter Adelaide Mabel BURT 1875 Lawrence, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Albert M (David) AUSTIN 1878 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Beatrice Maud BURT 1880 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ethel M A BURT 1883 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Sophia Winton LEWIS (1814 - 1893)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
13 Feb 1814 Sophia Winton LEWIS was born Tenterden, Kent, England 35
abt 1835 21 Birth of son James Lewis BURT AUSTIN Kent, England 18
abt 1837 23 Death of husband James BURT 18
11 Apr 1838 24 Married Joseph AUSTEN (aged 21) Tenterden, Kent, England Note 1 18
1839 25 Birth of daughter Mary Ann AUSTEN 18
11 Dec 1839 25 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'James Pattison' 18
1841 27 Birth of daughter Helen (Ellen) AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia V18411635 35A/1841 18
1843 29 Birth of son Thomas AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia V1843454 27A/1843 18
1845 31 Birth of son William Koolcan AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia 18
1847 33 Birth of son George AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia V18473148 34A/1847 18
1849 35 Birth of son Frank AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia V1849314 34A/1849 18
1851 37 Birth of daughter Emma AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia V18513434 37/1851 18
1853 39 Birth of son Joseph AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia V18534025 39/1853 18
1855 41 Birth of daughter Sophia AUSTEN New South Wales, Australia 18
1858 44 Birth of daughter Sarah Jane AUSTEN Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 7463/1858 18
1860 46 Birth of son Charles Winton AUSTEN Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 7437/1860 18
26 Sep 1890 76 Death of husband Joseph AUSTEN (aged 74) Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 35
31 Jul 1893 79 Sophia Winton LEWIS died Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 35
Note 1: FreeBMD Tenterden/5/471 Sophia BURT & Joseph Austen
Personal Notes:
Joseph & Sophia AUSTEN (or Austin)

Sophia Lewis was the daughter of George Lewis, Carpenter and Ann Winter. She was born in Tenterden, Kent in about 1824. There is a baptism for her recorded for 24 April 1814 (something not quite right there).

She apparently married James Burt and had a child James Lewis Burt by him. After his death she married Joseph Austen on 11 March 1838, just weeks prior to coming to Australia. It is possible that she was not actually married to Burt, but it seems fairly certain that James was his son. Joseph and Sophia could both read and write and were brought out under an assistance scheme by a Mr Marshall. Joseph's character was certified by Thos Handen, builder of Rolvenden and Robert Twigg for the Vivar of Rolvenden. Sophia had no certificate of character.

Joseph and Sophia arrived on the "James Pattison" on 11 Dec 1838 with Sophia's young son James, then aged 3.

Joseph was a carpenter and Sophia was a housemaid and needlewoman. On arrival, they lived in Sydney for some time, including Woolloomooloo (1841) and Surrey Hills (1843) before moving to Koolcan Station (1845) and then to the Clarence River area by 1847. They lived in and around the Grafton area for the rest of their lives. In the Bawden Lectures, Joseph is listed as one of only a handful of residents of Grafton prior to the discovery of gold in New England.

Children were:

James Lewis Burt AUSTEN b. about 1835 in Kent (Sophia's son by George BURT)
Mary Ann b. 1839
Helen (Ellen) b. 1841
Thomas b. 1843
William Koolcan b. 1845
George b. 1847
Frank b. 1849
Emma b. 1851
Joseph b. 1853
Sophia b. 1855
Unnamed b. 1857, died 27 Feb 1857
Sarah Jane b. 1858
Charles Winton b. 1860

They lived for many years at Ramournie, outside Grafton. This was a large station and small town which owed its existence to a meatworks (the Austral). When the meatworks closed, the town died. Both are buried at Ramournie, and the land is owned by their ancestors.

Sophia died 31 July 1893 at Ramournie, Joseph died 26 Sep 1890 at Orana River close by.

They owned property at Mary St in Grafton, and Joseph built a house for WB Greaves, the surveyor of the Clarence. There are many descendants living in the Clarence, mainly around OBX Creek and Chambigne.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Mark Rogers - email 15 Nov 09 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = Mark Rogers - email 15 Nov 09 (Marriage)
35. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Kidd, McLennan family history, Title: Family history of the Kidd, McLennan and related families, Auth: Paul Kidd, Locn: http://roots.kidd.id.au/surnames-all.php?tree=kidd
- Reference = (Death)
- Reference = ID 1738 (Birth)

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