Jane Austen's family and ancestry

Jane Austen's parents, George (1731–1805), an Anglican rector, and his wife Cassandra (1739–1827), were descended from families of the English landed gentry. George was descended from wool manufacturers who had risen to the lower ranks of the gentry, and Cassandra was a member of the Leigh family of Adlestrop and Longborough, with connections to the Barons Leighs of Stoneleigh Abbey in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.

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Jane Austen's family and ancestry

Jane Austen's parents, George (1731–1805), an Anglican rector, and his wife Cassandra (1739–1827), were descended from families of the English landed gentry. George was descended from wool manufacturers who had risen to the lower ranks of the gentry, and Cassandra was a member of the Leigh family of Adlestrop and Longborough, with connections to the Barons Leighs of Stoneleigh Abbey in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.

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