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After graduating from Oxford University, in 1794, one former pupil, Thomas Fowle, became engaged to Cassandra Austen. Fowle needed money to marry and went to the Caribbean with a military expedition as chaplain to his cousin, General Lord Craven. There, Fowle died of yellow fever in 1797.
Mar 24, 2018 · Like most of her siblings, Cassandra lived into old age. Ten years after the death of her sister, Cassandra lost her mother. Shortly after this, their close friend, Martha Lloyd, who had been living in Chawton Cottage also, moved out in order to marry Cassandra’s younger brother Frank.
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At around age 19 Cassandra became engaged to Tom Fowle, a former pupil of her father, but he died tragically on a trip to the Caribbean and she never married. Instead, she took on the role of homemaker, sister-in-law and aunt, staying for long periods at Godmersham to help with Edward’s large family.
Jan 14, 2008 · They had been so cautious! But had they been ‘over-anxious cautious?’ Is that why the words should have been written in gold? Had Cassandra been able to turn back the clock, would she have married Tom regardless of their lack of money? Would a less prudent Cassandra have encouraged him to tell Lord Craven about their engagement?
Jul 16, 2011 · Tom’s death took an irreparable toll on Cassandra, and she never entertained another thought of marriage or romance. Jane, probably to some extent out of affection and loyalty to her sister, resigned herself to the same fate.
Jul 16, 2011 · Soon thereafter (in about 1828) Martha Lloyd also left the household, this time to marry Cassandra’s younger brother Frank, then Admiral Sir Francis Austen. Cassandra continued living alone until her death at the age of 72, in 1845.
Jan 9, 2024 · Jane’s brother James married his second wife Mary Lloyd (Martha’s sister) in 1797. Their youngest sister Eliza Lloyd married Fulwar Craven Fowle a year later. His brother Tom Fowle (Martha’s brother-in-law) was engaged to Cassandra, and had they married, been related through marriage.
