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Edward Austen—later Edward Knight—was a magistrate. Although not a lawyer, a magistrate, akin to what we might understand as a justice of the peace, served many legal functions. He would have administered justice on a local level—authorizing warrants, resolving minor legal disputes between neighbors, and committing offenders to prison for ...
Edward Austen Knight (born Edward Austen; 7 October 1767 – 19 November 1852) was the third eldest brother of Jane Austen, and provided her with the use of a cottage in Chawton where she lived for the last years of her life (now Jane Austen's House Museum). He was also High Sheriff of Kent in 1801.
At the age of 12, Edward Austen was presented to Catherine and Thomas Knight, wealthy relatives of his father. The Knights were childless and taking an interest in the boy, made Edward their legal ...
Sep 20, 2019 · One photograph, taken by Norah Dunleath on a timer around 1910, shows us a group of four generations of descendants of Jane Austen’s brother Edward Knight. Here is the once young and beautiful ...
Edward Knight (English actor) (1774–1826), known as "Little Knight". Edward Knight (King's Men) (fl. 1613–1637), English theatrical prompter. Edward Austen Knight (1768–1852), brother of Jane Austen, and High Sheriff of Kent in 1801. Edward Frederick Knight (1852–1925), writer and yachtsman. Edward H. Knight (1824–1883), American ...
The house’s most famous association is with Jane Austen, whose brother Edward, inherited the house when distant family members Thomas and Catherine Knight, made him their heir. Edward offered the bailiff’s residence, five minutes’ walk from Chawton House, to his mother and sisters, Jane and Cassandra, and it was there, now the Jane Austen ...
Jan 1, 2015 · 3.80. 5 ratings4 reviews. When Jane Austen's third brother, Edward, inherited the estates of his rich relatives, he took on their surname, Knight, and he took control of property scattered across five English counties. Jane visited her brother at his home in Kent, and she spent her final years in a cottage he owned in the village of Chawton in ...
