Peerage Record – 12738

     Rebecca Dorothy Mary Austin was born in 1968.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Anthony Leonard Austin, 6th Bt. and Aileen Morrison Hall Stewart.¹

     Sir William Ronald Fraser Austin, 4th Bt. was born on 20 July 1900.¹ He was the son of Sir William Michael Byron Austin, 2nd Bt. and Violet Irene Fraser.¹ He married, firstly, Dorothy Mary Bidwell, daughter of Leonard Arthur Bidwell and Dorothea Parkington, on 20 February 1926.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Helen Farrell, daughter of Francis Farrell, in 1958.¹ He died in 1989.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Austin, of Red Hill, Castleford, West Riding of Yorks [U.K., 1894] in 1981.¹

     Sir William Michael Byron Austin, 2nd Bt. was born on 27 November 1871.¹ He was the son of Sir John Austin, 1st Bt. and Agnes Byron.¹ He married Violet Irene Fraser, daughter of Alexander Fraser and Sarah Jane Coleby, on 3 September 1896.¹ He died on 13 November 1940 at age 68.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Austin, of Red Hill, Castleford, West Riding of Yorks [U.K., 1894] on 30 March 1906.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Yorkshire Mounted Brigade, T&S Column, Army Service Corps (Territorial Army.)¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Yorkshire Dragoons.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹

     Sir John Austin, 1st Bt. was born on 9 March 1824.¹ He was the son of John Austin and Hannah Fawcett.¹ He married Agnes Byron, daughter of Samuel Standidge Byron and Elizabeth Candler, in 1866.¹ He died on 30 March 1906 at age 82.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Osgoldcross between 1886 and 1906.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Austin, of Red Hill, Castleford, West Riding of Yorks [U.K.] on 16 July 1894.¹ He was chairman of the Visiting Committee, County Justices of York Castle.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹

     John Austin married Hannah Fawcett, daughter of James Fawcett.¹
     He lived at Manor House, Kippax, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Hannah Fawcett was the daughter of James Fawcett.¹ She married John Austin.¹ She died on 31 May 1866.¹
     Her married name became Austin.¹

     James Fawcett lived at Kippax, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Agnes Byron was born in 1839 at Ayton, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Samuel Standidge Byron and Elizabeth Candler.^1,2 She married Sir John Austin, 1st Bt., son of John Austin and Hannah Fawcett, in 1866.¹ She died on 31 May 1910.¹
     From 1866, her married name became Austin.¹

     Samuel Standidge Byron is the son of Henry Byron and Jane Thornton.² He married Elizabeth Candler on 6 May 1825 at Hutton Bushel, Yorkshire, England^G.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ He lived at West Ayton, Yorkshire, England^G.³

     John Standish Thomas Joseph Austin was born on 30 March 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir John Austin, 1st Bt. and Agnes Byron.¹ He married Gwendolyne Audrey Beverley Robinson, daughter of Captain Beverley Robinson, on 11 August 1908.¹ He died on 2 September 1941 at age 66.¹
     He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.¹