Chapter III: , where Mrs. Bennet is giving her husband an account of the (2)

Austen, John (i):
_d._ 1620, 1

Austen, John (ii):
_d._ 1705, 2

Austen, John (iii):
_d._ 1704;
his wife (Elizabeth Weller) pays debts and brings up large family,
2, 3

Austen, John (iv) and (v):
squires of Broadford; about 1807 property comes to another John (vi),
descended from Francis Austen (ii), 3, 4

Austen, (Rev.) John Thomas:
Senior Wrangler in 1817, 4

Austen, Philadelphia (_see also_ Hancock, T. S.):
goes to India, 32;
married to T. S. Hancock, 34

Austen, Colonel Thomas:
M.P. for Kent, 4;
gives away Zoffany portrait, 63

Austen, Thomas:
third son of John Austen (iii);
his son Henry holds living of West Wickham; descendants, 4

Austen, William (_see also_ Hampson, Rebecca):
fourth son of John Austen (iii);
marries Rebecca Walter (_nee_ Hampson);
their children George and Philadelphia;
his second wife Susanna Holk, 4

Austens:
family characteristics, 51, 52, 67

Austen Leigh, (Rev.) J. E.:
author of _Memoir_;
known as Edward Austen, 113, _note_, 256, _note_;
his birth in 1798, 113, &c.;
visit to Godmersham, 206;
characteristics, 364, 368;
visit to Chawton, 374;
leaves Winchester for Oxford, 377;
writes stories, 374, 378;
last letter from Aunt Jane, 390;
at funeral, for his father, 397;
took the name of Leigh on succeeding to Scarlets;
wrote _Memoir_, 404

BIGG, Alethea:
one of the three sisters (the others, Elizabeth--Mrs. Heathcote,
Catherine--Mrs. Hill), great friends of Jane and Cassandra, 68;
their father B. Wither of Manydown, 68;
Jane stays with Catherine at Streatham, 251;
letter to Alethea, 379

Blackall, (Rev.) Samuel:
Fellow and Tutor of Emmanuel College, 86, 87, _note_;
Rector of North Cadbury, 86;
friendship with Jane, 85, 86;
perhaps identical with Mrs. Lefroy's 'friend,' 85

Brabourne, Lord:
edits Jane's letters, 81

Bridges, Elizabeth:
_see_ Austen, Edward (i)

Broadford:
Austen property at Horsmonden, 2, 3;
Francis Austen's descendants succeed, 4

Brydges, Sir Egerton (_see also_ Lefroy, Mrs.):
notice of Jane as a girl, 60;
his book, _Fitz-Albini_, 114;
meets Jane at Ramsgate, 174

_Camilla_:
Jane subscribes to, 95;
alludes to, 100;
Warren Hastings's enthusiasm, 275

Campion, Mrs. (Jane Austen), 62

Castle Square:
Austens' home in Southampton, 202, 203

_Catherine_:
see _Northanger Abbey_

Cawley, Mrs.:
takes charge of Jane, &c.;
Jane's severe illness and Mrs. Cooper's death, 25

Chandos, Duke of:
brother-in-law of Theophilus Leigh, 7

Chawton:
Austens' visit to Edward at Chawton House, 203;
offer of cottage there, 216;
first sight of it, 220;
they settle there, Chap. XIV;
description of village, 236;
of cottage, 237;
Jane leaves it for Winchester, 388

Cheltenham:
family visits to, 373

Cholmeley, Jane:
_see_ Leigh Perrot, James

Chute, W. J. C.:
of The Vyne, M.P. and M.F.H., neighbour at Steventon, 68

Clarke, (Rev.) J. S.:
Librarian at Carlton House;
Jane's correspondence with, 312, 313, 319-24

Cooke, (Rev.) Samuel, D.D.:
Rector of Little Bookham, 19;
marries daughter of Theophilus Leigh, Master of Balliol, 19;
Jane's godfather, 22;
George C. a well-known Oxford tutor, 186-8;
George and his sister Mary at the H. Austens', 247;
Jane's visit to Bookham, 304;
Mary Cooke on heroines, 338

Cooper, Dr. E.:
Rector of Whaddon and Sonning; marries Jane Leigh (sister of Mrs.
G. Austen), 18;
their children, 19;
death of Mrs. Cooper, at Bath, 25, 39;
death of Dr. C. at Sonning, 77

Cooper, E.:
son of Dr. E. Cooper, 19;
marries Caroline Lybbe Powys, 77;
takes living of Hamstall-Ridware, 124

Cooper, Jane (Lady Williams):
daughter of Dr. E. Cooper, 19;
with Jane and Cassandra under Mrs. Cawley, 25;
at school at Reading, 27;
married to Captain T. Williams, 77;
killed in a carriage accident, 108

Cravens:
Mrs. Craven the harsh mother of Mrs. Fowle, Mrs. Lloyd, &c., 69;
Lord Craven takes his cousin, T. Fowle, as Chaplain to West Indies;
T. F. dies there, 79, 104-5

Crosby, Messrs.:
purchasers of _Northanger Abbey_, 174-5;
Jane's unsuccessful attempt to secure publication, 230-4;
buys MS. back, 333

D'ANTRAIGUES:
French _emigre_ family whom Jane visits with the H. Austens, 250

Dawlish:
Austens' visit to, in 1802, 173, 354

Day, Thomas:
author of _Sandford and Merton_, friend of the Leigh Perrots, 126

De Feuillide, Comtesse (Eliza Hancock), (_see also_ Austen, (Rev.)
Henry (ii)):
daughter of T. S. Hancock and Philadelphia (Austen), 34;
godchild of Warren Hastings, 34;
his generosity, 35;
Eliza with her mother in England; then Paris, 36;
letters to and from Phila Walter, 37-44;
married to Comte de Feuillide, 37;
in England, 1786;
her son (Hastings) born, 39, 40;
gaieties, 40;
visit to Austens at Oxford, 41;
illness and death of Mrs. Hancock, 42, 43;
the Comte in difficulties in France, 44;
guillotined, 45;
Eliza married to Henry Austen, 106;
death of Hastings de F., 108;
death of Eliza, 265

Deane Rectory:
G. Austen, Rector of, from 1773, 17

Digweeds:
principal tenants at Steventon, 13;
share with Austens deputation of the Manor, 52

Dorchester, Lady:
gave a ball at Kempshot, 123

Doyle, Sir F. H.:
story in his reminiscences about Jane, 91

Dunford, Ben (postilion):
letter to Mr. Leigh Perrot on Mrs. L. P.'s trouble, 135

EDGEWORTH, R. L.:
neighbour at Scarlets;
experiments, 126;
letter on Mrs. L. P.'s acquittal, 139

_Elinor and Marianne_:
sketch for _Sense and Sensibility_, in letters, 80

Elliott, Mary:
probably a friend of Philadelphia Austen, 33;
perhaps Mrs. Buchanan, first wife of Warren Hastings, and link
between Hastings and the Hancocks, 34;
died 1759, 33

_Emma_:
Jane Austen's fourth published novel, December 1815, 318-24;
begun Jan. 1814, 306;
localities discussed, 302;
finished March 1815, 306;
description, 306-7;
preparing for press, 309;
Walter Scott's article on, in the _Quarterly_, 326;
private opinions of friends, 328-31

_Evelyn_:
early work of Jane, 55

_First Impressions_:
original of _Pride and Prejudice_, 96;
G. Austen's unsuccessful attempt to sell it, 97, 98

Fowles (_for_ T. Fowle _see_ Austen, Cassandra):
Fowles at Kintbury, 69, 373

GAMBIER, Admiral:
at the Admiralty, 117;
writes to G. Austen, 118;
F. Austen, his flag-captain, 174

Gibson, Mary:
_see_ Austen, (Sir) Francis

Godmersham:
given up to Edward Austen by Mrs. Knight, 75, 76

Goodnestone:
the Bridges' place;
Jane dancing there, 101;
Jane and Cassandra there, one after the other, 189-91

Gregory, Mrs.:
shopwoman at Bath, 131

HADEN, Mr.:
doctor attending Henry Austen;
his friendship with Fanny, 309, &c.

Hampson, Rebecca:
daughter of Sir G. H.;
married (i) to James Walter, (ii) to William Austen, her children, 4;
her niece, Miss Payne, 251 _note_

Hamstall-Ridware:
living given by Mrs. Leigh to E. Cooper, 124

Hancock, Eliza:
_see_ de Feuillide, Comtesse

Hancock, Tysoe Saul:
surgeon in India; marries Philadelphia Austen there, 34;
their daughter Betsy (Eliza), 34;
Hancocks' return home, 35;
H. returns to India; assisted by Hastings; dies in 1775, 35;
Philadelphia and Betsy then in England, 36

Harpsden:
_see_ Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i)

Harwoods:
neighbours at Steventon, 68;
Earle Harwood's accident, 146

Hastings, George:
son of Warren H., under charge of G. Austen; with him on wedding
tour, 10;
dies young, 10

Hastings, Warren:
marries Mrs. Buchanan, 33;
his son George, under charge of Austens, dies early, 10, 33, 34;
generosity to Hancocks, 35;
Hancocks, &c. at his trial, 41;
Eliza visits him near Windsor, 41;
his acquittal, 79;
letter from Eliza announcing her marriage to Henry Austen, 107;
admiration of _Pride and Prejudice_, 274;
of _Camilla_, 275

Heathcote, Mrs. (_see also_ Bigg, Alethea), (Elizabeth Bigg):
married to Mr. Heathcote, and mother of Sir W. H., 68;
kindness to Jane in illness, 389, 393

Heathcote, Rt. Hon. Sir William, Bart.:
of Hursley Park, M.P. for Oxford, 68, 69

Holders:
of Ashe, neighbours at Steventon, 68;
Jane dines there, 147, 162

IBTHORP:
home of Lloyds, 69;
Jane there, 153

JEFFREY, Mr.:
kept awake by _Emma_, 331

KIPPINGTON:
property near Sevenoaks bought by Motley Austen; Colonel Austen,
M.P., lived there, 4, 63

_Kitty, or the Bower_:
early work of Jane, 55, 56

Knatchbull, Lady:
_see_ Austen, Fanny

Knight, Edward:
son of Edward Austen (i); took the name of Knight, 256;
with Jane at Southampton after his mother's death, 216, &c.;
in Scotland with his uncle Henry, 279

Knight, Thomas (i):
of Godmersham; distant cousin of G. Austen, gives him living of
Steventon, 5

Knight, Thomas (ii), (_see also_ Knight, Mrs. T.):
adopts Edward Austen, 47

Knight, Mrs. T. (Catherine Knatchbull, widow of above):
surrenders property to Edward Austen in 1797, 74-6;
her kindness to Austen family, 48, 207;
on her death Edward takes the name of Knight, 256

_Lady Susan_:
early work of Jane, in letters, published in _Memoir_, 80, 81;
she never wrote in letters again, but used them freely, 81

Lances:
exchange of visits with, at Southampton, 199;
together at a ball, 228

Lansdowne, Marquis of (i):
second Marquis;
Austens rent a house in Castle Square, Southampton, close to him,
203;
his death, 211

Lansdowne, Marquis of (ii):
half-brother of (i);
the Statesman, and an admirer of Jane's writings, 203

Latournelle, Mrs.:
her school at Reading, 26, 27,
Cassandra and Jane there, 26-8;
easy discipline, 27.
_See also_ St. Quentins;
Sherwood, Mrs.

Lefroy, Ben:
marries Anna Austen, November 1814, 353;
they live at Hendon, 361;
at Wyards, 362

Lefroy, Mrs.:
wife of Rector of Ashe, sister of Sir Egerton Brydges;
did much for Jane, 71;
died by fall from horse, 71, 180;
Jane's verses in her memory, 72

Lefroy, Tom (afterwards Chief Justice):
his friendship with Jane in 1796, &c., 87, 88;
his remembrance of her, 89

Leigh, Cassandra (_see also_ Austen, (Rev.) George);
daughter of Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i), 7;
marriage, 10;
character, 16;
story of journey on a waggon, 17;
illness at Bath and verses to Bowen, 172-3;
generosity of sons on death of husband, 182;
letter from Stoneleigh, 196;
last visit to Steventon, 256, 257;
hopeful letters during Jane's illness, 391, 392;
letter to Anna after Jane's death, 398;
lives on till 1827, 257, 402

_Leigh Chronicle_, quoted, 6-9, 25

Leigh, Hon. Mary:
life-tenant of Stoneleigh, dies 1806, 194;
her brother's curious will, 195

Leigh, Theophilus:
squire of Adlestrop, husband of Mary Brydges, 7;
his government of his sons, 7, 8.
_See also_ Chandos, Duke of

Leigh, (Rev.) Theophilus:
Master of Balliol, 7;
his witty speeches and long life, 7, 8

Leigh, (Sir) Thomas:
Lord Mayor when Queen Elizabeth was proclaimed, 6;
Leighs of Adlestrop and of Stoneleigh descended from him, 6

Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i):
Rector of Harpsden, father of Cassandra Austen, 7;
his gentle character, 8;
his wife, Jane Walker, descended from the Perrots, 9

Leigh, Thomas (ii):
nephew of (i);
succeeded to Stoneleigh, 195;
the Austens stay with him there, 195-7

Leigh Perrot, James (_see also_ Perrots):
son of Rev. Thomas Leigh (of Harpsden), 9;
succeeded to Perrot property, and sold it, 9, 10;
bought Scarlets, 10, 18, 126;
often at Bath (Paragon), 127;
marries Jane Cholmeley, 10;
Mrs. L. P. accused of stealing lace at Bath, 132;
committed and imprisoned, 132;
Mrs. Austen offered to send one or both daughters to be with her,
134;
trial at Taunton, 135, 138;
acquittal, 138;
Mrs. Austen and Jane stay at Paragon in 1801, 165;
claim to succeed to Stoneleigh compromised, 195, 196;
Mr. L. P. loses money by Henry Austen's bankruptcy, 332;
his death and will, 384, &c.

Lloyds (_see also_ Austen, (Rev.) James):
Mrs. Lloyd (Martha Craven) lived at Deane, then at Ibthorp, 69;
her daughters, Eliza (Fowle), Martha, and Mary, 69;
Jane's gift to Mary with verses, 69, 70;
verses to Martha, 70;
Mary's marriage to James Austen, 73;
Jane's visit to Ibthorp, 153;
Cassandra there at death of Mrs. Lloyd, 183, &c.;
Martha to live with the Austens, 188;
Martha married to Francis Austen, 74, 402

_Loiterer, The_:
periodical conducted by James Austen at Oxford, 47;
Henry writes in it, 48

Lybbe Powys, Caroline:
_see_ Cooper, Edward

Lyfords:
Hants doctors, 115, 355;
one attends Jane in her last illness, 388, &c.

Lyme:
Jane there with parents in 1804, 176;
identification of places in _Persuasion_, 177

_Mansfield Park_:
Jane Austen's third published novel, May 1814;
mentioned during composition, 258, 259, 261;
Frank's ships mentioned in it, 272, 280;
finished, 290;
Henry reading it on the way to London, 291-6;
published in May 1814, 296;
description, 296-8;
first edition sold out, 296;
second edition (Murray), 308;
opinions of two friends upon, 332

Mapletons:
friends at Bath, 129;
death of Marianne M., 169, 170

Marboeuf, Marquise de:
accused by Revolutionists;
Comte de Feuillide befriends her and shares her fate, 44, 45

Mathew, Anne:
_see_ Austen, (Rev.) James

Mathew, General:
father of first Mrs. James Austen, 72;
his generosity, 73

Mitford, Mary Russell:
at the St. Quentins' school in London, 27;
unflattering views of Jane, 84, 300;
gradually modified, 301, _note_

Moore, Sir John:
allusions to him and Battle of Corunna, 224, 228, 229

Morley, Countess of:
corresponds with Jane, 326

Murray, John:
publishes _Emma_, 309;
letter from Henry Austen, 310;
letters from Jane, 314, 318, 319;
publishes second edition of _Mansfield Park_, 308, 318

Musgrave, Mrs.:
godmother of Jane, 22

_Mystery, The_:
very early work of Jane, 53

NELSON, Lord:
Francis Austen conveys a message to, 160;
his admiration for him, 193

_Northanger Abbey_:
earlier of Jane Austen's two posthumous novels, published in 1818,
403;
first version of, 96;
description, 96-7;
sold (after revision) in 1803, 96;
to Messrs. Crosby of London, 174-5;
attempt to secure publication (under name _Susan_), 230-4;
MS. recovered, 333;
doubt about publishing (under name _Catherine_), 336, 337

PALMER, Fanny:
_see_ Austen, Charles

Perrots:
well-known in Oxon and Wales, 9;
property of one branch (Northleigh) comes to James Leigh (Perrot), 9;
through this descent Austens are 'founder's kin' at St. John's,
Oxford, 9;
James L. P. sells Northleigh and buys Scarlets, 10

_Persuasion_:
later of Jane Austen's two posthumous novels, published, 1818, 403;
begun 1815, 333;
finished, and end re-written, 1816, 334, 335;
probably intended to be published with _Northanger Abbey_ (as it
eventually was), 336;
author's opinion on it, 336

Portrait of Jane as a girl:
_see_ Zoffany

Portsmouth, Earl of:
as Lord Lymington, a pupil at Steventon, 21;
a neighbour, 68;
courteous message to Cassandra, 144;
ball at Hurstbourne, 150

_Pride and Prejudice_ (see also _First Impressions_):
Jane's second published novel, January 1813, 257;
read aloud at Chawton, 260; &c.;
author's own comments, 260-3;
description of, 263-5;
Jane looks out for pictures of Mrs. Bingley and Mrs. Darcy, 267-9;
Warren Hastings's admiration, 275;
Henry divulges secret of authorship, 281;
second edition, 289, 290;
young Fox's admiration, 370

RAMSGATE:
Francis Austen there, raising a corps, 174;
Jane perhaps there in 1803, 174

Rice, (Rev.) Morland:
owner of Zoffany portrait, 63

Rowden, Miss:
_see_ St. Quentins, the

Russell, Miss (Mrs. Mitford):
mother of Mary Russell Mitford, 84, 300;
her father Rector of Ashe, 1729-83, 17

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, Oxford:
George Austen, Scholar and Fellow there, 4, 5;
his sons James and Henry there, 39, 41, 46

St. Quentins, the:
chiefly manage Mrs. Latournelle's school at Reading, 26;
move to London, then to Paris; assisted by Miss Rowden, 27;
M. R. Mitford and Fanny Kemble educated by them, 27;
also Miss Landon, and Lady Caroline Lamb, 305

'Sanditon':
name given to Jane's first chapters of a new work, 381, _note_;
description, 381, 382

Scarlets:
home of the Leigh Perrots, 10, 18, 126, 384

Scott, Sir Walter:
writes article in _Quarterly_ on _Emma_, 326

_Sense and Sensibility_:
Jane Austen's first published novel;
sketch for, in letters called _Elinor and Marianne_, 79, 80;
early version of, 96;
resumed on settling at Chawton, 242;
in hands of printer, April 1811, 244;
comes out at end of October, 254;
description of, 243, 244;
its publication a secret, 254;
its success, 255, 256;
second edition, 290

Sherwood, Mrs.:
as Miss Butt, at Mrs. Latournelle's school at Reading;
her description of it, 26, 27

Ships (in which Frank or Charles served):
the _Unicorn_, 78;
the _Triton_, 103;
the _Tamar_, 121;
the _Peterel_, 121, &c.;
the _Endymion_, 125;
the _Neptune_, 174;
the _Leopard_, 192;
the _Canopus_, 192;
the _St. Albans_, 203;
the _Elephant_, 270;
the _Namur_, 284, _note_;
the _Phoenix_, 369

Southampton:
Austens settle there, 197;
house in Castle Square, 198;
description of surroundings, 202, 203;
they leave Southampton, 229

Steventon Rectory:
given to G. Austen, 5;
description of, 11-15;
G. Austen and family live there (or occasionally at Deane) till 1801,
17, 155, &c.;
leave it for Bath, 164;
Cassandra and Jane visit the James Austens there, 92, 93;
Mrs. G. Austen visits it for the last time, 256

Stoneleigh:
visit to, 194;
Mr. Leigh Perrot's claim to property compromised, 195

Stringer, Jane, sister of John Austen (iii):
one of her descendants married to Thomas Knight (i) of Godmersham, 2

_Susan_:
see _Northanger Abbey_

TAUNTON:
Mrs. Leigh Perrot tried and acquitted there, 135, &c.

Theatricals at Steventon:
names of pieces, prologues &c., 63-6;
Jane's share unknown, 66

Trafalgar:
Frank Austen just misses battle, 192, 193

WALKER, Jane:
_see_ Leigh, (Rev.) Thomas (i)

Walter, (Rev.) Henry:
son of (Rev.) James W., 6;
mathematician and scholar, 6, 259;
known at Court, 6

Walter, (Rev.) James:
son of W. H. Walter, met his death in the hunting-field, aged
eighty-four, 5

Walter, Philadelphia:
cousin and correspondent of Eliza de Feuillide, 5;
letters to and from, 38-44, 58, 59, 61, 65, 104, 105

Walter, William Hampson:
elder half-brother of (Rev.) George Austen, 4;
correspondence between his wife and himself and the Austens, 19-22

_Watsons, The_:
commencement of story, written by Jane about 1804, 175;
why discontinued, 175, 176

Weller, Elizabeth:
_see_ Austen, John (iii)

Williams, Captain T.:
captured _La Tribune_;
knighted, 78;
marries (i) Jane Cooper, who was killed in a carriage accident, 77,
108;
(ii) Miss Whapshare, 152, 154

Winchester:
Jane moves there for advice, 388;
lodges in College Street, 389;
dies there, and is buried in the Cathedral, 396, 397, 399

ZOFFANY:
painter of (believed) portrait of Jane as a girl, _frontispiece_, 62;
its history, 63

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Transcriber's Notes:

Page 29, "tell" changed to "tells" (author tells us)

Page 159, repeated text was deleted. The original reads:

likely spot the very few which conducted him to the
door of the assembly room in the Inn, where there
happened to be a Ball on the night of their arrival;
a likely spot enough for the discovery of a Charles:
but I am glad to say that he was not of

Pages 211-212, a section of repeated text was deleted. The original reads:

She was sensible, even-tempered, affectionate, and
conscientious. She did indeed prove 'almost another
sister' to Jane, even-tempered, affectionate, and
conscientious. She did indeed prove 'almost another
sister' to Jane, who, as Cassandra

Page 389, "fron" changed to "front" (the front wall)

Page 425, "Feneon" changed to "Fenelon" (Par. F. Fenelon)

Page 445, "de Feuillide, Comtesse de" changed to "de Feuillide, Comtesse"

Some references in the index were lacking page numbers. These have been provided as follows:

Under
Austen, Fanny
in London during her uncle Henry's illness, 213;

Austen, (Sir) Francis (_see also_ Ships):
takes news to Nelson and captures _Ligurienne_, 160;
appointed to _Leopard_ (under Admiral Louis), 192;

Austen, (Rev.) George (i):
Rector of Steventon, 5;

Austen, Jane (the novelist)
death of Mr. Leigh Perrot and his will, 384;

The following words were inconsistently hyphenated. This was retained to mimic the spelling in the original letters.

apiece/a-piece
bedroom/bed-room
bookcase/book-case
commonplace/common-place
deathbed/death-bed
disinclination/dis-inclination
everyday/every-day
handwriting/hand-writing
playfellows/play-fellows
postchaise/post-chaise
surname/sur-name
twelvemonth/twelve-month

Punctuation in the letter on page 135 was retained as printed. (me. the)