Mary Gibson
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Mary Gibson was an English woman best known as a sister-in-law of author Jane Austen.[2] Mary married Frank Austen, one of Jane Austen's sailor brothers, in 1806.
Frank was a Captain, in the Royal Navy, when he married, and his mother, and sisters Jane and Cassandra, lived with Mary, from 1806 to 1808.[2] Letters written at the time indicate they got along well.
Mary had ten children prior to her death, in childbirth, in 1823.
Frank then married Martha Lloyd, a long-term family friend, who had lived with Jane Austen, her sister Cassandra, and their mother.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Admiral Sir Francis William Austen G.C.B. - 1774-1865". The Thompsons, Shipbuilders of Sunderland. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313030536/https://ghgraham.org/francisausten1774.html. Retrieved 2021-08-15. "Mary was born about 1790, the daughter of John Gibson, Esq."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sir Francis William Austen: Glimpses of Jane’s sailor brother in letters". Jane Austen's World. 2009-10-08. https://janeaustensworld.com/2009/10/08/sir-francis-william-austen-glimpses-of-janes-sailor-brother-in-letters/. Retrieved 2021-08-15. "When Frank asked Miss Mary Gibson to marry him, Jane and Cassandra discovered that they liked her extremely well."
