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Austen, Jane

Church: Winchester Cathedral (in Winchester, Hampshire).
Profession: Writer.
Sex: Female.
Virtue(s): Charm*, Faith*, Famed*, Kindness, Piety, Variety, Wisdom*.
Literature: Biblical citation.
Language: Only English.
Year of death: 1817.
Year of headstone: 1870.
Age at death: 41 (classed as: Adult).

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