To Cassandra, from Rowling, "I have told Fanny about the bead of her necklace, and she wants very much to know where you found it." - Jane Austen, Thursday 1 September 1796
Fanny would be Frances-Catherine Austen, Edward's first child. She was born 23 January 1793, so she would have been about 2 years, nine months old in 1796. She married Sir Edward Knatchbull and had nine children. She died 24 December 1882 at Provender, Kent. Their eldest son, Edward (1829-1893), who became the first Lord Brabourne, edited the Letters of Jane Austen.
The Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne line continues still today. It turns out the current, eighth Lord Brabourne, is Prince William's godfather, pretty cool. The following are some interesting links.
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