This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Austin, Children, Penrice Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1094 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 884. LANCASTER HENRY AUSTIN, farmer; P. O. Lancaster; was born at Terickenham, Middlesex, England, Nov. 20, 1821. He left London March 21, 1846, in the ship Mediator; landed at New York City May 4, 1846, after a pleasant trip of six weeks; after a short stay in the city, he started for Detroit, Mich., intending to enter the nearest Government land to the city; he found 80 acres, which he entered; this was at Flat Rock; built the first home in America, where he remained five years, then, on account of the fever and ague being so bad, he sold and removed to Wisconsin in the year 1851, near Lancaster, and bought 40 acres of improved land of Myron Tuttle, an old settler, which place he has added to until he now owns 501 acres of land, with a fine brick house, 22x22, with good barn, 20x20, stable, 18x30 - a fine home, made mostly by his own industry; he is quite extensively engaged in the stock business and grazing, as his farm is adapted to that line; also in the creamery business, and has mad! e it a success. His first wife, Miss Eliza Children, was born at Bethnal Green, London, April 17, 1825, and married at St. George's Church, Southwark, London, Jan. 19, 1841, died at Lancaster, Grant Co., Wis., Nov. 10, 1855; by this union there were five children - Eliza, born at Hanworth, Middlesex, England, Jan. 14, 1842; Henry, born at same place Oct. 27, 1843, now residing in Applington, Butler Co., Iowa, as is also William, who was born at the same place Feb. 6, 1846; Jane was born in Michigan, July 30, 1848, died at Lancaster, Wis., March 23, 1853; Arthur G., born in Wisconsin Sept. 30, 1854, died at Walla Walla, Washington Territory, Sept. 8, 1878; his second wife, Mary Ann Penrice, a native of Accrinton, Lancashire, Eng., born Dec. 18, 1841; came to America with her parents about thirty years ago; settled at Milwaukee, Wis.; they now live at Eskridge, Kan.; married Jan. 10, 1858; they have seven children - Alfred E., born Oct. 30, 1858; Walter A., March 20, 1860; Ch! arles F., March 22, 1862, died November, 1876; Reuben A., born Sept. 2 7, 1864; Ellen A., Dec. 16, 1866; Edwin J., May 7, 1869; Mable A., July 19, 1877. In politics, Democrat; in religion, Swedenborgian. Has been Clerk of School District No. 3 two years. [I am not related to this family, just posting as a service and hope it helps!]