Jane Austen and Great Bookham by Tony Grant Cassandra Leigh was born on September 26th 1739 at Harpsden in Oxfordshire. She was the third of four children born to Thomas Leigh and Jane Walker. She had an older brother James and an older sister Jane and a younger brother Thomas. Her father’s brother, Theophilus Leigh, … Continue reading Jane Austen and Great Bookham ~ Guest Post by Tony Grant