Austen had a large family . She had six brothersâ '' James ( 1765 â `` 1819 ) , George ( 1766 â `` 1838 ) , Edward ( 1767 â `` 1852 ) , Henry Thomas ( 1771 â `` 1850 ) , Francis William ( Frank ) ( 1774 â `` 1865 ) , Charles John ( 1779 â `` 1852 ) â '' and one sister , Cassandra Elizabeth ( 1773 â `` 1845 ) , who died without marrying . Austen 's immediate family was large : six brothers â '' James ( 1765 â `` 1819 ) , George ( 1766 â `` 1838 ) , Edward ( 1767 â `` 1852 ) , Henry Thomas ( 1771 â `` 1850 ) , Francis William ( Frank ) ( 1774 â `` 1865 ) , Charles John ( 1779 â `` 1852 ) â '' and one sister , Cassandra Elizabeth ( Steventon , Hampshire , 9 January 1773 â `` 1845 ) , who , like Jane , died unmarried .