Jane Austen was born at Steventon on 16 December 1775, a month later than her parents expected according her father's assertion in a letter that her mother "certainly expected to have been brought to bed a month ago".
Jane Austen was born at Steventon on 16 December 1775, a month later than her parents. These parents were expected according her father's assertion in a letter that her mother "certainly expected to have been brought to bed a month ago".