Person:John Bassett (28)

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John Bassett
b.1820 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
d.17 Nov 1865 Sailors Gully, , Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 15 Mar 1812
  1. John BassettAbt 1814 - 1815
  2. William BassettAbt 1816 - 1869
  3. John Bassett1820 - 1865
  4. Francis BassettAbt 1823 - 1839
  5. Anne Bassett1826 - 1904
  6. Martha BassettAbt 1828 - 1907
  7. James BassettAbt 1832 - Abt 1833
  8. James BassettAbt 1833 - 1879
  9. Samuel Bassett1838 - 1839
Spouse and Children
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m. 12 May 1843
  1. Francis Davey Bassett1843 - 1927
  2. John Bassett1846 -
  3. Catherine Bassett1848 - 1934
  4. Martha Bassett1852 - 1929
  5. William BassettAbt 1854 -
  6. James BassettAbt 1857 -
  7. Nanney "'Annie" Bassett1859 - 1942
  8. Elizabeth Davey Bassett1861 - 1863
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Bassett
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1820 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Christening[3] 25 Jun 1820 Germoe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Census[6][63] 7 Jun 1841 Blowing House Stamps, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
Other[7][64] 10 Jul 1841 Wittness
Residence[8][65] 12 May 1843 Godolphin, Cornwall, England, UK
Marriage 12 May 1843 Saint Breaca, Breage Parish Church, Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdomto Catherine Davey
Residence[9][66] 21 Dec 1843 Broadlane, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
Census[10][67] 30 Mar 1851 Horse Downs, Halligan, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UK
Other[11][68] 4 Oct 1851 St Erth, Penwith, Cornwall, England, United KingdomWittness
Emigration[12][13][69] May 1853
Emigration[14][70] Jan 1854
Other[15][71] Bet Sep 1855 and Oct 1855 Mining
Other[16][72] 1856 Sailors Gully, , Victoria, AustraliaElectoral Rolls
Other[17][73] 20 Aug 1856 Mining
Residence[18][74] 1857 Sailors Gully, , Victoria, Australia
Emigration[19][75] 15 May 1857
Other[20][76] Jan 1858 Death of a child
Other[21][22][23][77] 4 May 1859 Allotment 4 Section 6B Purchased Property
Other[24][78] Aug 1859 Mining
Other[25][79] 1860 Illness
Other[26][27][80] Jun 1860 Mortgage
Other[28][29][27][81] 28 Sep 1860 Mortgage
Other[30][82] 1861 Lost
Other[31][83] 1861 to a WN Paul who became insolvent Lost Money
Other[32][33][84] 16 Feb 1861 Applied for a mining lease in Specimen Hill, Sailors' Gully Mining
Other[85] 10 Aug 1861 Mining
Other[30][86] 1862 Lost
Other[38][88] 14 Jun 1862 Sailors Gully Road, Eaglehawk, , Victoria, AustraliaEaglehawk - Signatory on Petition to have Eaglehawk (Sandhurst) proclaimed a Municipal District Mentioned
Other[34][35][36][37][87] From 1862 to 1865 Sailors Gully, , Victoria, AustraliaProperty
Other[21][89] 1863 Mentioned
Other[39][90] 16 Jan 1863 Mining
Other[40][91] 28 Feb 1863 Allotment 4 Section 6B Mortgage
Other[41][92] Mar 1863 Illness
Other[39][93] 16 Jun 1863 Mining
Other[42][43][44][45][94] 27 Jun 1863 Section 6B Allotments 5 & 6 Purchased Property
Other[46][47][95] 27 Jun 1863 Eaglehawk, , Victoria, AustraliaPurchased Property
Other[48][96] 6 Aug 1863 Mining
Other[49][97] 22 Aug 1863 Mining
Other[48][98] 5 Oct 1863 Mining
Other[39][99] 21 Nov 1863 Mining
Other[39][100] 23 Mar 1864 Mining
Death[4] 17 Nov 1865 Sailors Gully, , Victoria, AustraliaCause: Phthisis
Burial[4][5][62] 19 Nov 1865 White Hills Cemetery, White Hills, , Victoria, AustraliaWhite Hills Cemetery Holdsworth Road White Hills, Victoria Australia
Other[21][101] 1865 Illness
Other[39][102] 25 Aug 1865 Mining
Other[50][103] 31 Aug 1865 Mining
Other[51][104] Sep 1865 Insolvency
Other[52][21][105] 27 Sep 1865 Declared insolvent Insolvency
Other[53][106] 30 Sep 1865 notice published in the Governement Gazette Insolvency
Other[107] 30 Sep 1865 The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) page 6 Newspaper
Other[54][108] 3 Oct 1865 Mining
Other[55][109] 17 Nov 1865 Newspaper
Other[56][57][58][110] 17 Nov 1865 Allotment 4 of section 6B Property sold

No letters of Administration or Probate located

We have information that John Bassett (Jnr) had interest in a Catherine Mine. In 1861 he was not a share holder in the "Catherine Reef United Claimholders Gold Mining Company". Source: Victorian Government, "The Victoria Government Gazette, Vol. XXL , from 1st January to 30th June, 1861", John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne. Page 856 (Doc#MRB003)

Trying to resolved how many times John came out to Australia before emmigrating May 1853 It is thought that the these two travelling together on Board the SS Marco Polo were our Bassetts 1. John Bassett, 53 2. John Bassett, 32 Comment: the ages match father and son birth dates of our John Bassett Snr and John his son. See later comments for corroborating evidence.

(Source: Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923 Port B, Fiche 040, Page 10 & 11 - Marco Polo)

Jan 1854 John Bassett (Jnr) appears to have travelled alone on the Ship MARCO POLO. Comment: again the age matches with our John Bassett, it could be that he came out with his father went home and then returned again - a very quick turn around. (Source: Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923, Port B, Fiche 06, page 004, Ship MARCO POLO)

15 May 1857 John and his family Travelled together on Board the SS Royal Charter in 1857 and arriving in June 1857. Examination of the records reveals that the following people were travelling together Party 1 1. William Bassett aged 40 miner Party 2 2. Stephen Davey aged 36 miner (brother of Catherine Bassett nee Davey and husband to Ann Bassett) Party 3 3. John Bassett, aged 36 Miner 4. Catherine aged 33 (nee Catherine Davey) 5. Francis aged 11 6. John aged 10 Comment: this is obvious when John bought his family out to Australia, less obvious is if he came out earlier than this.

Evidence to support that John Bassett came out eariler than 1857

"It was in 1855 also that the two young Cornishmen, Nicholas Bassett, showed William Kelly cakes of retorted gold like Dutch cheeses, at Sailors Gully Eaglehawk. James Nicholas is credited in some quarters with setting up the first steam crushing machine" (source Hopkins, Ruth, 1994, Cousin Jack, Man for The Times, A History of the Cornish People Victoria, published Bendigo p. 20)

There is a notation on a mining lease application for ground in Specimen Hill, Sailors Gully made in 1861 which included then following special remarks that "The applicant had been in possession of the ground for 5 years" indicating that John Bassett was already mining in the area on this site in 1855 (Source: Bendigo Lease Register, Department of Energy and ……. Registery of Applications, photocopy provided by Noelene Wild) There were also advertisements placed in the Bendigo Advertiser that indicate that John Bassett was in the area

Quartz and Puddling Machine

For sale, a horse stamping mill, to work in water with three heads, with pump, sluice, and everything complete. For particulars, apply Messars, Bassett, Nicholas & Co., Sailors Gully

(Source: Bendigo Advertiser Saturday September, 1, 1855 Advertisement repeated on the 5th and 8th September, 1855)

THE CORNISH STEAM STAMPING MACHINE, Sailors Gully. Messrs Basset, Nicholas, and Wellington proprietors of the above establishment, beg to announce to the quartz miners of Bendigo and the neighbourhood, that they are prepared to receive quartz to stamp in water, in any quantity, at the following reduced prices: under 5 tons 6 pounds; under ten tons 5 pounds; for large quantities 4 pounds. This includes stamping and amalgamating, and the quartz need not be burnt. N.B. The proprietors having enlarged their establishment, they have a horse stamper with three heads, worked on the same principle, for sale.

(Source: Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday September 15, 1855. Advertisement repeated on the 19th, 22nd,, 26th , 29thSeptember, 3rd, 6th October 1855) 1856

Eaglehawk police court 20/8/1856 Applied (with 3 others) for lease of 60 yards on a reef at Surface Hill Sailors Hill - recommended to be granted.

Source: O'Donohue, A & Hanson, B.,1995, Eaglehawk & District Pioneer Register 1850-1880 Vol A, B & C., Publisher Annette O'Donohue, Bendigo


If we assume that John Bassett came out eariler than 1857 which I think we can, then it becomes a question of whether he came out twice before emigrating. And I'm not sure that that at present this can be answered although we do think that John Bassett Snr did come out earlier than 19 Oct 1861 on the "The Great Britian" based on the following evidence - An Article that appeared inthe Methodist History of Victoria and discussions with Professor Ian Brewster the Uniting Church Archivist. see below -

"Mr. John Bassett, known as Grandfather Bassett, was a much-beloved and esteemed local preacher and class-leader". From this we can assume that John Bassett was appointed as one of the several ministers appointed in the circuit to preach itinerantly and to conduct church rites. source: The Methodist History of Victoria and Tasmania: Originally published in the Spectator, Volume 2, 1998 onwards However after talking to Professor Ian Brewster the archivist at the Uniting Church archives, we began to feel that John Bassett(Snr) must have arrived earlier than 1861 to be refer as "a much-loved and esteemed local preacher". Professor Brewster felt that such terms of endearment indicated that John Bassett (Snr) must have arrived earlier in Australia. This lead us to look further afield and we found a John Bassett on the Marco Polo 1853 which may have been our John Bassett accompanied by his son John Bassett (Jnr). (The ages match perfectly). It is interesting to note that one of the "family stories" is that John Bassett (Snr) was wealthly and bought over a lot cornish miners; perhaps the story should be that he went backwards and forwards between Australia and Cornwall bringing accross different family members until the whole family (or most of it) migrated.

Since father and son appeared to have travelled together then this is strong circumstantial evdence that these are our two John Bassetts, particularly because this is the only other record of John Bassett Snr that we have of him coming our to Australia.

(Research):See attached sources.

(Medical):Phthisis is the Progressive wasting disease, now especially refering to pulmonary tuberculosis

References
  1. ↑ Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Death Certificate John Bassett. (Reference Details Year 1868, # 8567, Original a certified copy in possession of Sandra Williamson)
    listed on father's (John Bassett) death certificate.
  2. ↑ Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 Bassett/Davey extract from Crowan. (Transcript of Piece HO107/1913 (Part 7), Enumeration District 1e, Civil Parish of Crowan, Eccl. Parish of -Folio 485 Page 25 & Folio 486 Page 26. Accessed 9/10/2005 06.31 pm at <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/cocp.html>).

    John was listed as being 30 at the time of the 1851 Crowan Census and also listed as being born in Breage.

  3. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. International Genealogical Index (R). (database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org/) Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of Oct 18, 2009)
    Batch #: C022201, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0226158, Prin tout Call #: 6901831, Dates: 1813 - 1875.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Death Certificate John Bassett (1865). (Reference Details Year 1865, # 9587. Original a certified copy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
  5. ↑ Bendigo Cemeteries Trust Website. (http://www.bencemtrust.com.au)
    BASSETT, JOHN Interment Number: 4648 Cemetery: WHITE HILLS.

    BASSETT, JOHN
    Date of Death: not available
    Date of Burial: 19/11/1865
    Interment Number: 004648
    Cemetery: WHITE HILLS
    Section: not available
    Grave Number: 4648

  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. "1841 England Census." Database Online.. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc. \i Ancestry.com. \i0 . www.ancestry.com.au : 2006)
    (www.ancestry.com.au : accessed 26 Dec 2009), entry for Joh n & Martha Bassett & family: lines 1 - 8, Civil Parish: Bre age; County: Cornwall; Blowing House Stamps; HO107/136/19.
  7. ↑ MC Bassett, John (witness).
  8. ↑ General Register Office, England. Marriage Certificate John Bassett Catherine Davey. (Reference Year 1843 #?. Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
  9. ↑ Breage Parish Records. Baptism record for Francis Bassett. (Baptisms year 1843 Page 88, Entry #701).
  10. ↑ Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 Bassett/Davey extract from Crowan. (Transcript of Piece HO107/1913 (Part 7), Enumeration District 1e, Civil Parish of Crowan, Eccl. Parish of -Folio 485 Page 25 & Folio 486 Page 26. Accessed 9/10/2005 06.31 pm at <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/cocp.html>).
  11. ↑ General Register Office, England. Marriage Certificate James Rowe Martha Bassett 1851.
  12. ↑ William Kelly. BK Life in Victoria, or, Victoria in 1853 and Victoria in 1858: showing the march of improvement made by the c. (1860 London: Chapman and Hall; Melbourne)
    Vol 2, Page 199.

    "I saw several puddling machines in course of erection, but made no halt until I reached the small and modest establishment of Messrs. N-c-s and B-ss-tt.
    They were youthful Cornishmen, who came out in humble employ, on the staff of the Colonial Gold Mining Company and were sent to Sailors' Gully at a period when the company was assigned an indefinite length of quartz reef by the Government, to commence operations"

  13. ↑ Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-19. (PROV Series VPRS 7666, 7667 and 7786)
    Port B, Fiche 040, Page 10 & 11 - Marco Polo.

    BASSETT, JOHN, 32,
    BASSETT, JOHN, 55

  14. ↑ Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-19. (PROV Series VPRS 7666, 7667 and 7786)
    Port B, Fiche 06, page 004, Ship MARCO POLO.

    BASSETT, JOHN, 33

    Evidence to support that John Bassett came out eariler than 1857

    “It was in 1855 also that the two young Cornishmen, Nicholas Bassett, showed William Kelly cakes of retorted gold like Dutch cheeses, at Sailors Gully Eaglehawk. James Nicholas is credited in some quarters with setting up the first steam crushing machine” (source Hopkins, Ruth, 1994, Cousin Jack, Man for The Times, A History of the Cornish People Victoria, published Bendigo p. 20)

    There is a notation on a mining lease application for ground in Specimen Hill, Sailors Gully made in 1861 which included then following special remarks that “The applicant had been in possession of the ground for 5 years” indicating that John Bassett was already mining in the area on this site in 1855 (Source: Bendigo Lease Register, Department of Energy and ……. Registery of Applications, photocopy provided by Noelene Wild)
    There were also advertisements placed in the Bendigo Advertiser that indicate that John Bassett was in the area

    Quartz and Puddling Machine

    For sale, a horse stamping mill, to work in water with three heads, with pump, sluice, and everything complete. For particulars, apply Messars, Bassett, Nicholas & Co., Sailors Gully

    (Source: Bendigo Advertiser Saturday September, 1, 1855 Advertisement repeated on the 5th and 8th September, 1855)

    THE CORNISH STEAM STAMPING MACHINE, Sailors Gully. Messrs Basset, Nicholas, and Wellington proprietors of the above establishment, beg to announce to the quartz miners of Bendigo and the neighbourhood, that they are prepared to receive quartz to stamp in water, in any quantity, at the following reduced prices: under 5 tons 6 pounds; under ten tons 5 pounds; for large quantities 4 pounds. This includes stamping and amalgamating, and the quartz need not be burnt. N.B. The proprietors having enlarged their establishment, they have a horse stamper with three heads, worked on the same principle, for sale.

    (Source: Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday September 15, 1855. Advertisement repeated on the 19th, 22nd,, 26th , 29thSeptember, 3rd, 6th October 1855)
    1856

    Eaglehawk police court 20/8/1856 Applied (with 3 others) for lease of 60 yards on a reef at Surface Hill Sailors Hill - recommended to be granted.

    Source: O’Donohue, A & Hanson, B.,1995, Eaglehawk & District Pioneer Register 1850-1880 Vol A, B & C., Publisher Annette O’Donohue, Bendigo

  15. ↑ The Bendigo advertiser (microform). (Began Dec. 9, 1853. Sandhurst, Vic. : R.R. Haverfield, -2003. Newspapers - Microfilm - Select reel(s) from cabinets NM)
    Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday September 15, 1855.

    THE CORNISH STEAM STAMPING MACHINE, Sailors Gully. Messrs Basset, Nicholas, and Wellington proprietors of the above establishment, beg to announce to the quartz miners of Bendigo and the neighbourhood, that they are prepared to receive quartz to stamp in water, in any quantity, at the following reduced prices: under 5 tons 6 pounds; under ten tons 5 pounds; for large quantities 4 pounds. This includes stamping and amalgamating, and the quartz need not be burnt. N.B. The proprietors having enlarged their establishment, they have a horse stamper with three heads, worked on the same principle, for sale.

    Advertisement repeated on the 19th, 22nd, 26th , 29th September, 3rd, 6th October 1855

  16. ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936. ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.)
    Electoral Year: 1856, State: Victoria, District: Loddon, Su bdistrict: Mandurang.

    Bassett, John Sailor's gully, miner; miner's right

  17. ↑ Annette O'Dononhue & Bev Hanson. Eaglehawk District Pioneer Register Vol 1 ABC. (Maiden Gully, Vic. : A.M. O'Donohue, 1995-<1998>).
  18. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That I came to Sailors Gully aforesaid almost immediately after my arrival and put up a Crushing machine which paid pretty well for two or three years and with the profits I improved the plant and machinery and purchased the land and erected my dwelling.

  19. ↑ Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-19. (PROV Series VPRS 7666, 7667 and 7786)
    Port B, Fiche 127, Page 4 & 10.

    Passenger List SS Royal Charter 1857
    passenger #152
    William Bassett aged 40 miner
    Passenger #153
    Stephen Davey aged 36 miner
    Passenger #256
    John Bassett aged 36 Miner
    Catherine aged 33
    Francis aged 11
    John aged 10
    Catherine aged 8
    Martha aged 6 Reference number: SHIP002

  20. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    .....
    That five months after my arrival one of my children was taken ill and died.

  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).
  22. ↑ Land - Crown Grant Register. (Crown Grant Register - General Law)
    Year 1859 Reference# 1142.

    The land measured 2 roods, 32 perches and ¾ of a perches situated in the of unnamed county in the parish of Nerring; allotment 4 of section 6B Sailors Gully bounded on the north by a line bearing sixty degrees thirty minutes east two chains and fifty links on the east by a line bearing South twenty nine degrees fifty minutes east two chains eighty two links on the South by a line bearing South sixty degrees thirty minutes west two chains fifty links and on the west by a line bearing north twenty nine degrees fifty minutes west two chains eighty two links being land sold at Sandhurst as Lot Number 37 in pursuance of the Proclamation of the 22nd day of February 1859. Reference number: LR003 & LR005

  23. ↑ Parish Map of Eaglehawk.
  24. ↑ Birrell, R, 1997, Personal Corespondance, Strathfieldsaye. Personal Corespondance to Andrea Buckley from Ralph Birrell Response letter to query from A. Buckley re-Basset.
  25. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty I was taken seriously ill and from that time to the present have never been able to do a days work and I am at the present time confined to the house and am a confirmed invalid.

  26. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 95 Memorial 420.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Search Notes 56965 for C.A Grantee J.Bassett 1859.
  28. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 99 Memorial 719.
  29. ↑ Dickers Mining Record
    1862 page 6.

    An attempt was made towards the close of 1860, by the original claimholders to form a public company. Failing in this, they agreed to amalgamate, and registered under Pyke's Act, each surrendering his individual right for a consider in shares as annexed -
    NAMES No. of Shares
    Basset, John, Sailors' Gully 1654
    Cook, Wiliam, Sailors' Gully 1430
    ……..
    ……..

    Prior to formation of Company, upwards of £2000 had been expended by individual claimholders

  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That I have lost four valuable horses worth three hundred pounds one was lost in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. Two were stolen in the same year and one died in one thousand eight hundred and sixty one.

  31. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That in or about the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty one WN Paul who was indebted to me for purchase price of a quartz claim to the amount of three hundred pounds and against whom I recovered a verdict because insolvent and I lost the said sum and also nearly one hundred pounds in law expense.

  32. ↑ Department of Energy and Minerals. Register of Applications. ((Supplied by Noeline Wild in the form of a photocopy)).
  33. ↑ William Kelly. BK Life in Victoria, or, Victoria in 1853 and Victoria in 1858: showing the march of improvement made by the c. (1860 London: Chapman and Hall; Melbourne).
  34. ↑ Borough of Eaglehawk Rates Book
    Yr 1862 Rate #249 & rate#300.

    Rate #249;;;;John Bassett;Crushing plant;150; Rate# 300;;;;John Bassett;Sailors Gully;30

  35. ↑ Borough of Eaglehawk Rates Book
    1863 Rate #299 & Rate #300.

    YR 1862
    249;;;;John Bassett;Crushing plant;150
    300;;;;John Bassett;Sailors Gully;30

  36. ↑ Borough of Eaglehawk Rates Book
    Yr 1864 Rate #140.

    YR 1864
    140;Bassett, John;;Sailors Gully;;Quartz Crush
    Live & Let Live Crushing Mill & Land;145

  37. ↑ Borough of Eaglehawk Rates Book
    1865 Rate #173 & Rate#185.

    YR 1865
    173;Bassett, John;;Sailors Gully;Bassett, John;Quartz Crushing machinery, dwelling, stables and land;Value 140.0.0
    185;Bassett, John;Miner;Sailors Gully; Bassett, Occupied by William;; value 4.0.0

  38. ↑ Eaglehawk - Signatory on Petition to have Eaglehawk (Sandhurst) proclaimed a Municipal District
    1862, 14th June 79 G/G Pg.1025 C1 Eaglehawk - Signatory o n Petition to have Eaglehawk (Sandhurst) proclaimed a Munic ipal District.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 Mining Registrar's Registrar's Register of Claims, Sandhurst Mining Division, 08/04/1862 - 07/09/1865 1-1299. (Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), VA3801 Bendigo Ming District (previously known as Sandhurst Mining District), VPRS 6946/P/001, Item 1).
  40. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 125 Memorial 660.
  41. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That in the month of March one thousand eight hundred and sixty three one of my children was taken ill and died and two other of my children were laid up with fever and caused me great expense,

  42. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Grant by Purchase Folio 27 Volume 281.
  43. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Grant by Purchase Folio Volune 280.

    Reference number: LR0012

  44. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Reference by instrument #31598.
  45. ↑ Will of James Kitto - Died 16 Jul 1888. (PROV - Series 45 Record No. 359, VPRS No.28/PO, Unit No. 569, VPRS 28/P2, Unit 309, VPRS 7591/P2, Unit No. 176).
  46. ↑ Land Title
    Title Volume #27 Folio 5279.
  47. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings)
    Schedule A Landed properties.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Mining Registrar's Registrar's Register of Claims, Sandhurst Mining Division, 08/04/1862 - 07/09/1865 1-1299. (Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), VA3801 Bendigo Ming District (previously known as Sandhurst Mining District), VPRS 6946/P/001, Item 1)
    page 21.
  49. ↑ Mining Registrar's Registrar's Register of Claims, Sandhurst Mining Division, 08/04/1862 - 07/09/1865 1-1299. (Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), VA3801 Bendigo Ming District (previously known as Sandhurst Mining District), VPRS 6946/P/001, Item 1)
    Page 21.
  50. ↑ Mining Registrar's Registrar's Register of Claims, Sandhurst Mining Division, 08/04/1862 - 07/09/1865 1-1299. (Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), VA3801 Bendigo Ming District (previously known as Sandhurst Mining District), VPRS 6946/P/001, Item 1)
    Page 123.
  51. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That Henry Rodda the Elder Henry Rodda the younger and Robert Grieve have served me with summonses out of the County Court to appear on Tuesday next-and I fear that they will issue an execution against me goods and then a warrant against my person.

  52. ↑ Lyell & Gowan, Accounts & Trade Assignees. The Victorian Insolvent List comprising Insolvencies Assignments from 30th June, 1862 to 31st December, 1866.. (Compiled from Authentic Sources by Lyell & Gowan, Accoutns & Trade Assignees, 46 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, published 1867)
    page 8.
  53. ↑ The Victoria Government Gazette. (July 9 (1851)-no. 109 (Dec. 31, 1986), Melbourne Govt. Printer 1851-1986 La Trobe Reading Room (Australiana))
    Gazette No.155, Friday Nov. 3 1865 p.2301.

    30th September, 1865
    "Insolvencies
    Return of Melbourne Insolvencies during this week ending the 30th September, 1865:-
    Dates, names, trades, addresses, and official assignees
    25th September,
    ……….
    John Bassett, quartz crusher, Eaglehawk, Goodman.
    ……….
    George Brougham Austin
    Chief Clerk
    Insovent Court Office
    Melbourne

  54. ↑ The Victoria Government Gazette. (July 9 (1851)-no. 109 (Dec. 31, 1986), Melbourne Govt. Printer 1851-1986 La Trobe Reading Room (Australiana))
    Gazette No.155, Friday Nov. 3 1865 p.2374-2375.

    "Notice to Holders of Mining Leases and Water-right Licenses.
    The holders of the undermentioned leases and licenses having neglected to pay the rents now overdue for lands held under the same respectively: It is hereby notified that if all arrears of rent be not paid to the Receivers of Revenue of the respective divisions within one month from the date herepf, the leases or licenses on which such arrears shall not have been paid will be liable to forfeiture.
    ……..
    Sandhurst District-Sandhurst Division
    Receiver at Sandhurst
    ………
    No. 381 J. Bassett; 3a. 2r 15p; Specimen Hill, Sailor's Gully.
    No. 382. J. Bassett; 3a. 0r. 7p; Moon Reef
    ……..
    J.F. Sullivan
    Minister of Mines
    Office of Mines,
    Melbourne, 13th October, 1865

  55. ↑ The Bendigo advertiser (microform). (Began Dec. 9, 1853. Sandhurst, Vic. : R.R. Haverfield, -2003. Newspapers - Microfilm - Select reel(s) from cabinets NM)
    17 November 1865.

    17/11/1865 at Saolors Gully, John Bassett aged 45 years

  56. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment)).
  57. ↑ Insolvency Proceedings for John Bassett. (PROV VPRS759/P Insolvency's, Unit 91 Documents relating to John Bassett's Insolvency Proceedings).

    That being unable to attend to the machine it didn't pay and in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty three I applied to one William Davey to advance me money on mortgage of my land and buildings thereon and is now the sum of four hundred and ninety pounds due to him thereon.

  58. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Memorial #595 Book #155.

    The parties involved in the settling of the estate were -William Davey of the first part and John Goodman official assignee of the insolvent estate of John Bassett of the second part and Jonathan Wright Hodgson of the third part.

  59.   Wild, N,. Wild, N, Undated personal correspondence, Eaglehawk.
  60.   Tulloch, T. The Bendigo District Directory with Calender. (1859, W. Fairfax and Co., Melbourne.).
  61.   Sykes, J. B., (eds). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English. (1976, 6th edn, Oxford University Press, London).
  62. ↑ John is Buried next to the first interment at White Hills John Barnett Church of England.
  63. ↑ 1. John Bassett, aged 50, Tin Miner, born Cornwall
    2. Martha Bassett, aged 45, , born Cornwall
    3. William Bassett, aged 25, Tin Miner, born Cornwall
    4. John Bassett, aged 20, Tin Miner, born Cornwall
    5. Ann Bassett, aged 15, Dressing, born Cornwall
    5. Martha Bassett, aged 12, Dressing, born Cornwall
    6. James Bassett, aged 8, born Cornwall
    7. Jenifar Moffatt, aged 15, Dressing, born Cornwall
  64. ↑ John was a witness at two more marriages on the day his brother William was married. We Know that John Basssett Snr was unable to sign his surname on his marriage certificate so therefore it is unlikely that it was John Bassett Snr who signed as witness and more likely to have been John Bassett Jnr.
  65. ↑ at the time of his marriage.
  66. ↑ when his eldest child Francis was born
  67. ↑ In the first house there was the Davey family
    1. Stephen Davey, aged 30,,Miner
    2. Ann Davey, aged 24 (nee Bassett)
    3. Jane Davey, aged 7
    4. Elizabeth Davey, aged 5
    5. John Davey, aged 2

    In the house next door there was
    1. John Bassett, aged 30, miner
    2. Catharine Bassett aged 27 (nee Davey)
    3. Francis Bassett, aged 7
    4. John Bassett, aged 4
    5. Catharine Bassett, aged 2
  68. ↑ with his borther William Bassett to the marriage of James Rowe to his sister Martha Bassett
  69. ↑ It is thought that the two travelling together on Board the SS Marco Polo were our Bassetts - information still to be corroborated
    1. John Bassett, 53
    2. John Bassett, 32
  70. ↑ He appears to have travelled alone on the Ship MARCO POLO.
  71. ↑ THE CORNISH STEAM STAMPING MACHINE, Sailors Gully. Messrs Basset, Nicholas, and Wellington proprietors of the above establishment, beg to announce to the quartz miners of Bendigo and the neighborhood, that they are prepared to receive quartz to stamp in water, in any quantity, at the following reduced prices: under 5 tons 6 pounds; under ten tons 5 pounds; for large quantities 4 pounds. This includes stamping and amalgamating, and the quartz need not be burnt. N.B. The proprietors having enlarged their establishment, they have a horse stamper with three heads, worked on the same principle, for sale.
  72. ↑ and owning a miner'r right.
  73. ↑ Applied [with 3 others] for lease of 60 yards on a reef at Surface Hill Sailors Gully - recommended to be granted
  74. ↑ "That I came to Sailors Gully aforesaid almost immediately after my arrival and put up a Crushing machine which paid pretty well for two or three years and with the profits I improved the plant and machinery and purchased the land and erected my dwelling"
  75. ↑ Travelling together on Board the SS Royal Charter in 1857 and arriving in June 1857 at Melbourne were
    Party 1
    1. William Bassett aged 40 miner
    Party 2
    2. Stephen Davey aged 36 miner (brother of Catherine Bassett nee Davey and husband to Ann Bassett)
    Party 3
    3. John Bassett aged 36 Miner
    4. Catherine aged 33 (nee Catherine Davey)
    5. Francis aged 11
    6. John aged 10
    7. Catherine aged 8
    8. Martha aged 6
  76. ↑ "five months after my arrival one of my children was taken ill and died." We have bee unable however to find "official records" of which child passed away at this time.
  77. ↑ This block of land is situated in Hodgson Street, Eaglehawk according to the parish map of Sandurst - Eaglehawk

    John still owned this property when he became insolvent.

    The Town Lot for Allotment 4 Section 6B is shown to have become John Bassett's on the Parish Map on the 30 March 1859 after the it was Proclaimed on the 22nd February 1859. The date on the Town Lot (ie Title) was dated the 4th May 1859.
  78. ↑ Lease No 102 John Bassett, Francis Bassett. 148 yds quartz area 2 acres 1 rood 2 perches applied for 30 August 1859 but included in Lease 103 Bassett Brothers (John Bassett, William Bassett, James Bassett and Stephen Davey) applied for on 24 August 1859 and granted 2 May 1860. The applicants stated they were working the land as a claim(s). The areas were adjacent being 2 acres 1 rood 2 perches and 5 acres 25 perches and 5 acres 25 perches respectively and situated in Butcher's Gully at the head of Napoleon Gully and Sailor's Gully. The applicants worked the land until the 10 year lease expired on 2 May 1870 but did not apply for renewal of the lease.
  79. ↑ seriously ill and from that time to 1865 was never been able to do a days work and and in 1865 became confined to the house and as an invalid.
  80. ↑ Almost twelve months after John Bassett purchasing land (Allotment 4 of section 6B) he took out a mortgage on it for five shillings sterling with the Oriental Bank Corporation.
  81. ↑ John takes out a second morgage on the same property (Allotment 4 Section 6B) for 2000 pounds with the Oriental Bank Corporation, only three months after the initial mortgage on the property.

    At around the same time the following was recorded in the Dickers Miners Record 1961 that the Sailors Gully Quartz Mining Company.
    "An attempt was made towards the close of 1860, by the original claimholders to form a public company. Failing in this, they agreed to amalgamate, and registered under Pyke's Act, each surrendering his individual right for a consider in shares as annexed -
    NAMESNo. of Shares
    Basset, John, Sailors' Gully1654
    Cook, Wiliam, Sailors' Gully1430
    ……..
    ……..

    Prior to formation of Company, upwards of £2000 had been expended by individual claimholders " Perhaps this helps to explained why John Bassett had borrowed such a large amount from the Oriental Bank.
  82. ↑ one horse who died.
  83. ↑ "That in or about the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty one WN Paul who was indebted to me for purchase price of a quartz claim to the amount of three hundred pounds and against whom I recovered a verdict became insolvent and I lost the said sum and also nearly one hundred pounds in law expense."
  84. ↑ A notation was made on the application as follows: "Applicants have been in possesion of the land for 5 years.
    Could this be the land that the Colonial Gold mining Company had sent John Bassett & Mr Nichols to work on?
  85. ↑ Owner of 1654 x1pound shares in 'Sailors Gully Quartz Mining Co'
  86. ↑ three valuable horses -2 who were stolen and one was lost
  87. ↑ Crushing plant and house
  88. ↑ his occupation was listed quartz crusher. His brother James, was also a signatory to the petition, and his occupation was listed as a miner.
  89. ↑ Lent money from William Davey (Catherine's brother) of £490.0.0 (includes interest).
  90. ↑ Aquired his mining right.
  91. ↑ A further mortgage was taken out with William Davey for £700
  92. ↑ one of his children became seriously ill.
  93. ↑ Claim No. 247 Hogson & Co Quartz Claim stiuation Moon Reef.
  94. ↑ Allotments 5 & 6 Section 6B - originally purchased on the 27th day of June 1863. Allotment 5 was purchased for 12 pounds and 10 shillings and allotment 6 was also purchased.
    A few days before he became insolvent this land was transferred to Sampson Davey although no money appears to have changed hands.
    The land is eventually transferred back to Catherine 9th June 1873 the land is transferred to Catherine Kitto who immediately appears to transfere the land to Robert Burrowes Jean Baptiste and Goridan and Robert Blackwell Sibley.
  95. ↑ Allotment 4 Section 1B Sailors Gully Rd, Eaglehawk. Purchase price 6 pounds five shillings.

    On the 5th March 1866 Allotment 4 Section 1B was transferred from the Estate of John Bassett to John Johnson. "Allotment 4 Section 1B Sailors Gully 1 Rood Value of property £30" was listed in schedule A Landed Properties at the time of his solvency. According to the Parish map Johnson owned allotments 5, 14 and 15, which share boundaries with Allotment 4.
  96. ↑ Claim No. 93 for Bassett & Co 2/3 of his holdings transfered to other parties
  97. ↑ Claim No. 93 for Bassett & Co Quartz Claim situated on the North Devonshire Reef
  98. ↑ Claim No. 93 for Bassett & Co remainder of his holdings transfered to other parties
  99. ↑ Claim 621 Goldfinind Co., Specium Hill Sailors Gully
  100. ↑ Claim No. 247 Hogson & Co Quartz Claim stiuation Moon Reef transfered his holdings to other parties
  101. ↑ Confined to the house due to illness
  102. ↑ Claim 622 Bassett & Co, Specimen Hill, Sailors Gully transfered to Murdoch & Hodgson
  103. ↑ Claim 621 Transfered to Thomas Hunkin & William Brockenshire. Note Thomas Hunkin was married to John's first cousin Elizabeth Bassett.
  104. ↑ served two with summonses to appear in Court .
  105. ↑ 27th Sept 1865 John Bassit; Residence: Near Sandhurst; Trade: Quartz Crusher; State Liability: £1170; State Assets: £918; When Certificate was granted : ----; Dvi'ds Declared & Remarks:------; Official Assigned: Moore.
  106. ↑ Insolvencies
    Return of Melbourne Insolvencies during this week ending the 30th September, 1865:-
    Dates, names, trades, addresses, and official assignees
    25th September,
    ……….
    John Bassett, quartz crusher, Eaglehawk, Goodman.
    ……….
    George Brougham Austin
    Chief Clerk
    Insovent Court Office
    Melbourne"
  107. ↑ John Bassett, of Eaglehawk, Sandhurst, quartz crusher. Causes of insolvency- Sick- ness of himself and family, lossos In mining, and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £1.170 16s. Id. ; aseóte, £918 : deficioncy, £2-31 l63. Id. J. Goodman, official assignee.
  108. ↑ "Notice to Holders of Mining Leases and Water-right Licenses.
    The holders of the undermentioned leases and licenses having neglected to pay the rents now overdue for lands held under the same respectively: It is hereby notified that if all arrears of rent be not paid to the Receivers of Revenue of the respective divisions within one month from the date herepf, the leases or licenses on which such arrears shall not have been paid will be liable to forfeiture.
    ……..
    Sandhurst District-Sandhurst Division
    Receiver at Sandhurst
    ………
    No. 381 J. Bassett; 3a. 2r 15p; Specimen Hill, Sailor's Gully.
    No. 382. J. Bassett; 3a. 0r. 7p; Moon Reef
    ……..
    J.F. Sullivan
    Minister of Mines
    Office of Mines,
    Melbourne, 13th October, 1865"
  109. ↑ 17/11/1865 at Sailors Gully, John Bassett aged 45 years
  110. ↑ In 1865, two weeks after John Bassett died the property was sold to Jonathan Wright Hodgson for £456 with the money going to William Davey. The parties involved in the settling of the estate were "William Davey of the first part and John Goodman official assignee of the insolvent estate of John Bassett of the second part and Jonathan Wright Hodgson of the third part." This memorial also described what was situated on the property " Crushing Machine steam engine, dwelling house, stables and premises and all and singular houses outhouses etc."
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