Person:John Bassett (29)

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John Bassett
b.Bet Jun 1846 and Sep 1846 Crowan, , Cornwall, England
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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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Name John Bassett
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Bet Jun 1846 and Sep 1846 Crowan, , Cornwall, England
Christening[3] 14 Jan 1847 Crowan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Census[4][6] 30 Mar 1851 Horse Downs, Halligan, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UK
Emigration[5][7] 15 May 1857
Death? Y

Possible death date 27 Jan 1867 Moulamein, New South Wales, Australia Still to be determined

(Research):Finding Johns birth certificate reference It appears that John was christened in 1847 in Crowan which is in the registration district of Helston. There were 6 John Bassetts born in 1846, They were:- Births Mar 1846 Bassett John, Llanelly, 26, 604 Bassett John, Leicester, 15, 99 Births Jun 1846 Bassett John, Mildenhall, 13, 44 Births Sep 1846 Bassett John, Helston, 9, 112 Bassett John William, Stroud, 11, 457 Births Dec 1846 Bassett John Richard, Witney, 16, 138

The John Bassett that is most likely our is the John born in Helston

References
  1. 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 born in Crowan and being in the 1851 Crowan Parish Census.

  2. FreeBMD England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1900. (The Trustees of FreeBMD [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.)
    Births Sep 1846, Bassett, John, District Helston, Vol 9, P age 112.

    Finding Johns birth certificate reference
    It appears that John was christened in 1847 in Crowan which is in the registration district of Helston.
    There were 6 John Bassetts born in 1846, They were:-
    Births Mar 1846
    Bassett John, Llanelly, 26, 604
    Bassett John, Leicester, 15, 99
    Births Jun 1846
    Bassett John, Mildenhall, 13, 44
    Births Sep 1846
    Bassett John, Helston, 9, 112
    Bassett John William, Stroud, 11, 457
    Births Dec 1846
    Bassett John Richard, Witney, 16, 138

    The John Bassett that is most likely our is the John born in Helston

  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 #: C022261, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0246797, Prin tout Call #: 6904600, Dates: 1795 - 1812.
  4. 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>).
  5. 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

  6. 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 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
  7. 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