Person:William Bassett (58)

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William Bassett
m. 9 Jan 1862
  1. James Bassett1862 - 1862
  2. James Bassett1864 - 1866
  3. William Bassett1865 - 1865
  4. Eleanor Bassett1867 - 1929
  5. Mary Bassett1868 - 1943
  6. James Bassett1871 - 1930
  7. Martha Bassett1874 - 1940
  8. John Bassett1876 - 1917
  9. William Bassett1878 - 1945
Facts and Events
Name William Bassett
Alt Name[1] William Basset
Gender Male
Birth[2] 4 Jul 1865 Sailors Gully, Victoria, Australia
Christening[1] 6 Sep 1865 Eaglehawk, Victoria, AustraliaSt Peters Church
Death[3] 30 Dec 1865 Sailors Gully, Victoria, AustraliaCause: Diarheera
Burial[4][5] 31 Dec 1865 Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Victoria, AustraliaE-Mail: bct@netcon.net.au URL: http://www.bencemtrust.com.au/Eaglehawk_Cemetery.htm Eaglehawk Cemetery 5 Victoria Street, 5 Victoria Street, Eaglehawk,, Victoria 3556 Australia (Grenfell Street, Reserve and Victoria Streets, adjacent to Neangar Memorial Park, Eaglehawk) The Government gazette dated 9th December 1863 stated "A site for a cemetery at Eaglehawk has been reserved by Order of the Government on 28th September 1863". The area reserved was 5 acres fronting Reserve Street. The Eaglehawk Old Monumental Section is laid out in orderly rectangular plats. It has all denominations and a Paupers section. There are many magnificent trees lining the roadways such as Bunya Pines, Morton Bay Figs, Oak, Hoop Pine, Canary Island Pine and Silky Oak. The first recorded burial at the Eaglehawk Cemetery is that of 21 year old John Edmond McDonough. He was interred in Grave 1 Section C on 6th July 1864. Today there is still a monument standing that was erected in his memory. There have been 6 Sextons live in the Sextons Residence formerly located near the front gates of the old monumental section. The cottage was built in the 1870's and was demolished in the 1970's.
Other[4][6] Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Victoria, AustraliaSection: MON G, Grave Number: 15 Gravesite

Died at the age of 6 months

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 St Peters - Eaglehawk Entry of Baptism. (Transcribed by the AIGS Bendigo Branch)
    Reg number 69.
  2. Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Birth Certificate William Bassett (1). (Year: 1865; Reg Number: 17531. Original a certified copy. Original held by Andrea Buckley Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
  3. Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Death Certificate William Bassett. (Reference details Year: 1865; Reg Number: 9609. Original a certified copy. Original held by Andrea Buckley Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Bendigo Cemeteries Trust Website. (http://www.bencemtrust.com.au)
    BASSETT, WILLIAM Interment Number: 00102 Cemetery: EAGLEHAWK.

    BASSETT, WILLIAM
    Date of Death: not available
    Date of Burial: 31/12/1865
    Interment Number: 00102
    Cemetery: EAGLEHAWK
    Section: MON G
    Grave Number: 15

  5. Location of buried plot #15/G
  6. No Headstone

    Interred at this site
    James Bassett
    William Bassett
    Eleanor Rule
    John Bassett