Bassett Family Association Database
John Basset
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Name John Basset Birth 17 Nov 1791 Christening 28 Nov 1791 Illogan in Cornwall
Gender Male _UID EE39A80B14C7834D89B54CDC5698398C9EB3 Death 4 Jul 1843 Boppart-on-the-Rhine
Notes - John Basset was a member of Parliament for Helston in 1840 for a short time and was deeply interested in Cornish mining and the welfare of the miner. He was also High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1837.
The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume XXXIII, 1850
London, John Bowyer Nichols and Son
John Basset, Esq.
July 4. At Boppart, on the Rhine, aged 51, John Basset, esq. of Upper Brook-street, London, nephew to the late Lord de Dunstanville.
He was the son of the Rev. John Basset, M.A. Rector of Illogan and Cambourne, in Cornwall, by Mary, daughter of George Wingfield, esq. of Durham; and was baptized at Illogan, November 28, 1791. He was elected M.P. for the borough of Helston in 1840, without opposition, but not in 1841.
Person ID I584 58B Ancient Bassetts of England Last Modified 18 Dec 2017
Father Reverend John Basset, c. 4 Aug 1760 Mother Mary Wingfield Marriage 4 Oct 1790 Family ID F288 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Mary Price Marriage Jun 1830 Children 1. John Francis Basset, b. 15 Jul 1831 d. 9 Feb 1869 (Age 37 years) 2. Arthur Basset, b. 12 May 1833 d. 7 May 1870 (Age 36 years) + 3. Gustavus Lambert Basset, b. 17 Sep 1834 d. Jul 1888 (Age 53 years) 4. Walter St. Aubyn Basset, b. Abt 1835 Family ID F289 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jan 2018
- John Basset was a member of Parliament for Helston in 1840 for a short time and was deeply interested in Cornish mining and the welfare of the miner. He was also High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1837.
