Bassett Family Association Database

John Basset

Male 1791 - 1843  (51 years)

Personal Information

  • Name John Basset 
    Birth 17 Nov 1791 
    Christening 28 Nov 1791  Illogan in Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID EE39A80B14C7834D89B54CDC5698398C9EB3 
    Death 4 Jul 1843  Boppart-on-the-Rhine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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