The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Bassett, son of John Bassett, miller and Mary Bassett [Wallis]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Bassett was the son of John Bassett, miller and Mary Bassett [Wallis]. He was born 1801 at Edenbridge, Kent, baseborn; christened 1801 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Ann Boyes on c 1825. She was born 1809 at Westerham, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iJohn who was born 1828 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 1st Oct 1828 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  iiMaria who was born 1831 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 1st May 1831 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died Nov 1832 Edenbridge, Kent, aged 1 year; buried 14th Nov 1832 Edenbridge, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1833 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 16th Jun 1833 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died Sep 1833 Edenbridge, Kent, aged 3 months; buried 11th Sep 1833 Edenbridge, Kent
  ivAnn who was born 1834 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 9th Nov 1834 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  vHenry who was born 1837 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 6th Aug 1837 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
3 viThomas who was born 1839 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 17th Nov 1839 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died 4th Jun 1904 Ontario, Canada
  viiMartha who was born 1842 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 29th May 1842 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  viiiJane who was born 1844 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 13th Oct 1844 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  ixWilliam who was born 1847 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 9th May 1847 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died Feb 1848 Edenbridge, Kent, aged 10 months; buried 17th Feb 1848 Edenbridge, Kent
  xMary Ann who was born 1849 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 11th Mar 1849 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
4 xiRichard who was born 1854 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Bassett, police sargeant was the son of John Bassett and Ann Bassett [Boyes]. He was born 1828 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 1st Oct 1828 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  He married (1) Sarah Jenner on 27th Sep 1852 at St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, London, witnesses: David Lewis and Jane Lewis. She was born 1822 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1822 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent, daughter of Edward Jenner (labourer) and Mary Jenner. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1854 at Stepney, London
5 iiJohn Junior who was born 1858 at Plumstead, London
  iiiWilliam H. who was born 1861 at Plumstead, London
  ivE. F. who was born 1865 at Plumstead, London
  He married (2) Martha Valler on Oct to Dec 1902, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1902 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1628. She was born c 1865
   
  3. Thomas Bassett, miller was the son of John Bassett and Ann Bassett [Boyes]. He was born 1839 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 17th Nov 1839 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; emigrated 1871 to Canada; died 4th Jun 1904 at Huntley, Ontario, Canada
  He married Isabella Foster. They had the following children:
  iJohn Henry
  iiArmenia Mary
  iiiEliza Ann
   
  4. Richard Bassett was the son of John Bassett and Ann Bassett [Boyes]. He was born 1854 at Edenbridge, Kent; emigrated 1885
  He married Elizabeth Hall on Jan to Mar 1876, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 2a Page 673. She was born 1853 at Ide Hill, Kent; emigrated 1885. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born 1877 at Ide Hill, Kent
  iiMartha who was born 1879 at Ide Hill, Kent
  iiiMary who was born 1880 at Ide Hill, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  5. John Junior Bassett, master baker was the son of John Bassett, police sargeant and Sarah Bassett [Jenner]. He was born 1858 at Plumstead, London
  He married Sarah Hedgecock on July to Sep 1878, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q3 Vol 2a Page 877. She was born 1854 at Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam John who was born July to Sep 1879 at Sundridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 2a Page 595
  iiMary who was born Nov 1880 at Sundridge, Kent
  iiiEdward who was born 1883 at Sundridge, Kent
  ivHenry who was born 1885 at Sundridge, Kent
   

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