Bassett Family Association Database

William Bassett[1]

Male 1810 - 1889  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name William Bassett 
    Christened 29 Jul 1810  Okehampton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Jan 1889  Petone Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bridge Street Cemetery in Lower Hutt. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Evening Post, 28 January 1889
      William Bassett (1801-1889)

      An old settler named William Bassett, a native of Devonshire, and 88 years of age, breathed his last at 7 o?clock yesterday morning, his constitution having completely broken up. The deceased had been a strong and energetic man, and in the early days of the colony he
      achieved some prowess as a wrestler. He arrived in the colony in 1840, in, it is believed, the ?Duke of Roxburgh? (one of the first six ships which landed passengers on the Petone beach), and during the whole of his time has resided in the Wellington Provincial District. He was a
      bootmaker by trade, but had not followed his vocation for years, having by dint of thrift and business tact acquired sufficient property to live on. He was twice married, his two sons and six daughters (all of whom are married and settled in various parts of the colony) being the
      issue of the first marriage. The deceased is well-known throughout the district to both Europeans and natives, and very much respected. Being a Maori linguist, he interpreted for one of the early Governors on several occasions.


      William and Mary settled in Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

      Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage

      1839. Marriage solemnized by certificate in the Parish of Egloshayle in the
      County of Cornwall, no. 21, 13 Aug 1839, William Bassett, full age, a
      bachelor, Sawyer, residing in Bodmin, son of Francis Bassett, carpenter, and
      Mary Rooks, full age, widow, a servant, residing in Egloshayle, daughter of
      William Sims, Ostler.


      Duke of Roxburgh, Ship 471 tons, Captain: James Thoms
      Sailed Plymouth 5 Oct 1839 - arrived Port Nicholson 8 Feb 18

      Steerage Passengers
      Bassett, William 28 Shoemaker & Sawyer
      wife 26
      Rooke, Emma 11 months
      Son Infant Born at sea
    Person ID I18  300B Thomas Bassett of Okehampton
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2013 

    Father Francis Bassett,   c. 28 Feb 1768, Okehampton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Mother Elizabeth Macey,   d. Deceased 
    Married 8 Dec 1793  Okehampton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Syms,   d. 1877 
    Married 13 Aug 1839  EgloShayle, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Naomi Bassett,   d. Deceased
     2. Martha Bassett,   d. Deceased
     3. Elizabeth Bassett,   d. Deceased
     4. Ruth Bassett,   d. Deceased
     5. Mary Bassett,   d. Deceased
     6. Annie Bassett,   d. Deceased
     7. Thomas Bassett,   d. Deceased
     8. William Bassett,   d. Deceased
     9. John Bassett,   d. Deceased
    +10. Francis Bassett,   b. 1849,   d. Deceased
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eliza Bannister 
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2013 
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 31 August 2009.

    2. [S2] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriagein Parish of.