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- William left England with his parents and other family members in the early 1830's and emigrated to the United States settling in Albion, Edwards County, Illinois. William established the Bassett & Sons Brickyard in Albion. It was located a short distance south of the Southern Railroad, almost direcly south of Albion. He died in 1904 in Albion, aged 86, at the home of his daughter, Ellen Standring.
William Bassett
Fell asleep at the home of his daughter at 12:45 p.m. March 22, 1904, William Bassett, aged 86 years, nine months and 24 days. Although naturally possessed of a hardy, rugged constitution Mr. Bassett had succumbed to his weight of years and for months past had been in a very feeble condition. The final summons was fully expected.
In the death of William Bassett, Albion loses one of her best citizens. He was a man whose word no man ever doubted and who stood for the right in all things. He was born in the county of Kent, England, May 28, 1817. He came with his parents to the state of New York when young, and later, about the years 1837, settled in Albion. He was married to Miss Charlotte Johns soon after coming to Albion. Mrs. Bassett died April 3, 1885, aged 73 years. The surviving members of the family are three sons, Alfred, William H. and Thomas R.; and three daughters, Mrs. Charles Stanley, Mrs. William Fewkes and Mrs. Ellen Standring, all residing in Albion or in the immediate vicinity. Upon locating in Albion, some sixty five years ago, Mr. Bassett began the business of manufacturing brick, an occupation in which he greatly excelled. It is a noteworthy fact that two of his early apprentices, W.H. John and William Lines, are now still living. The brick were usually manufactured on the spot where they were to be used, and many of the first brick made by him are still piled up in the residences of town and country, monuments of his industry. The funeral services will be held at the residence of Mrs. Standring this afternoon at 2:30. The deceased had been many years a member of the C.P. Church. The kindly face of William Bassett will be much missed in Albion.
1840 Federal Census of Edwards County, Illinois
William Bassett 10001-10001
1MU5, 1M20-30, 1FU5, 1F20-30
1850 Federal Census of Albion, Edwards County, Illinois
William Bassett - 33 - M - England - Brickmaker 100
Charlotte - 35 - F - England
Charlotte Johns - 14 - F - Illinois
Alfred Bassett - 10 - M - Illinois
George - 8 - M - Illinois
Harriet - 5 - F - Illinois
Ellen - 2 - F - Illinois
Emma - 7/12 - F - Illinois
1860 Federal Census of Edwards County, Illinois
William Bassett - 43 - M - England - Brickmaker 1500 300
Charlotte - 47 - F - England
Alfred - 19 - M - Illinois
George - 17 - M - Illinois
Harriet - 15 - F - Illinois
William H. - 13 - M - Illinois
Ellen - 11 - F - Illinois
Emma - 10 - F - Illinois
Thomas - 8 - M - Illinois
Elizabeth - 6 - F - Illinois
Benjamin White - 19 - M - England - Laborer
1870 Federal Census of Edwards County, Illinois
William Bassett - 53 - M - England - Brickmaker 2,000 600
Charlotte - 58 - F - England - Keeping House
Alfred - 29 - M - Illinois - Brickmaker
William H. - 23 - M - Illinois - Farmer
Thomas R. - 18 - M - Illinois - Farmer
Sarah M. Gay - 15 - F - Indiana
1900 Federal Census of Albion, Edward County, Illinois (4 Jun 1900)
Ellen Standring (Wd) - 51 - Nov 1848 - F - IL-EN-EN - Head - Seamstress
Minnie - 29 - Jun 1871 - F - IL-IL-IL - Daughter
William Bassett (Wd) - 73 - May 1827 - M - EN-EN-EN - Grandfather
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Bassett Family Association Database
1817 - 1904 (86 years)