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- Walter Thomas Bassett married his first cousin, Annie Crittal.
1881 British Census of Spitlyn Farm, Mayfield, Sussex, England
Alfred Crettall - 39 - M - Head - Rotherfield, Sussex - Farmer of 160 acres
Abigail - 37 - F- Wife - Mayfield, Sussex
Alfred - 19 - M - Son - Rotherfield, Sussex - Farmers Son
Charlotte - 17 - F - Daughter - Rotherfield, Sussex - Farmers Daughter
Annie - 15 - F - Daughter - Rotherfield, Sussex - Farmers Daughter
Winifred - 11 - F - Daughter - Rotherfield, Sussex - Scholar
Jane - 9 - F - Daughter - Rotherfield, Sussex - Scholar
Richard - 7 - M - Son - Mayfield, Sussex - Scholar
Henry - 4- M - Son - Mayfield, Sussex
George - 2 - M - Son - Mayfield, Sussex
Kate - 11/12 - F - Daughter - Mayfield, Sussex
James Danns - 50 - M - Servant - Farm Servant (Domestic)
Walter Bassett - 14 - M - Servant - Farm Servant (Domestic)
(Farmer of 160 acres - Employes 3 men and 2 boys)
Walter Thomas Bassett
Born April 1866 - Died July 1952
By Peter Baxter (Grandson)
(Includes picture)
Walter Thomas Bassett was born in Rotherfield, a sub-disrict of Sussex, England on 21 Apr 1866, the son of Thomas Bassett and his wife Isabella Bassett, formerly Gorringe.
In September, 1883, he left Sussex to go to sea. He joined the sailing ship Cape Vincent as an apprentice for four years.
In 1884 he was elected to act in place of the third officer who was one of seven crew members lost due to a cholera epidemic. He remained acting third officer till the completion of his apprenticeship.
In November 1888 he arrived in Melbourne (Australia) with a cargo of timber where he left the Cape Vincent in December.
In January 1889 he enlisted in the Victorian Navy. He served in HMVS Nelson, HMVS Cerberus and HMVS Victoria as a signalman.
In April 1889 at Leichardt NSW he married Annie Crittal who sailed out from London on the P&O steamer Brittania in March 1891.
On July 31st 1900 he left in S.S. Salamis with the naval contingent for active service in China due to the Boxer uprising.
In Jun 1901 he arrived back at the Naval Barracks in Williamstown and was later made Yeoman of Signals. Walter Bassett served on until 1911, then transferred to the Navy Office in Melbourne until he retired on April 20th, 1932.
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