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William Bassett[1]

Male Abt 1816 - 1869  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name William Bassett 
    Born Abt 1816 
    Christened 3 Oct 1816  St. Hilary, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Jan 1869  Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • William arrived in Australia on the "Royal Charter" in July 1857 with his brother John and his brother-in-law Stephen Davey.

      1851 British Census of Crowan, Cornwall, England
      William Bassett 34
      Martha 35
      Nanny 9
      Mary 8
      William 6
      Martha 4
      Elizabeth 1


      "The District Coroner held an inquest yesterday at the Star Reef Hotel on the
      body of Wm Bassett, engine driver to the Catherine Reef United Company. The
      evidence of John Bassett, son of the deceased, was to the effect that on
      Sunday night deceased was engine driver for the night. The watchman, Crispin
      Smith, had the engine ready for starting at twelve o'clock, and witness saw
      his father get up on the engine-bed and raise his hands to move the valve then
      the jug burst and the steam burst out, deceased was knocked down off the bed
      onto the floor. The place was full of steam, but Smith went and rais
      deceased and removed him, and shortly afterwards he was taken home. Dr
      Atkinson attended him up to the time of his death, at midday on Tuesday. The
      accident appeared to be unavoidable. Thomas Eyre, manager of the compan
      stated that he was present shortly after the accident and he found the steam
      escaping from the jug at the joint below the valve handle. Upon having the
      steam shut off it was discovered that there was a crack in the jug. The jug
      had been in use for about 3 years, and nothing appeared on it to indicate a
      flow. The accident appeared to be caused by the steam acting upon the
      condensed water upon the jug at the moment the deceased was lifting the
      valve screw by the handle. Deceased was a careful and good engine drive
      Crispin Smith gave evidence that from where deceased stood on the bed of the
      engine to the floor was a distance of 5 feet. Doctor Atkinson deposed that he
      had made a postmortem examination and found the deceased severely scalded by
      the steam, and his ribs fractured by the fall and penetrating the right lung,
      which injuries caused his death. The jury gave a verdict of accidental death."


      Proceeding Inquest for William Bassett

      William Bassett aged 52 years came by his death do say upon their oath
      that about 1 of the clock p.m. on the 19th inst. the deceased William Bassett
      came by his death from fractured ribs punctuating his right lung caused by
      deceased being forced form the engine bed to the floor by the steam from the
      engine pipes accidently giving way at the Catherine Reef engine house on
      Sunday night the 17th instant, and that there was no blame to anyone in the
      matter. There were no marks of violence upon the body externally.
    Person ID I80  149B William Bassett of Redruth
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2009 

    Father John Bassett,   b. Abt 1790,   d. 25 Nov 1868, Sailors Gully, Bendigo, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Martha Carbis,   b. Abt 1793, Mousehole, Penzance, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1882, Sailors Gully, Bendigo, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1812  St. Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Moffatt,   b. 1816, Breage, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1897, Sailors Gully, Bendigo, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Nanny Bassett,   b. Abt 1841,   d. Deceased
     2. Mary Bassett,   b. Abt 1843,   d. Deceased
     3. William Bassett,   b. Abt 1845,   d. Deceased
    +4. Martha Jane Bassett,   b. 8 Dec 1846, Breage, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1927, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 1850, Crowan, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884  (Age 34 years)
    +6. John Bassett,   b. 1853, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902, North Carlton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 29 August 2009.