Bassett Family Association Database
33B The Bassett Family of Blore
This is the Bassett Family of Blore, Hints, Staffordshire & Warwickshire.In preparing this tree not all earlier ancestors claimed by family historians are included because sources differ so much in their information. However it seems clear that this line of Bassets came from Normandy and that Osmond Bassett descended from Bathet or Baset,who acquired Oiully-Basset (now Oiully-le-Basset) and Normanville in 912. To see the whole tree search enter the name OSMOND BASSETT and select Osmond Bassett (root ancestor).
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| 1 |  | The church of St Bartholomew at Blore St Bartholomew,Blore,Staffordsh. Blore village was the home of the Bassett family from the mid 15th century and they were responsible for the hall and much of the church and its contents which include the alabaster tomb of William Bassett V (d 1601). The family are buried in a vault beneath the tomb, though unfortunately this was robbed in the early 19th century and the lead coffins stolen, so the vault is now sealed. Beneath the north aisle is a 15th century brass commemorating William Bassett II and his wife Joan, and there is some notable old stained glass. | |
| 2 |  | Blore Hall Blore Hall. The original hall was the home of William Bassett 1550-1601 | |
| 3 |  | Frances Howard Frances Howard,Countess of Somerset and sister-in-law to Elizabeth Basset 1599-1643 | |
| 4 |  | Hints Hall,Staffordshire,England Ralfe Bassett b 1405 married Margaret(Maud)Dethik (widow)and in doing so was the first Bassett to hold Hints.Thomas Bassett b 1475 was the second Bassett to hold Hints.Walter Bassett b 1567 and his wife Sconsolate Greville held Hints but the Bassetts were in decline during this time and Hints was finally lost by the family in abt 1604. The picture is of the secondbuild of Hints Hall. | |
| 5 |  | Interior of Blore Hall Showing the beams and panelling | |
| 6 | Sir Henry Cavendish Henry Cavendish was the 2nd Duke of Newcastle and son of Elizabeth Bassett.He was born in 1630 but died in 1691 without a son.His estate passed to his daughter Margaret whose husband the Earl of Clare became the third Duke of Newcastle. | ||
| 7 |  | Admiral Thomas Howard Admiral Howard b 1598 commanded the The Golden Lion in the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was father-in-law to Elizabeth Bassett b 1599. | |
| 8 |  | Sir William Cavendish First Duke of Newcastle Sir William Cavendish,second husband of Elizabeth Bassett 1599-1643.He was a Royalist soldier,politician and writer.His tomb is in Westminster Abbey. | |
| 9 |  | Stained Glass Window at St Bartholomew's Church,Blore This picture is of the stained glass window adjacent to the Bassett tomb in St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore, illustrating various Bassett and other family coats of arms | |
| 10 |  | The Bassett Chapel at St Bartholomew's Church at Blore The Bassett Chapel showing the tomb of William Bassett | |
| 11 |  | The church at Sapcote William, the youngest of the three grandsons of Henry I.'s Justiciary Ralph Bassett was the ancestor of the Bassets of Sapcote. He served as Sheriff of Warwick and Leicestershire for eight consecutive years in the reign of Henry II., and was afterwards one of the Justices Itinerant of Yorkshire | |
| 12 |  | The fireplace at Blore Hall Sir John Bassett b 1345 was the first to hold Blore. Sir William Bassett,whose tomb is at the church of St Bartholomew was the last to hold Blore | |
| 13 |  | The tomb of William Bassett of Blore William Bassett 1550-1601 lies in this tomb at the church of St Bartholomew in Blore. It was erected by his wife Judith about 29 years after his death. | |
| 14 | Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey . He was taught as a child by John Foxe , the Protestant martyrologist , who remained a lifelong recipient of Howard's patronage. His father predeceased him and so Thomas inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk upon the death of his grandfather, the 3rd Duke of Norfolk in 1554. He was executed on Tower Hill at the Tower of London in 1572 | ||
| 15 | The Church at Dives-sur-Mer,Normandy. The Church at Dives-sur-Mer is where mass was said for William the Conqueror and his knights prior to setting sail to invade England in 1066. The Pope had sent his standard to accompany the invaders. Above the west door is a plaque listing the names of those present. | ||
| 16 |  | The Dives Roll Commemorating those thought to have been present at the mass said for William the Conqueror and his men prior to the battle of Hastings in 1066 |
| Linked to | Dennis Alfred Bassett |