Mary (Colchester) Bassett is related to the #473B Henry Bassett of England as follows:
Henry Bassett (b. 1806) married Maria
Henry Bassett (b. 1838) married Mary Kate Colchester
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This is a pair of superb oil paintings painted by MARY KATE BASSETT (nee COLCHESTER) featuring a part of DRESDEN in the late 19th century. The label on the back of both is hand written saying ‘Copied in Dresden by M.K. Bassett in black ink and in blue ink is the name ‘Colchester’ . The paintings are in a carved BLACK FOREST frame and measure 13″ x 11″ with the frame. A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT THE ARTIST. She was born in 1846 in Ipswich, Suffolk in 1846 and went on to marry a prominent chemist from ST. PANCREAS, HENRY BASSETT in 1879. They had three children namely DOCTOR HENRY BASSETT (Professor of Chemistry, University College, Reading, KATE R BASSETT and MARY J BASSETT.
Golden Wedding Anniversary of William and Kate Colchester, Burwall, Cambridgeshire, 1890
Picture courtesy of Giles Colchester
Henry Bassett (far right with long beard)
Kate (Colchester) Bassett (3rd from right in sitting row)
Rose Bassett (standing next to her mother Kate (Colchester) Bassett)
Harry Bassett Jr. (third from right in front row)
Mary Bassett (sitting on the lap of her mother Kate (Colchester) Bassett)
Henry Bassett and Alexander Hastings Bassett of this family were previously featured in the following newsletter:
http://www.bassettbranches.org/newsletters/2012/09/201209.shtml