Ralph Bassett descends from #16B John Bassett of Staffordshire as follows:
John Bassett of Alstonfield, Staffordshire, England
Robert Bassett (b. 1609)
Robert Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Dorothy Ratcliff
Robert Bassett (b. 1707) and wife Joan Bonsel
Thomas Bassett (b. 1756) and wife Hannah Graffatt
Mary Bassett (b. 1794)
Ralph Bassett (b. 1819) and wife Hannah Shenton
Ralph Bassett (b. 1867)
C.T.C. Monthly Gazette, December 1894
A Puncture Preventer – Mr. Ralph Bassett, of Cross Heath, Newcastle, Staffordshire, sends us a specimen of a new device – a modification of an old idea – for the prevention of punctures in pneumatic tyres. It consists of a piece of thin serrated metal bent arch-fashion over the tyre of the back wheel, and attached by spring clips to the rear members of the frame; the idea being that any thorn or other sharp instrument will be caught by the serrations and withdrawn before it reaches the ground a second time.
Supplement to Cycling, April 20, 1895