William Thomas Bassett

1829 -

• Name	William Thomas Bassett
  Birth	29 Sep 1829	Countesthorpe, Leicester, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F71EF12C6E796246B5FE06783D8257D0D84F
  Notes	Emigrated to New Zealand. William served in the Royal Calvary Volunteers as a Lieutenant, enlisted on 14 Jul 1863. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIX, Issue 4803, 17 Jan 1873, Page 4 Monday, February 3. Important Sale of Choice Sheep. The undersigned has received instructions from Mr. William T. Bassett to sell, at his residence, near Otahuhu, on Monday, February 3, at noon, His Flock of Pure-Bred Improved Leicester Sheep, probably the heaviest woolled Leicesters at present in this province. Alfred Buckland. Daily Southern Cross, 4 Feb 1873 The sale of sheep held yesterday at Mr. Bassett’s farm, Otahuhu, was very largely attended. The stock sold were long-woolled and of good quality, but not in first class condition. The whole of the flock were freely competed for, and satisfactory prices obtained. For one of the imported sheep there was keen competition, and it was finally sold for 52 guineas, other imported rams 20 pounds and 8 guineas respectively. The shearling rams brought 7 guineas each. Shearling rams of best quality from 9 guineas to 12 guineas; infirm sheep from 3 guineas each; ram lambs, from 40s. to 80s.; aged ewes, 40s. to 45s.; shearling ewes, 63s. to 84s.; ewe lambs, 50s. to 60s.per head. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1874, 20 Jul 1863, Page 3 The following appointments have been made in the Royal Calvary Volunteers: William Thomas Bassett to be Lieutenant. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2401, 31 Mar 1865, Page 10 On March 8, at St. Peter’s Church, Onehunga, by the Rev. A.G. Purchas, Mr. William Thomas Bassett, of the Hill Farm, Otahuha, to Mary Emblyn, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Shipherd, on Pine Cottage, Otahuhu. – No Cards. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5217, 1 Jul 1876, Page 3 Bassett – On Jun 25, at the Three Kings, Christopher Charles Bassett, eldest son of William Thomas and Mary Emblyn Bassett, aged 10 years. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5385, 25 Nov 1874, Page 3 Bassett – On November 17, at Hill Farm, Papatoitoi, Walter Mayne, infant son of William Thomas and Mary Emlym Bassett.
  Person ID	I39	196B Richard Bassett of Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Christopher Bassett,   b. Abt 1796, Countesthorpe, Leicester, England d. Jun Qtr 1876, Blaby District, Leicestershire, England (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Main/Mayne
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Emblyn Shipherd
  Marriage	6 Mar 1865	Onehunga, New Zealand
  Children	1. Christopher Charles Bassett,   b. 17 Dec 1865   d. 25 Jun 1876, New Zealand (Age 10 years)   2. Mary Alice Bassett,   b. 16 Jun 1867   d. 2 May 1923 (Age 55 years)   3. Thomas Shipherd Bassett,   b. Abt 1867, New Zealand d. 4 Sep 1949 (Age 82 years) + 4. Esther Emily Bassett,   b. Abt 1867, New Zealand   5. Walter Mayne Bassett,   b. Abt 1870, New Zealand d. 17 Nov   6. Winifred Bassett,   b. Abt 1870, New Zealand
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart