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Sir William Basset 1406–1472 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1406

Birth Location: Blore (Staffordshire) England

Death Date: 07 Dec 1472

Death Location: Tehidy and Umberleigh, Cornwall, England

Father: Sir Bassett

Mother: Lady Dethick

Spouse(s): Alice Morton

Children(s): Sir Staffordshire, Sir Knight, Elizabeth Bassett, Cecelia Basset, Sir Bassett, Eliz Christian, Elizabeth Basset, William Bassett, Sir Bassett, Thomas Basset, Sir Staffordshire

Sir William Basset was born in 1406 in Blore (Staffordshire) England, the child of Sir Ralph Bassett And Lady Margaret Dethick. Sir William Basset married Alice Morton, and had children including Cecelia Basset, Eliz Christian, Elizabeth Basset, Elizabeth Bassett, Sir Knight William C Bassett Of Staffordshire, Sir William C Bassett Of Staffordshire, Sir William C Bassett Of Staffordshire Knight, Sir William Henry Bassett, Thomas Basset, Wildred Catherine Bassett, William Henry Bassett. Sir William Basset passed away in 1472 in Tehidy and Umberleigh, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Basset was born in 1406 in Blore (Staffordshire) England, the child of Sir Ralph Bassett And Lady Margaret Dethick.
  • Sir William Basset married Alice Morton, and had children including Cecelia Basset, Eliz Christian, Elizabeth Basset, Elizabeth Bassett, Sir Knight William C Bassett Of Staffordshire, Sir William C Bassett Of Staffordshire, Sir William C Bassett Of Staffordshire Knight, Sir William Henry Bassett, Thomas Basset, Wildred Catherine Bassett, William Henry Bassett.
  • Sir William Basset passed away in 1472 in Tehidy and Umberleigh, Cornwall, England.

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Sir Basset's Ancestors

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Sir Basset
1406–1472
Birth Place: Blore (Staffordshire) England
Parents
Sir Ralph Bassett
1366–1455
Blore (Staffordshire) England
Lady (Margaret) Dethick
1402–1466
Dethick, Derbyshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Basset's Descendants

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Sir (William) Basset (10 June 1406–07 Dec 1472) m. Alice Morton (7 Oct 1411–25 Jul 1481)
  1. 1. Sir (William C Bassett of) Staffordshire 1436–1498 m. Joan Byron 1429–1493
    1. 1. Mary Basset 1470–1539 m. William Beaumont 1478–1538
      1. 1. Cicely Beaumont 1475–1574 m. Sir (Henry Fenton of) Nottinghamshire 1475–1562 m. Henry (Fenton of) Canterbury 1502–1562
        1. 1. Katherine Fenton 1512–1592 m. William (Richard Jellye) 2 1515–1569 m. Sir (William Richard) Jenney 1515–1569
        2. 2. Sir (Geoffery) Fenton 1539–1608
        3. 3. Catherine Fenton 1548–1618
        4. 4. Geoffrey (Sir) Fenton 1539–1608
        5. 5. Catherine ((Fenton)) Parson 1548–1570
        6. 6. James Fenton 1549–1580
        7. 7. Anthony Fenton 1551–1551
        8. 8. Edward Fenton 1537–1603
        9. 9. Sir (Henry) Fenton 1544–
        10. 10. Sir (John) Fenton 1542–1587
      2. 2. John Beaumont 1513–
      3. 3. Anthony Beaumont 1530–1614
      4. 4. Simon Beaumont 1525–
      5. 5. Edward Beaumont 1521–
      6. 6. William Beaumont 1515–
      7. 7. James Beaumont 1510–
      8. 8. Katharine Beaumont 1507–
      9. 9. John Beaumont 1502–
      10. 10. George Beaumont 1493–1759
      11. 11. Richard Beaumont 1491–1539
    2. 2. Thomas Basset 1450–1500
    3. 3. Ralph Basset 1450–1498
    4. 4. William Basset 1450–1506
    5. 5. John Bassett 1462–1481
    6. 6. Margaret Basset 1460–1522
    7. 7. Mary Basset 1465–1539
    8. 8. pp (WILLIAM) BASSETT 1464–1506
    9. 9. William Basset 1454–1500
    10. 10. William (III Basset) Iii 1464–1506
    11. 11. Nicholas Bassett 1468–1492
    12. 12. Margaret Bassett 1465–1537
    13. 13. Elizabeth Basset 1459–1475
    14. 14. Lady (Margaret De Wrenbury) Egerton 1470–1537
    15. 15. Ralph Bassett 1464–1506
    16. 16. Thomas Bassett 1454–1518
    17. 17. Knight (Sir John Bassett IV) Iv 1462–1529
    18. 18. Nicholas BASSETT 1453–
    19. 19. Sir (Ralph William) Basset 1454–1506
  2. 2. Sir (William C Bassett of Staffordshire,) Knight 1436–1498
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bassett 1434–
  4. 4. Cecelia Basset 1435–1470
  5. 5. Sir (William Henry) Bassett 1430–1498
  6. 6. Eliz Christian –1707
  7. 7. Elizabeth Basset 1434–1475
  8. 8. William (Henry) Bassett 1430–1474
  9. 9. Sir (William Henry) Bassett 1464–1506
  10. 10. Thomas Basset 1440–1498
  11. 11. Sir (Knight William C Bassett of) Staffordshire 1430–1498

Sir Basset's Timeline

2 Records

1406
10 June 1406
Birth of Sir William Basset in Blore (Staffordshire) England
Blore (Staffordshire) England
1472
07 Dec 1472
Age 66
Death of Sir William Basset in Tehidy and Umberleigh, Cornwall, England
Tehidy and Umberleigh, Cornwall, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1406
    Event Place: Blore (Staffordshire) England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1472
    Event Place: Tehidy and Umberleigh, Cornwall, England

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