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Sir William Basset 1507–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Blore, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1562

Death Location: Blore, Stafford, England

Father: William Bassett

Mother: Elizabeth Meverel

Spouse(s): Lady FitzHerbert, Ellen Littleton, Elizabeth Meverel, Isabel Cotton

Children(s): William Basset, Mary Bassett, JOHN BASSET, Elizabeth Bennet, Sir Esq

Sir William Basset was born in 1507 in Blore, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Bassett And Elizabeth Meverel. Sir William Basset married Elizabeth Meverel, Ellen Littleton, Isabel Cotton, Lady Elizabeth Fitzherbert, and had children including Elizabeth Bennet, John Iv Basset, Mary Ann Bassett, Mathilde Basset, Sir John Iv Lord High Sheriff Of Cornwall Bassett Esq, William Basset. Sir William Basset passed away in 1562 in Blore, Stafford, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Basset was born in 1507 in Blore, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Bassett And Elizabeth Meverel.
  • Sir William Basset married Elizabeth Meverel, Ellen Littleton, Isabel Cotton, Lady Elizabeth Fitzherbert, and had children including Elizabeth Bennet, John Iv Basset, Mary Ann Bassett, Mathilde Basset, Sir John Iv Lord High Sheriff Of Cornwall Bassett Esq, William Basset.
  • Sir William Basset passed away in 1562 in Blore, Stafford, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Basset's Ancestors

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Sir Basset
1507–1562
Birth Place: Blore, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Bassett
1464–1506
Blore, Derbyshire, , England
Elizabeth Meverel
1480–
Clayton le Moor, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Basset's Descendants

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Sir (William) Basset (1507–17 Feb 1562) m. Lady (Elizabeth) FitzHerbert (1521–1568) m. Ellen Littleton (ABT 1490–) m. Elizabeth Meverel (c. 1480–17 Jun 1568) m. Isabel Cotton (ABT 1495–)
  1. 1. William Basset 1551–1601 m. Judith Corbet 1566–1640
    1. 1. Sir (Henry) Boothby 1592–1648
    2. 2. Anne Basset 1534–1556
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Bassett 1534–1556
  3. 3. JOHN (IV) BASSET 1519–1541
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bennet 1520–1553
  5. 5. Sir (John IV "Lord High Sheriff of Cornwall" Bassett) Esq 1519–1541

Sir Basset's Timeline

5 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Sir William Basset in Blore, Staffordshire, England
Blore, Staffordshire, England
1541
1541
Age 34
Sir William Basset was married
None
1553
1553
Age 46
Sir William Basset - Probate in England
England
1562
17 Feb 1562
Age 55
Burial of Sir William Basset in Blore, Stafford, England
Blore, Stafford, England
1563
Feb 1563
Age 56
Death of Sir William Basset in Blore, Staffordshire, England
Blore, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Blore, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Blore, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Blore, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1541
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1563
    Event Place: Blore, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1562
    Event Place: Blore, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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