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Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett 1540–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1540

Birth Location: Atherington, Devon, England

Death Date: 2 Apr 1586

Death Location: Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England

Father: Sir Esq

Mother: FRANCES Plantagenet

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In 1540, Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett entered the world in Atherington, Devon, England, born to Sir John Iv Lord High Sheriff Of Cornwall Bassett Esq And Frances Plantagenet. Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett passed away in 1586 in Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett entered the world in Atherington, Devon, England, born to Sir John Iv Lord High Sheriff Of Cornwall Bassett Esq And Frances Plantagenet.
  • Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett passed away in 1586 in Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Esq
1518–1541
Birth Location: Umberleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
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FRANCES Plantagenet
1519–1568
Birth Location: London,,Middlesex,England
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Children(s)

Sir Bassett's Ancestors

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Sir Bassett
1540–1586
Birth Place: Atherington, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John IV "Lord High Sheriff of Cornwall" Bassett Esq
1518–1541
Umberleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
FRANCES Plantagenet
1519–1568
London,,Middlesex,England
Grandparents
Prince (Sir Arthur Waite "Viscount Lisle, Sheriff of Hampshire" Plantagenet (son of Edward IV)) Monck
1464–1542
Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Elizabeth (Grey Plantaganet (6th Baroness of) Lisle)
1470–1525
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bar
1480–1512
Lady Grey
1486–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Dec 1540
Birth of Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett in Atherington, Devon, England
Atherington, Devon, England
1586
2 Apr 1586
Age 46
Death of Sir Arthur Edward MP Knight of Heaton Bassett 1st Viscount of Lisle Bassett in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1540
    Event Place: Atherington, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1586
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atherington, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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