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William Henry Basden 1855 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1855

Birth Location: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 Jun 1915

Death Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Father: William Basden

Mother: Lucy Riches

Spouse(s): Gertrude Gibbons

Children(s): Laura Basden, Dorothy Basden

William Henry Basden was born in 1855 in Camberwell, London, United Kingdom, the child of William MacDonald Basden and Lucy Riches. William Henry Basden married Gertrude Gibbons, and had children including Laura Gertrude Basden, Dorothy Lucy Basden. William Henry Basden passed away in 1915 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Henry Basden was born in 1855 in Camberwell, London, United Kingdom, the child of William MacDonald Basden and Lucy Riches.
  • William Henry Basden married Gertrude Gibbons, and had children including Laura Gertrude Basden, Dorothy Lucy Basden.
  • William Henry Basden passed away in 1915 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Basden
1837 – 1890
Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
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Lucy Riches
1828 – 1874
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Gibbons
1862 – 1914
Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Laura Basden
1887 – 1912
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Dorothy Basden
1888 – 1924
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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William Basden's Ancestors

Self
William Basden
1855 – 1915
Birth Place: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
Parents
William MacDonald Basden
1837 – 1890
Reading, Berkshire, England
Lucy Riches
1828 – 1874
Greenwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sarah Newman
1803 – 1878
Reading, Berkshire, England
Thomas (Henry) Riches
1798 – 1855
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Turner
1805 – 1888
Kemsing, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry\Thomas Newman
Sarah\Martha
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Basden's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Basden (Jul 1855 – 14 Jun 1915) m. Gertrude Gibbons (Apr 1862 – 20 Aug 1914)
  1. 1. Laura (Gertrude) Basden (1887 – 31 Jul 1912)
  2. 2. Dorothy (Lucy) Basden (1888 – 1924) m. Ernest Harrison (20 August 1881 – 8 Apr 1970)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Estelle) Harrison (22 September – )
    2. 2. Lorna (Christina) Harrison (25 06 1911 – )
    3. 3. Winifred (Eileen) Harrison (1916 – 2008)

William Basden's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Jul 1855
Birth of William Henry Basden in Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
1915
14 Jun 1915
Age 60
Death of William Henry Basden in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1855
    Event Place: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1915
    Event Place: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
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