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William Basset 1551–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1551

Birth Location: Blore, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1601

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Basset

Mother: Lady FitzHerbert

Spouse(s): Judith Corbet

Children(s): Sir Boothby, Anne Basset

In 1551, William Basset entered the world in Blore, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir William Basset And Lady Elizabeth Fitzherbert. William Basset married Judith Corbet, and had children including Anne Basset, Sir Henry Boothby. William Basset passed away in 1601 in Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1551, William Basset entered the world in Blore, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir William Basset And Lady Elizabeth Fitzherbert.
  • William Basset married Judith Corbet, and had children including Anne Basset, Sir Henry Boothby.
  • William Basset passed away in 1601 in Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Basset's Ancestors

Self
William Basset
1551–1601
Birth Place: Blore, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir William Basset
1507–1562
Blore, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) FitzHerbert
1521–1568
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Bassett
1464–1506
Blore, Derbyshire, , England
Elizabeth Meverel
1480–
Clayton le Moor, Lancashire, England
Sir (Thomas) FitzHerbert
1508–1591
Uttoxeter, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Anne Eyre of) Padley
1511–1535
Holme Hall, Chestefield, Derbyshire
Great-Grandparents
Sir Author
1470–1538
Maud Cotton
1472–1521
Edward Eyre
1487–1557
Elizabeth Reresby
1491–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Basset's Descendants

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William Basset (18 Aug 1551–10 Dec 1601) m. Judith Corbet (1566–28 August 1640)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry) Boothby 1592–1648
  2. 2. Anne Basset 1534–1556

William Basset's Timeline

6 Records

1493
25 July 1493
Birth of William Basset in Blore (Staffordshire) England
Blore (Staffordshire) England
1551
18 Aug 1551
Birth of William Basset in Blore, Staffordshire, England
Blore, Staffordshire, England
1553
1553
Age 2
Death of William Basset in Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1601
9 Dec 1601
Age 50
Death of William Basset in Blore, Staffordshire, England
Blore, Staffordshire, England
1601
10 Dec 1601
Age 50
Burial of William Basset in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1854
30 Apr 1854
Age 303
William Basset was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1493
    Event Place: Blore (Staffordshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1551
    Event Place: Blore, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1854
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P81JN1068

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1601
    Event Place: Blore, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1601
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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