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William Bassett 1538–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England

Death Date: 24 May 1626

Death Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Robert Bassett

Mother: Ann Spencer

Spouse(s): Jane Ashe

Children(s): Edward Bassett

In 1538, William Bassett entered the world in Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England, born to Robert Bassett And Ann Spencer. William Bassett married Jane Ashe, and had children including Edward Bassett. William Bassett passed away in 1626 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, William Bassett entered the world in Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England, born to Robert Bassett And Ann Spencer.
  • William Bassett married Jane Ashe, and had children including Edward Bassett.
  • William Bassett passed away in 1626 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bassett's Ancestors

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William Bassett
1538–1626
Birth Place: Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England
Parents
Robert Bassett
1512–1572
Uley, Gloucestershire, , England
Ann Spencer
1516–1560
, Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England
Grandparents
John Basset
1481–1540
Joane
1490–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bassett's Descendants

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William Bassett (1538–24 May 1626) m. Jane Ashe (1541–31 Jul 1577)
  1. 1. Edward Bassett 1558–1602 m. Elizabeth (Isabel) Lygon 1562–1610
    1. 1. Col. (William) Basset 1600–1667 m. Elizabeth Tylden 1591–1650
      1. 1. William Bassett 1624–1703 m. Mary Raynesford 1632–1694
        1. 1. William (Bassett) III 1648–1732 m. Rachel Willison 1654–1744 m. Sara Hood 1657–1721
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bassett 1618–1655

William Bassett's Timeline

3 Records

1538
1538
Birth of William Bassett in Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England
Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England
1625
1625
Age 87
Death of William Bassett in Uley, Gloucestershire, , England
Uley, Gloucestershire, , England
1626
24 May 1626
Age 88
Burial of William Bassett in Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Uley, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Kingsgrove, Gloucs, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P92GEO139
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 May 1626
    Event Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P92GEO139

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