John Frederick Bass (1843 - 1883)

Born 1843 in Holbeach

Ancestors

Died 4 Jun 1883 at about age 40 in Holbeach

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Biography

John Frederick born in 1843 was a saddler in 1861 and visitor to the farm of Frederick Sharp at Welby. He married Susan or Susanna Hakeman from Fleet, at Holbeach on 10 December 1863, witnessed by Bailey Hakeman and Harriet Bass. In 1871 John F Bass was living next door to Robert Goulding and was 28 a farmer of 227 acres employing 8 men 2 boys and 2 women and living there with wife Susan from Fleet 29, Lydia A 3, Harriet 1 and mother Ann Bass 55. He was a farmer of 232 acres in Holbeach, employing 8 men in 1881 and had four children. John Frederick Bass farmer & Grazier at Holbeach died on 4 June 1883. [probate index] Foot and Mouth Disease was diagnosed on his property the same month. [Lincolnshire Chronicle, 13 July 1883] Susan died in 12 Aug 1890 aged 48. [Stamford Mercury, 15 Aug 1890]

Sources

• Marriage at Holbeach in parish rtegister. 1871 and 1881 census. Probate index.