Ernest Edgar Bassett (1865 - 1939)

Born 1865 in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Sarah (Hocking) Bassett — married 1890 in Victoria, Australia

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Hocking) Bassett — married 1925 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 15 May 1939 at about age 74 in Elphinstone, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Ernest Edgar Bassett was born in 1865 in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Lavinia Matilda Susannah Cowling Bassett and Richard Bassett. ^[1]

He married Mary Sarah Hocking in 1890 in Victoria.^[2]

Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Daisy Bassett (1891–?)
• Frances Ernestine Bassett (1893–1965)

Ernest died on 15 May 1939 in Elphinstone, Victoria.^[3][4]

Research notes

Death notice:^[3]

BASSETT. — On the 15th May, at Castlemaine, Ernest E., of Rokewood, Elphinstone, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth Ann, and loved father of Daisy (Mrs. H. L. Archbold), Frances (Mrs. H. Ellery), Eva (deceased), Edgar, and Patience (Mrs. L. H. Harrison), aged 74 years.

Ernest Bassett was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Birth

Ernest Edgar Bassett was born in 1864 in Colony of Victoria. He was the son of Richard Bassett and Lavinia Yalland ^[5]

Marriage

Ernest (24) married Mary Sarah Hocking (19) (born in 1870 in Chewton, Victoria, Australia; daughter of Jane (Dennis) Hocking) in 1890 in Victoria, Australia.

Ernest married Elizabeth Ann Hocking (50) (born on April 28, 1874 in Chewton, Victoria, Australia) in 1925 in Victoria, Australia. ^[6]

Death

Ernest died in 1939 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. ^[7]

Burial

Ernest was mentioned on a memorial in Elphinstone Cemetery, Elphinstone, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia with a death date of 15 May 1939.^[8]

Research Notes

Mother name differs from birth index to death index - check to see if Richard remarried?

Sources

1. ↑ [ Family name: BASSETT Given name(s): Ernest Edgar Event: births Mother's name >, Lavina Mother's family name at birth: YALLAND Father's name: Richard Place of birth: DAYL Reg. year: 1865 Reg. number: 1945/1865 Birth Deaths and Marriages Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history ]
2. ↑ Victoria Marriage registration #2791/1890
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tue 16 May 1939 - Death notice: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12128917
4. ↑ Victoria Death registration #14334/1939
5. ↑ Birth Index : Victoria Registry Births Deaths Marriages
   Index entry for Ernest Edgar Bassett
   Event: Births Mother: Lavinia Yalland Father: Richard Bassett Place of Birth: Daylesford Reg Year: 1865 Reg No: 1945/1865
6. ↑ Marriage Index : Victoria Registry Births Deaths Marriages
   Index entry for Elizth Ann Jorgensen
   Event: Marriages Spouse: Ernt Edgar Bassett Reg Year: 1925 Reg No: 9232/1925
7. ↑ Death Index : Victoria Registry Births Deaths Marriages
   Index entry for Ernest Edgar Bassett
   Event: Deaths Mother: Susan Hendra Father: Richard Bassett Place of Birth: Ballarat Place of Death: Castlemaine Age at Death: 74 Reg Year: 1939 Reg No: 14334/1939
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #197724625
   Memorial page for Ernest Edgar Bassett (27 Dec 1864-15 May 1939), citing Elphinstone Cemetery, Elphinstone, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Shane König von Castlemaine (contributor 49774181).