Martha (Thomason) Bassett (1916 - 1987)

Born 7 Aug 1916 in Astley, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Louis Donald Scott — married 23 May 1936 (to May 1938) in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States

Wife of John Harold Baldrey — married 12 Aug 1938 in Colville, Stevens, Washington, United States

Died 7 Mar 1987 at age 70 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Martha (Thomason) Bassett was born in Lancashire, England.

Martha (Thomason) Bassett migrated from England to Canada.

Martha was born August 7, 1916 in Astley, Lancashire, England and was baptised there on August 24th at St Stephen's. She was the daughter of Noah Thomason and Mary Haddock.^[1][2]

1921 CANADA CENSUS - Michel, British Columbia ^[3]

Noah Thomason 38 Head

Mary Thomason 35 Wife

Ada Thomason 14 Daughter

Fred Thomason 9 Son

Noah Thomason 8 Son

Martha Thomason 4 Daughter

William Thomason 18 Brother

1931 CENSUS - Kootenay East Unorganized Territory, British Columbia ^[4][5]

Noah Thomason 48 Head England Wage or Salary Worker / Owned Home

Mary Thomason 45 Wife England

Fred Thomason 19 Son England

Noah Thomason 18 Son England

Martha Thomason 14 Dau England

Marriages

Her 1st marriage was to Louis Donald Scott on May 23, 1936 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. Both of them were residents of Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Witnesses were Margaret Lennon and W. Smith.^[6]

The marriage ended in divorce in May 1938, just 3 months after their child was born.

DIVORCE GRANTED TO LOUIS DONALD SCOTT" ^[7]

"A decree absolute with costs against John Baldrey, Shaver's Bench, Trail, co-respondent, was awarded Louis Donald Scott, 1399 Pine Avenue, Trail, in his petition for dissolution of his marriage to Martha Scott, also of Shaver's Bench.

His lordship provided that until further order the mother should have custody of their child born February 21 this year, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to apply with respect to custody of the child later. The judge order the father should have "reasonable access" giving him liberty to apply should it be impossible to make an arrangement with the child's mother."

Her 2nd marriage was to John Harold Baldrey on August 12, 1938 in Colville, Stevens, Washington, USA. It was her 2nd marriage, she was 22 years old, born England and her parents were Noah and Mary Thomason. John was 24 years old and it was his 1st marriage. Both of them were residents of Trail British Columbia at the time and witnesses were Shirley Fisher and Stewart Grieve. The marriage ended in divorce.^[8][9]

Her 3rd marriage was to Howard Vaughn Davis about 1948 and they were the parents of 2 sons. The marriage ended in divorce.^[10]

Her 4th marriage was to Charles Severance Bassett - date and place unknown. ^[10]

Martha died March 7, 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia and was cremated. Cause of death was lymphocytic lymphoma duration 8 years (preceded by breast cancer).^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FTV-WPB : 1 October 2014), Martha Thomason, 1916; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Leigh, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CJ2X-ZNZM : 18 September 2020), Martha Thomason, 1916.
3. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 15; Census Place: 15, Kootenay East, British Columbia; Page Number: 7; Sub-district: 17 - Fernie; Description: Michel P.D
4. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27363; Census Place: Kootenay East, British Columbia, Canada; Page Number: s
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1931 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023.
6. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMG-1NP7 : 5 May 2021), Louis D Scott and Martha Thomason, 1936.
7. ↑ The Daily News. News Publishing Co., Nelson, B.C.; May 11, 1938
8. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMY-Y9ZC : 30 April 2021), J H Baldrey and Martha Thomason, 1938.
9. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMT-MZZN : 5 May 2021), J H Baldrey and Martha Thomason, 1938.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} First hand information from Dallas Manicom