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Record #3626
Name :
: Frank Edward Albert BASSETT (1896 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1896

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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Derbyshire, Belper
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jun 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

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Agency
: Middlemore
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH] A birth registration was found for Frank Edwin A Bassett; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Belper; County: Derbyshire; Volume: 7b; Page: 634a.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] In 1901, Frank Bassett, 6 years of age, was shown residing at 10 Seaton Place, Stonehouse, Devon, England. Other family members included: Harry Bassett, 4; Mary Ellen Bassett, 44; and William Grigg Bassett, 43, labourer, H. M. Dockyard. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2110; Folio: 74; Page: 6.)

In 1909, Frank Bassett, 13 (along with his brother, Harold W. E. Bassett, 11), arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 130 children en route to various destinations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada.

In 1911, Frank Bassett, is shown as a servant for William Peterson and family in Tracey Mills, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as June 1896 and his immigration year as 1909.

On January 31, 1916, Frank Edward Albert Bassett enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada; that he was born in Castle Donnington, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Alice Bassett, who resided at Big Hill, Castle Donnington, England; that his date of birth was June 21, 1896; that he was a school teacher; that he was not married; and that he had previously served as a Sargent in the Detaining Force, Amhert / 3 years in the 67th Regiment. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; light complexion; grey eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Baptist faith.

On June 1, 1921, at Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Frank Edward Albert Bassett and Pauline A. Peterson. (Pauline was the daughter of William Peterson, the family which Frank worked for in New Brunswick.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-14 14:48:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:01:09 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3626 BASSETT, Frank Edward Albert1896ENG, DBY, Belper Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
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