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Record #3625
Name :
: Harold Norman Eric BASSETT (1898 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898

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

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Harold Norman E Bassett; Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Dartford; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 490.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] In 1901, Harry Bassett, 4 years of age, was shown residing at 10 Seaton Place, Stonehouse, Devon, England. Other family members included: Frank Bassett, 6; 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, Harold W. E. Bassett, 11 (along with his brother, Frank Bassett, 13), 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, Norman Bassett, 13, is shown as a servant for Herbert Peterson and family in Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as February 1898 and his immigration year as 1909.

On January 31, 1916, Harold Norman Eric Bassett enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada; that he was born in Big Hill, Donnington, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Alice Bassett, who resided in Big Hill, Donnington, England; that his date of birth was February 9, 1898; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that he had previously served in the Detaining Force, Amherst, New Brunswick, Canada. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; light complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair. He was a member of the Baptist faith.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] On April 30, 1924, in Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick, a marriage was registered between Norman H. Bassett and Florence Mae Smith. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-14 14:45:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:00:46 /

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5565 BADMAN, Bertram1899ENG,    , Dartford May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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10084 CHEASLEY, Elsie M1904ENG,    , Dartford Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
10090 CHEASLEY, Gordon L1902ENG,    , Dartford Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10089 CHEASLEY, Sidney 1900ENG,    , Dartford Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13412 COCHRANE, Christine Andrew1884ENG, KEN, Dartford Jun 1892 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
13410 COCHRANE, James Mackie1880ENG, KEN, Dartford Mar 1893 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
3561 CONSTANT, Charles Trevyllian1893ENG, KEN, Dartford Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5060 COOK, Horace1914ENG,    , Dartford Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
13133 COTTERILL, William1899ENG, KEN, Dartford May 1914 : Victorian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10857 FAUTLEY, Arthur Leonard1893ENG,    , Dartford Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
16672 FRENCH, Henry1893ENG, KEN, Dartford Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
9034 GILBERT, Thurza1900ENG,    , Dartford Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
12729 GILHAM, Henry1886ENG,    , Dartford Sep 1905 : Tunisian CAN Royal Philanthropic Farm School  
16801 GOBELL, Ernest Phillips1898ENG, KEN, Dartford Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Unknown  
21743 HEATH, William Edward Augustus1881ENG, KEN, Dartford Sep 1891 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
10859 OXLEY, Victor Neville1887ENG, KEN, Dartford Mar 1903 : Canada CAN   
4285 TARRANT, Irene Marjorie1903ENG, KEN, Dartford Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9557 TURRELL, Elizabeth Leah1903ENG,    , Dartford Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos