A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets (including the family of Keith Bassett)

John Collits¹

M, #5400, b. 25 May 1842

Father

John Collits¹ b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886

Mother

Hannah Lees¹ b. 25 Jun 1804, d. 26 Dec 1874

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Jan 2008

Birth*

25 May 1842

Mount York, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

9 October 1842

Mount York, NSW, Australia, son of John & Hannah Collits, Mount York, Farmer, Wesleyan Methodist¹

(Witness) Marriage

30 October 1842

Hartley, NSW, Australia, John Coffy (sic), Lachlan River, of the Roman Catholic Church
Ann Scot (sic), Hartley
Witnesses John Collits of Mount York & Sophia Scot (sic) Hartley, Groom=John Coffey, Bride=Ann Scott²

Citations

[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.

Joseph Collits¹

M, #5106, b. 17 March 1808, d. 2 November 1888

Father

Pierce Collits¹ b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick¹ b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Joseph Collits|b. 17 Mar 1808\nd. 2 Nov 1888|p93.htm#i5106|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Relationship

4th great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Aug 2009

Birth*

17 March 1808

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

24 June 1810

St Johns, Parramatta, NSW, Australia, son of Pierce & Mary Collits²

Census 1828*

1828

Colletts Farm, Nepean, NSW, Australia, Joseph Colletts, 20, BC, Protestant,,,, Blacksmith
Sarah Watkins, 30, BC,,,, Housekeeper
Ann Watkins, 6, BC
Elizabeth Scott, 4, BC,,,, Twin to Sophia
Sophia Scott, 4, BC,,, Twin to Elizabeth
Michael Scott, 2, BC
William Hawthorn, 40, FS,, Martha, 1818,, Labourer

20 Acres cleared and cultivated
12 cattle and 2 horses, Sister=Sarah Collits, Niece=Ann Scott, Niece=Elizabeth Scott, Niece=Sophia Scott, Nephew=Michael Scott³

Marriage*

21 July 1845

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, Joseph Collits, bachelor, free, Mt Victoria, native born
Mary Perry, widow, free, Mt Victoria
by banns
Winesses Edward Field, Castlereagh & Esther Field, Castlereagh, Bride=Mary Ann Perry, Witness=Edward Field, Witness=Esther Field⁴

(Witness) Marriage

13 November 1848

The Hermitage, Vale of Clwyd, NSW, Australia, James Field, bachelor, Mount York, Presbyterian
Maria Morris, widow, Mount York, Presbyterian
Witnesses Joseph Collits, Mount York; Edward Field, Mount York & George Jarvis, Mount York, Groom=James Field, Bride=Maria Morris⁴

(Witness) Marriage

25 June 1849

The Hermitage, Vale of Clywdd, NSW, Australia, Edward Fiield, bachelor, Mount York
Mary Ann Annesley, spinster, Mount York
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Witnesses Joseph Collits, Mount York & James Field, Mount York, Bride=Mary Ann Annesley, Groom=Edward Field⁴

Marriage*

6 March 1866

Mount Clarence, near Hartley, NSW, Australia, Joseph Collits, widow, Grazier, of Lachlan River
Martha Sherringham, widow, of Hartley
Witnesses Edwin Haynes & Maria Haynes
Minister Robert H Mayne CofE, Bride=Martha Sherringham⁵

Death*

2 November 1888

Forbes Hospital, Forbes, NSW, Australia, Joseph Collits, age 80, Senile Decay, 5 weeks
Father unknown
Mother unknown
born Nepean River NSW
Married 1. Mary Ann Field 2. Martha Haynes
Children of marriage nil
Informant William Smith, friend, Yarragong near Forbes
Buried 3/11/1888, Forbes
Minister Rev E Dunstan, Church of England⁶

Family 1

Mary Ann Field b. 14 Mar 1795, d. 12 Nov 1865

Marriage*

21 July 1845

Family 2

Martha Sherringham

Marriage*

6 March 1866

Citations

[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1464] Unknown title.
[S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1428] Marriage Certificate transcript.
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.

Maria Collits¹

F, #1051, b. 1 September 1796, d. September 1829

Father

Pierce Collits² b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick² b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Maria Collits|b. 1 Sep 1796\nd. Sep 1829|p93.htm#i1051|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Relationship

4th great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

14 Feb 2009

Name Variation

Maria Collett³

Birth*

1 September 1796

St Botolph Without Aldgate, London²

(Passenger) Immigration

14 December 1801

Port Jackson, NSW, Australia, "Minorca", Convict=Pierce Collits, Passenger=Mary Hardwick⁴

Married Name

4 September 1811

Stickland⁵

Marriage*

4 September 1811

St Matthews, Windsor, NSW, Australia, Philip Strickland & Maria Collett
Witnesses George Gilbert & Susannah Randall, Groom=Philip Strickland⁶

Marriage*

6 October 1817

Castlereagh Church, NSW, Australia, Edward Field
Maria Strickland
by banns, Groom=Edward Field⁷

Married Name

6 October 1817

Field⁷

Muster 1825*

1825

Evan, NSW, Australia, Maria Collett, BC, Wife of Edward Field, Evan³

Census 1828

1828

Evan, NSW, Australia, Edward Field, 31, BC, Protestant,,,, Farmer
Maria Field, 32, CF, Protestant, Minorca, 1801
Elizabeth Field, 10, BC, Protestant
Eliza Field, 9, BC, Protestant
Lydia Field, 7, BC, Protestant
Francis Field, 5, BC, Protestant
James Field, 3, BC, Protestant
Lucy A Field, 2, BC, Protestant
Edward Field, 6m, BC, Protestant
Richard Ambrose, 52, TL, Protestant, Castle Forbes, 1824,, Labourer
John Bolton, 53, GS,,,,, Labourer
John Hall, 60, FS, Protestant, Ganges, 1797,, Labourer
Daniel Haloran, 40, GS, Protestant,,, Labourer
William Daly, 46, FS, Catholic, Prince Regent, 1821,, Labourer

150 acres, 66 cultivated, 110 cleared
130 cattle, 19 horses, 260 sheep, Head=Edward Field, Daughter=Elizabeth Field, Daughter=Eliza Field, Daughter=Lydia Field, Daughter=Frances Field, Son=James Field, Daughter=Lucy Ann Field, Son=Edward Field⁸

Census 1828*

1828

Evan, NSW, Australia, Edward Field, 31, Born in the colony, Protestant, Farmer
Maria Field, 32, Came Free, "Minorca" 1801, Protestant
Elizabeth Field, 10
Eliza Field, 9
Lydia Field, 7
Frances Field, 5
James Field, 3
Lucy A Field, 2
Edward Field, 6m, Head=Edward Field, Daughter=Elizabeth Field, Daughter=Eliza Field, Daughter=Lydia Field, Daughter=Frances Field, Son=James Field, Daughter=Lucy Ann Field, Son=Edward Field⁸

Death*

September 1829

Evan, NSW, Australia⁹

Burial*

23 September 1829

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, age 33, a Native, Settler, abode Evan⁹

Family 1

Philip Strickland d. 9 Nov 1816

Marriage*

4 September 1811

St Matthews, Windsor, NSW, Australia, Philip Strickland & Maria Collett
Witnesses George Gilbert & Susannah Randall, Groom=Philip Strickland⁶

Children

Pierce Strickland⁶ b. 14 Dec 1811
Josiah Strickland¹⁰ b. 28 Jan 1813
John Strickland¹⁰ b. 28 May 1815, d. 3 Oct 1849

Family 2

Edward Field b. 16 Sep 1797, d. 7 Dec 1846

Marriage*

6 October 1817

Castlereagh Church, NSW, Australia, Edward Field
Maria Strickland
by banns, Groom=Edward Field⁷

Children

Elizabeth Field+¹¹ b. 17 Apr 1818, d. 30 Jul 1900
Eliza Field¹ b. 5 Dec 1819, d. Mar 1829
Lydia Field+¹¹ b. 9 Sep 1821
Frances Field¹¹ b. 20 Apr 1823, d. Dec 1849
James Field+¹¹ b. 2 Jan 1825
Lucy Ann Field¹¹ b. 23 Dec 1826, d. 29 Aug 1896
Edward Field¹¹ b. 17 Sep 1828, d. 22 Dec 1896

Citations

[S48] Lees Family Reunion.
[S1230] IGI batch C006338 - St Botolph without Aldgate.
[S1469] 1825 Muster for NSW Australia.
[S1222] Convicts to Australia.
[S1225] The "Distant Fields" - the roots of our tree.
[S1312] St Matthews Windsor Parish Registers 1810-1856.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
[S1223] NSW Deaths 1788-1975.
[S1338] Patricia Braden.
[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.

Mary Collits¹

F, #5458, b. 8 December 1826

Father

John Collits¹ b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886

Mother

Hannah Lees¹ b. 25 Jun 1804, d. 26 Dec 1874

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Feb 2008

Birth*

8 December 1826

Evan, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

22 July 1827

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, daughter of John & Hannah Colletts, Evan, Farmer¹

Citations

[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.

Mary Collits¹

F, #5568, b. 1821

Father

Pierce Collits¹ b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick¹ b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Mary Collits|b. 1821|p93.htm#i5568|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Relationship

4th great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

14 Feb 2009

Birth*

1821

Evan, NSW, Australia¹

Citations

[S1469] 1825 Muster for NSW Australia.

Pierce Collits

M, #1049, b. circa 1769, d. 19 September 1848

Charts

Ancestors of Keith Graham Bassett

Relationship

4th great-grandfather of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

7 Jun 2009

Name Variation

Pierce Collett¹

Birth*

circa 1769

Thomas Town, near Kilkenny, Ireland

Marriage*

15 November 1795

St Dunstan, Stepney, London, Bride=Mary Hardwick¹

Note

9 July 1800

"Old Bailey", London, Mentioned in the trial of William Chetley for theft, grand larceny.

568. WILLIAM CHETLEY was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 29th of June , fourteen yards of cotton, value 30s. ten yards of hessing, value 10s. and five yards and half of calico, value 5s. 6d. the property of John Richardby , Richard Francis , John Cleugh , and Nicholas-Cobb Collison .(The case was opened by Mr. Knapp.)
THOMAS SAPWELL sworn. - I am one of the constables of the City of London: On Sunday morning; the 29th of June, about four o'clock in the morning, I placed myself in a stable, opposite to the house of a person of the name of Collett, in Two Swan Yard, Bishopsgate-street; I staid from four to six o'clock, and nothing happened; about ten minutes after six, I saw the prisoner at the bar, he brought a bundle, and put it at the step of Collett's door, and sat upon it; he knocked at the door, and said, d-n you, are you going to lay a-bed all day; I came out of the stable, and went up to him; I said, holloo, what have you got here; he said he had got a piece of sheeting, or a piece of hessing, I do not know which; I told him he must go with me; I took him to the stable where I had before concealed myself, I double-locked the door, and locked myself and him in; I asked him how he came by the hessing, -
Mr. Knowlys. Q. Before he gave you an answer had you made him any promise, or used any threats? - A. I had not; he said he got it over the water, and that he was going to sell it to the man of that house, Pearce Collett ; I then asked him how he got his living; he said he worked upon the quays; I then searched him, and found, underneath his waistcoat, a piece of printed cotton; I then secured him, and took him over to Collett's house. (Produces the Property).
JOHN CLEUGH sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. I am a wholesale linen-draper, in Gracechurch. street, in partnership with John Richardby, Richard Francis, and Nicholas-Cobb Collison: The Prisoner was a porter of our's; we did not miss the property; the printed cotton I can swear to; after I had been at the Mansion-house, I looked, and missed it; I am certain that it is our property, and was in the warehouse, I have no doubt about it; the cotton is worth about thirty shillings; the prisoner lodged in our house, I saw his box searched the day after he was taken up; there were five yards and a half of calico taken out. which I have no doubt is our property.
Sapwell. I searched the box, and found the calico; I took the keys out of the prisoner's pocket.(Produces the calico).
Mr. Cleugh. - Cross-examined by Mr. Knowlys.
Q. You missed no property before, nor since? - A. No.
Q. This piece of cotton, found under his waistcoat, is the only thing you can swear to? - A. Yes.
Q. How do you know this to be your's? - A. There is the number upon it, which is the private mark of our house.
Q. Did you find any deficiency in your stock? - A. No; I have a pattern of the same. (Producing it).
Q. Patterns are very numerous, which, as you deal wholesale, get abroad in the world? - A. Yes.
Q. Many other shops have the same pattern? - Yes.
Q. Other persons sell in the shop besides youself? - A. There is only myself that is in the habit of selling in the warehouse; my partners have an equal right, but they do not practice it; they may now and then.
The prisoner did not say any thing in his defence, but called one witness, who gave him a good character. GUILTY . (Aged 22.)
Confined six months in Newgate , and fined 1s.
Tried by the London Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.²

Conviction*

15 July 1800

"Old Bailey", London, EDWARD BALDWIN, and PEARCE COLLETT, were indicted, the first, for feloniously stealing, on the 29th of June, twelve yards of mode, value 2l. twelve yards of muslin, value 1l. eighteen yards of lace, value 2l. and two pieces of handkerchiefs, each containing seven handkerchiefs, value 3l. the property of John Read , Robert Read , and James Read ; and the other, for receiving the same knowing them to have been stolen .(The case was opened by Mr. Knapp.)
THOMAS SAPWELL sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. On the 29th of June, on the Sunday morning, I took the prisoners into custody, about six o'clock; I went to the prisoner Collett's house, No. 7, Two Swan Yard, Bishopsgate-street, and on a copper, close by where the prisoner stood, I found this piece of cambric muslin; I asked him where he bought those things; and he said, d-n me, I would buy any thing; I then took Collett to the Compter; I then returned, and searched the house; in his box I found a piece of black silk mode; I also found a piece of lace, while I was searching the house; I took the key out of Collett's pocket with which I unlocked the box; I then went to a house, No. 17, Old Bethlem-court, where there lived one Elizabeth Day; I took her into custody, and took her to Collett's house; I searched her, and found two pieces of silk handkerchief in her right-hand pocket; I apprehended Baldwin at the prosecutor's house.
Q. Before he had told you any thing, did you make him any promises, or use any threats? - A.I told him I would do what I could, with his master, if he would confess what he knew.
ROBERT READ sworn. Examined by Mr. Knpp. I accused the prisoner, Baldwin, of having robbed us of a piece of mode, a piece of cambric muslin, and eighteen yards, or a piece, of lace; he denied it; I mentioned the articles over again; he said they were at Sapwell's, the constable's house; he said, the cambric muslin is not your's; I then said, what are the other things, you have robbed us of them; he said, yes, and wished he had gone for a sailor before he took them; I asked him what could induce him to do it; he said, that Collett was continually after him, telling him to do it; he said it was his first offence, he never robbed us before, nor since, and he had received no money for the things; I told him if it was so, I Would not prosecute him. This silk mode is our property, it is worth forty shillings, it has not been sold by us; also the eighteen yards of lace, which is worth about forty shillings, that was found in Collett's box; the other things I believe to be our property, but will not swear to them; the handkerchiefs I am certain of, but the marks being picked out I will not swear to them; the cambric muslin, the mark being torn, I will not swear to it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Knowlys. Q. The prisoner did not abscond from your service? - A. No; I sent for him, and he came to me without force.
Q. Do you mean to take upon yourself to say, that that black silk mode had never been sold? - A. If it had, it would have been entered in the book; on the lace there are figures made.
Q. Are the figures always torn off the lace when it is sold? - A. Not always.
Q. You don't know any thing of Collett? - A. No; I never saw him till I saw him before the Lord-Mayor.(The confession of Baldwin was produced, and read).
The Prisoners left their defence to their Counsel, and called six witnesses, who gave them a good character.
Baldwin, GUILTY . (Aged 31.)
Transported for seven years .
Collett, GUILTY . (Aged 30.)
Transported for fourteen years .
Tried by the London Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.²

Emigration*

21 June 1801

Spithead, Hampshire, "Minorca", Passenger=Mary Hardwick, Passenger=Sarah Collits³

Immigration*

14 December 1801

Port Jackson, NSW, Australia, "Minorca", Passenger=Mary Hardwick, Passenger=Sarah Collits, Passenger=Maria Collits³

Muster 1806*

20 August 1806

Evan, NSW, Australia, Pearce Collet, "Minorca", ticket of leave, grant wife, 70ac⁴

Note*

11 May 1811

NSW, Australia, Conditional pardon granted⁵

News-Arct

22 November 1817

the Sydney Gazette, "The Magistrates and Committees, established for the Relief of the Inhabitants of the Hawkesbury Districts, who have suffered the utmost Distress in consequence of the calamitous Effects experiences by them from the late Inundation of that River, in the Names of such poor Persons, beg leave to acknowledge the Receipt of the following liberal Benefactions; which timely Aid has been the Means of rescuing from Want nearly Four Hundred and Fifty Persons, many of whom would, in all probability, have perished, but for such charitable Assistance

Subscriptions collected at Windsor
Mr P. Collett £1"⁶

News-Arct*

20 May 1820

the Sydney Gazette, "Pierce Collits, Constable, Pound-keeper and Inspector of Cattle for Slaughter, on the Nepean River near Castlereagh"⁶

Census 1828*

1828

Colletts Farm, 51 miles east of Bathurst, Mount York, NSW, Australia, Pierce Collits, 57, FS, Minerva, Protestant, 1801, 14 years, Publican
Mary Collits, 57, CF, Protestant, Minerva, 1801
Amelia Collits, 16, BC, Protestant
William Collits, 13, BC, Protestant
John Watkins, 33, BC, Protestant
James Watkins, 11, BC, Protestant
Mary Ann Watkins, 10, BC, Protestant
Maria Watkins, 8, BC, Protestant
John William Wood, 33, FS, Protestant, Batavia, 1818, Schoolmaster
William Pritchard, 28, TL, Protestant, Malabar, 1819, Labourer
Ellen Leach, 33, GS, Protestant, Brothers, 1823, House servant
John Walters, 35, GS, Protestant, Isabella, 1819, Shoemaker
John Pritchard, 29, GS, Protestant, Coromandel, 1820, Labourer
Herbert Phillips, 27, GS, Protestant, Agamemnon, 1820, Labourer
William Cross, 25, GS, Protestant, Mangles, 1824, Labourer
Joseph Stokes, 39, GS, Protestant, Henry Porcher, 1825, Carpenter
Gerorge Howeth, 28, GS, Protestant, Mangles, 1820, Labourer
William Powell, 50, GS, Protestant, Baring, 1820, Labourer
James O'Neal, 25, GS, Catholic, Countess of Harcourt, 1827, Labourer
Hugh Hughes, 35, GS, Catholic, Lord Sidmouth, 1825, Stonemason

200 acres - 36 cultivated, 54 cleared
360 cattle, 8 horses, 300 sheep, Wife=Mary Collits, Daughter=Amelia Collits, Son=William Collits, Son-in-law=John Watkins, Grandson=James Watkins, Granddaughter=Mary Ann Watkins, Granddaughter=Maria Watkins⁷

News-Arct

2 June 1829

the Sydney Gazette, "To be Sold by Private Contract, a valuable Farm, on the Banks of the Nepean, in the District of Evan, known by the Name of Collitts' Farm, consisting of 50 Acres of excellent Land, all stumped and fenced, with a capital substantial weather-boarded and shingled dwelling, kitchen, and stores detached, granary, stabling, piggery, barn, huts, &c. &c. &c. well worth attention, as a valuable acquisition to a newly arrived family. For further information, apply to Mr. Pierce Collitts, Mount York. The Premises can be viewed at any time, by applying to Mr. Edward Field, resident on the same.
May 26th, 1829.", Principal=Edward Field⁶

(Witness) Marriage

19 March 1838

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, Thomas Morris, Free, Vale of Clywed
Sophia Rossthorn, Free, Vale of Clywed
by license
Witnesses Pierce Collets, Vale of Clywed & Sophia Peacock, Penrith, Groom=Thomas Morris, Bride=Sophia Collits⁸

Death*

19 September 1848

Mount York, NSW, Australia

Burial*

20 September 1848

Cemetery behind Collitts Inn, Mount York, NSW, Australia

Family

Mary Hardwick b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Marriage*

15 November 1795

St Dunstan, Stepney, London, Bride=Mary Hardwick¹

Children

Maria Collits+⁹ b. 1 Sep 1796, d. Sep 1829
Sarah Collits+¹⁰ b. 10 Sep 1797, d. 18 May 1867
Henry Pierce Collits¹¹ b. Feb 1799
Pierce Collits¹¹ b. 6 Aug 1800
John Collits+¹² b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886
Frances Collits+¹² b. 26 Sep 1804, d. 19 Aug 1869
James Collits+¹³ b. 21 Mar 1806, d. 30 Dec 1880
Joseph Collits¹³ b. 17 Mar 1808, d. 2 Nov 1888
Sophia Collits+¹² b. 16 Jan 1810, d. 25 Jan 1868
Amelia Collits+¹⁴ b. 27 Sep 1812, d. 8 Oct 1896
William Collits+¹³ b. 13 Jun 1815, d. Dec 1867
Mary Collits¹⁵ b. 1821

Citations

[S1337] IGI batch M055763 - St Dunstan, Stepney, London.
[S1221] Proceedings of the Old Bailey.
[S1222] Convicts to Australia.
[S1323] General Muster of NSW 1806 for Sydney, Australia.
[S1228] Unknown title.
[S1470] NLA Australian Newspapers, online http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
[S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1230] IGI batch C006338 - St Botolph without Aldgate.
[S171] Rhonda Bassett.
[S1224] IGI batch C025558 - St Botolph without Aldgate.
[S1332] Lisa Spry.
[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1312] St Matthews Windsor Parish Registers 1810-1856.
[S1469] 1825 Muster for NSW Australia.

Pierce Collits¹

M, #5088, b. 6 August 1800

Father

Pierce Collits¹ b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick¹ b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Pierce Collits|b. 6 Aug 1800|p93.htm#i5088|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Relationship

4th great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

28 Jul 2006

Birth*

6 August 1800

St Botolph without Aldgate, London, son of Pierce & Mary Colett¹

Citations

[S1224] IGI batch C025558 - St Botolph without Aldgate.

Pierce Collits¹

M, #5429, b. 13 March 1840

Father

John Collits¹ b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886

Mother

Hannah Lees¹ b. 25 Jun 1804, d. 26 Dec 1874

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Feb 2008

Birth*

13 March 1840

Mount York, NSW, Australia²

Baptism

23 May 1841

Bathurst, NSW, Australia, son of John & Hannah Collets, Mount York, Settler²

(Informant) Death

26 December 1874

Back Creek, near Cowra, NSW, Australia, Hannah Collits, age 71, Asthma, 5 months
Father Field, Farmer
Mother Mary Stevens or Stephens
born Penrith NSW
Married Penrith NSW, John Collits
Children of marriage Maria 44, Esther 41, Pierce 34, John 32 living; 5 deceased; 1 male, 4 females
Informant Pierce Collits, son of deceased, Back Creek
Buried 27/12/1874, Cowra Cemetery, Principal=Hannah Lees³

(Informant) Death

2 June 1886

"Myall Park", near Forbes, NSW, Australia, John Collits, age 87, Selector, senile decay, 10 days
Father Pierce Collits, Grazier
Mother unknown
born Penrith NSW
Married Hannah Lees, 19, Penrith NSW
Children of marriage Esther 51, Pearce 46, John 43 living, 3 girls deceased
Informant Pierce Collits, son, Forbes
Buried 5/6/1886, Forbes
Minister Rev E Dunstan, Church of England
Witnesses John Young & Richd Stone, Principal=John Collits³

Citations

[S651] NSW BDM Indexes.
[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.

Pierce Collits¹

M, #5438, b. 14 March 1842

Father

James Collits¹ b. 21 Mar 1806, d. 30 Dec 1880

Mother

Sophia Field¹ b. 21 Jun 1807, d. 21 Jul 1871

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Feb 2008

Birth*

14 March 1842

Mount York, Hartley, NSW, Australia²

Baptism

14 July 1844

Bathurst, NSW, Australia, son of James & Sophia Collits, Mount York, Hartley, Farmer²

Marriage*

1865

Forbes, NSW, Australia, Bride=Mary Watkins¹

Family

Mary Watkins

Child

Ruth Gertrude Collits³ b. Aug 1874, d. 21 Sep 1874

Citations

[S651] NSW BDM Indexes.
[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.

Ruth Gertrude Collits¹

F, #5451, b. August 1874, d. 21 September 1874

Father

Pierce Collits¹ b. 14 Mar 1842

Mother

Mary Watkins¹

Ruth Gertrude Collits|b. Aug 1874\nd. 21 Sep 1874|p93.htm#i5451|Pierce Collits|b. 14 Mar 1842|p93.htm#i5438|Mary Watkins||p144.htm#i5450|James Collits|b. 21 Mar 1806\nd. 30 Dec 1880|p92.htm#i5105|Sophia Field|b. 21 Jun 1807\nd. 21 Jul 1871|p99.htm#i1067|||||||

Relationship

2nd cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

13 Feb 2008

Birth*

August 1874

Bandon, Lachlan River, NSW, Australia¹

Death*

21 September 1874

Vine Cottage, near Forbes, NSW, Australia, Ruth Gertrude Collits, 1 month, inflammation and collapse of the lungs, 1 week
Born Brandon, Lachlan River
Father Pierce Collits, Grazier
Mother Mary Watkins
Informant James Collits, Grandfather, Bandon, Lachlan River
Burial 23/09/1874, Bandon, Lachlan River
No Minister present, Witness=James Collits¹

Citations

[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.

Sarah Collits¹

F, #1032, b. 10 September 1797, d. 18 May 1867

Father

Pierce Collits² b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick² b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Sarah Collits|b. 10 Sep 1797\nd. 18 May 1867|p93.htm#i1032|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Charts

Ancestors of Keith Graham Bassett

Relationship

3rd great-grandmother of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

14 Nov 2009

Birth*

10 September 1797

Sweedland Court, London²

Christening

October 1797

St Botolph Without Aldgate, London³

(Passenger) Emigration

21 June 1801

Spithead, Hampshire, "Minorca", Convict=Pierce Collits, Passenger=Mary Hardwick⁴

(Passenger) Immigration

14 December 1801

Port Jackson, NSW, Australia, "Minorca", Convict=Pierce Collits, Passenger=Mary Hardwick⁴

Married Name

9 September 1816

Watkins⁵

Marriage*

9 September 1816

Castlereagh Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, John Watkins & Sarah Collitts, Groom=John Watkins⁵

(Witness) Note

25 January 1825

NSW, Australia, The Certificate of Michael Scott of Grace for a Ticket of Leave
We hereby Certify that Michael Scott who came by the Ship Prince Regent which arrived in the year One thousand eight hundred and twentyone has not been convicted of any Crime or misdemeanor in the Colony but is to our certain belief, a sober, honest, and industious character having served faithfully Sarah Watkins residing in the District of Evan, from the 19th day of January 1821 to the 25th day of January 1825
Jullian Henry Resident Magistrate
Henry Fulton Clergyman of the District
Sarah Watkins Mistress, Principal=Michael Scott⁶

(Sister) Census 1828

1828

Marriage*

1 January 1846

Hartley, NSW, Australia, Michael Scott, Roman Catholic, of Coalpit Vale
Sarah Watkins, of Coalpit Vale
Witnesses Charles Fell & Frances Fell, Groom=Michael Scott⁵

Married Name

1 January 1846

Scott⁵

(Witness) Birth

25 February 1860

Coalpit Swamp, Hartley, NSW, Australia, Father Joseph Scott, Grazier, 27, born Penrith NSW
Mother Eliza Field, 24, born Penrith NSW
Married Hartley 1852
4 females living
Informant Eliza Scott, mother, Coalpit Swamp
Witness Mrs Sarah Scott, Principal=Lauristina Scott⁸

Death*

18 May 1867

"Cadow", Forbes, NSW, Australia, age 70, cause of death pneumonia & old age
Parents Pierce Collits (farmer & grazier) & Mary Harwick
Informant John G? son-in-law
Born England, 64 years in NSW
Marriage, Penrith NSW, age 20 to Michael Scott
Children of marriage 1 boy & 4 girls living, 2 boys & 4 girls deceased⁹

Burial*

20 May 1867

"Cadow", Forbes, NSW, Australia⁹

Family 1

John Watkins b. 4 Apr 1793, d. 19 Jun 1844

Marriage*

9 September 1816

Castlereagh Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, John Watkins & Sarah Collitts, Groom=John Watkins⁵

Children

James Watkins¹⁰ b. 8 Aug 1817, d. 5 Oct 1853
Mary Ann Watkins¹⁰ b. 6 Jun 1819
Maria Watkins+¹⁰ b. 14 Mar 1821

Family 2

Michael Scott b. 1800, d. 1 Jun 1875

Marriage*

1 January 1846

Hartley, NSW, Australia, Michael Scott, Roman Catholic, of Coalpit Vale
Sarah Watkins, of Coalpit Vale
Witnesses Charles Fell & Frances Fell, Groom=Michael Scott⁵

Children

Ann Scott b. c 1823, d. 17 Mar 1863
Elizabeth Scott⁹ b. c 1824, d. 18 Mar 1863
Sophia Scott b. c 1824
Michael Scott b. 11 Oct 1826, d. Mar 1849
Ellen Scott b. c 1830
Georgina Scott b. c 1831
Joseph Scott+¹ b. c 1832, d. 3 Sep 1875
William Scott⁹ b. a 1832, d. 12 Feb 1863
Sarah Scott+¹¹ b. 6 Jun 1840, d. 14 Feb 1922

Citations

[S132] NSW Death 6053/1875 - Joseph Scott.
[S171] Rhonda Bassett.
[S1224] IGI batch C025558 - St Botolph without Aldgate.
[S1222] Convicts to Australia.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1233] Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825.
[S1235] 1828 Census for NSW Australia.
[S1304] NSW Birth Certificate.
[S14] Death Certificate.
[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S651] NSW BDM Indexes.

Sarah Collits¹

F, #5501, b. 30 August 1836

Father

John Collits¹ b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886

Mother

Hannah Lees¹ b. 25 Jun 1804, d. 26 Dec 1874

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

12 Apr 2008

Birth*

30 August 1836

Mount York, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

1 September 1836

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, daughter of John & Hannah Colletts, Landholder, Mount York¹

Citations

[S1448] Microfilm of the unknown record type of unknown parish, unknown period (Film unknown film number).

Sophia Collits¹

F, #5107, b. 16 January 1810, d. 25 January 1868

Father

Pierce Collits¹ b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick¹ b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

Sophia Collits|b. 16 Jan 1810\nd. 25 Jan 1868|p93.htm#i5107|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Relationship

4th great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Aug 2009

Birth*

16 January 1810

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

24 June 1810

St Johns, Parramatta, NSW, Australia, daughter of Pierce & Mary Collits
CofE²

Married Name

30 October 1826

Rawsthorne³

Marriage*

30 October 1826

Castlereagh Church, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, Thomas Rawsthorne (ticket of leave) of the parish of Castlereagh
Sophia Collits (free) of the parish of Castlereagh
married in this Parish by Banns with the consent of hte Governor and her mother this thirtieth day of October in the year 1826
By me Henry Fulton
The marriage was solemnized between us Thomas Rawsthorne (signed)
Sophia Colletts (signed)
In the Prresence of Edward Field (signed) Evan District
Mark Field (mark) Evan District, Groom=Thomas Rawsthorne³

Married Name

19 March 1838

Morris⁴

Marriage*

19 March 1838

(Witness) Marriage

31 August 1840

Hassan's Walls, NSW, Australia, I, Colin Stewart, of Hassan's Walls, Minister of the Vale of Clwyd, do solemly certify that James Collits, residing at the Lachlan, and Sophia Higgins, widow of the same place, were joined together in wedlock by me, on the thirty first day of August 1840, at Hassan's Walls, in the presence of Witnesses
Thomas Morris
Sophia Morris
Presbyterian, Bride=Sophia Higgins, Groom=James Collits³

Death*

25 January 1868

Billybong, Forbes, NSW, Australia, Sophia Morris, age 58, relapsing fever, 6 weeks
Father Pierce Collits, Farmer
Mother Sophia Field
born Nepean, Penrith NSW
Married Thomas Morris, age 27, Hartley
Children of marriage 2 boys, 3 girls living; 2 girls deceased; by former marriage 1 son living; 2 sons deceased
Informant Thomas L Morris, son of the deceased, Blowclear, Billybong
Buried 27/1/1868, Forbes
Minister Rev J H L Zillman, Church of England, Informant=Thomas Lachlan Morris⁵

Family 1

Thomas Rawsthorne

Marriage*

30 October 1826

Children

Thomas Rawsthorne⁶ b. 23 Jun 1827, d. 15 Jun 1837
Joseph Rawsthorne⁶ b. 4 Oct 1829
James Rawsthorne⁶ b. 26 Jan 1834

Family 2

Thomas Morris b. 14 Jun 1817

Marriage*

19 March 1838

Children

Maria Jane Morris⁶ b. 10 Mar 1840
Eliza Stella Morris⁷ b. 12 Jul 1843
Sophia Morris⁶ b. 8 Feb 1846
Thomas Lachlan Morris⁸ b. 30 Jun 1847
William Clarence Morris⁶ b. 23 Sep 1849
Jesse Morris⁶ b. 5 Oct 1851

Citations

[S1332] Lisa Spry.
[S1464] Unknown title.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1343] Sydney Morning Herald BDM & Funeral Notices 1831-1853.
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1448] Microfilm of the unknown record type of unknown parish, unknown period (Film unknown film number).
[S651] NSW BDM Indexes.

Sophia Jane Collits¹

F, #5419, b. 11 June 1851

Father

James Collits¹ b. 21 Mar 1806, d. 30 Dec 1880

Mother

Sophia Field¹ b. 21 Jun 1807, d. 21 Jul 1871

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

30 Mar 2008

Birth*

11 June 1851

Lachlan River, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

21 August 1851

Carcoar, NSW, Australia, daughter of James & Sophia Collett, Lachlan River, Settler, C of E¹

Married Name

27 February 1887

Scott²

Marriage*

27 February 1887

Forbes, NSW, Australia, Edward Scott, bachelor, Manager of cattle station, of Carrawobbity
Sophia Jane Collits, spinster, of Carrawobbity
Witnesses Rosetta Howell, Jonathan J Weston & Thomas K Bowler
Minister Palmer Law CofE, Groom=Edward Joseph Scott²

(Informant) Death

28 July 1933

Quarry Hill, Forbes, NSW, Australia, age 71, farmer, old age pensioner, carcinoma of the stomach
born Cadow Station, near Forbes NSW
father Joseph Scott, grazier
mother Eliza Field
Married Sophia Jane Collits, Forbes NSW, age 22
Children of marriage Ada 45, Edith 44, Joseph E 41, Muriel 37, Irene M 33, Kathleen S 31, Gwendoline S 25 living, 2 males deceased
Informant Sophia J Scott, widow, Quarry Hill (altered from Pullabooka) Forbes
Burial 30 July 1933, Church of England Cemetery, Forbes, Principal=Edward Joseph Scott³

Family

Edward Joseph Scott b. 25 Jan 1863, d. 28 Jul 1933

Citations

[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1428] Marriage Certificate transcript.
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.

Susannah Collits¹

F, #5499, b. 5 May 1829

Father

John Collits¹ b. 8 Feb 1803, d. 2 Jun 1886

Mother

Hannah Lees¹ b. 25 Jun 1804, d. 26 Dec 1874

Relationship

1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

6 Apr 2008

Birth*

5 May 1829

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia²

Baptism

31 May 1829

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, daughter of John & Hannah Colletts, Farmer, Castlereagh²

Citations

[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1448] Microfilm of the unknown record type of unknown parish, unknown period (Film unknown film number).

William Collits¹

M, #5110, b. 13 June 1815, d. December 1867

Father

Pierce Collits¹ b. c 1769, d. 19 Sep 1848

Mother

Mary Hardwick¹ b. 24 Dec 1769, d. 4 Aug 1841

William Collits|b. 13 Jun 1815\nd. Dec 1867|p93.htm#i5110|Pierce Collits|b. c 1769\nd. 19 Sep 1848|p93.htm#i1049|Mary Hardwick|b. 24 Dec 1769\nd. 4 Aug 1841|p104.htm#i1050|||||||||||||

Relationship

4th great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

22 Feb 2009

Birth*

13 June 1815

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

25 February 1816

Castlereagh, NSW, Australia, son of Pierce & Mary Collets¹

Marriage*

18 November 1840

St Lawrence, Sydney, NSW, Australia, William Collits, bachelor, Vale of Clwyd
Caroline James, spinster, St Andrew
by license
Witnesses Amelia Skeen, Vale of Clwyd & William Jones, George St South, Bride=Caroline James, Witness=Amelia Skeen²

News-Arct*

3 May 1842

the Sydney Gazette, "The Berrima and Mount Victoria Murderers.
In the annals of crime, it has not been met with, nor has it ever fallen, to our lot to publish the particulars, of the diabolical and atrocious circumstances attending the perpetration of the crime of murder - the latter case at Berrima, by a monster named John Lynch, alias Dunleavy, who has expiated his crimes on the gallows; the other culprit will be executed at Bathurst this morning. An outline of the career of these men may not be uninteresting to our reader.
John Welsh was tried before Mr. Justice Stephen at the late Bathurst Assizes, and after a very lengthened trial, was found guilty of the wilful murder of Caroline Collitt, at Mount Victoria, on the 31 of January last.
The young woman Catherine (sic) Collit, at the time of her death, was not more than 17 years of age, and was married about 18 months previous to Collit, who was regarded as a person of a nervous and weak disposition, but possessed of a considerable number of cattle and other property. After she had been married about a year, in a fit of drunkenness her mother hung herself in her own house; her husband was in the house at the time, but in such a beastly state of intoxication, as to be incapable of preventing her destroying herself. Shortly after her death, he was taken up on suspicion of being concerned in her destruction, but after being confined for upwards of 6 months in gaol, he was liberated. Some months after the mother's death, a younger sister of Carole Collit's married the murderer Welsh, and continued to reside with him until the day of her sister's murder. It has been ascertained since the trial of the culprit, that Welsh's wife as well as Caroline Collit, were very loose and abandoned characters, which is totally borne out by the circumstances, that prior to Welsh marrying the younger sister, he was in the habit of cohabiting with the elder, and since his marriage with the younger sister, Caroline had separated from her husband Collit, and was living with Welsh and her sister in the same house. It is also a fact, that a short time before her murder, she was again on terms of intimacy with her husband, and was going to live with him again.
Welsh is a native of Ireland, from whence it is said he was transported for 7 years to this Colony in 1833, and was about 30 years of age at his late trial. It also appears that since his arrival here, he was twice tried for murder previous to his last conviction - once before the Chief Justice, but acquitted of the murder of a man named Create. In 1839, he was again tried before Mr. Justice Stephen, for having murdered a woman and her little son. On account of the character of the principal witness against him, he was a second time acquitted,- In the former case, it was established by the evidence, that the residence of the mudered woman had been robbed of some tobacco and a keg of spirits, and that she and her son had been beaten to death with a bludgeon, which was found near their murdered bodies. Not long afterwards, Welsh took an aboriginal with him to remove the plunder, which had been concealed near the hut, telling the black that he had been told by the bushrangers where the proerty was secreted; that they, the bushrangers, had committed the murder, and afterwards the robbery - adding that the bushrangers were afraid of being apprehended, if they attempted to remove the property. A quantity of clothing was afterwards found, besplattered with blood. welsh accounted for the dress he had on when taken, by saying that the bushrangers had forced it upon him, in order that he might assist them to disguise themselves, to make their escape out of that neighbourhood. On his trial for the murder of Catherine (sic) Collitt, he endeavoured to show that four or five men had set upon him and the deceased, and after beating him, compelled him likewise to give them his clothes, they then murdered the woman. The culprit, Mrs Collitt, and ger husband had all been drinking together, kept by a man named Jagars, near to Mount Victoria; here Welsh obtained, and dranktwo glasses of brandy, Collitt drinking only one, and his wife partaking of a small quantity of lemon syrup. Soon after leaving the public house, without the slightest provocation, Welsh knocked Collitt down, using the most dreadful imprecations; his victim (Caroline) interfered with the murderer, and by seizing his arms, at the same time shouting to her husband - "run, run, he has got a stone, and will murder you," allowed him to escape. These were the last words that Catherine (sic) Collitt was heard to utter, nor was she after that affray again seen alive. on the following morning, about a mile and a half from that spot, her body was found lacerated in a dreadful manner, the face and head being covered with bruises, cuts and blood. A deep wound on the temple had penetrated the brain, which had, no doubt, been inflicted by a sharp jagged stone, which was found close by, covered with hair and blood. Soon after Welsh's condemnation, and when under sentence of death in Bathurst gaol, it is said he addresses Mr. Justice Stephen, and recalled to his recoolection, the circumstance of his trial and acquittal for murder in 1839.", Principal=Caroline James³

Marriage*

1 August 1842

Penrith, NSW, Australia, William Collits, widower, otp
Mary Ann Quinn, spinster, otp
by banns
Witnesses Hester? Quinn, Vale of Clywde & Geo. H Bode, Penrith, Bride=Mary Ann Quinn²

Death*

December 1867

Bogabigal, near Forbes, NSW, Australia, William Collits, Grazier, age 53, consumption, 9 months
Father Pierce Collits, Grazier
Mother Mary Ann Hardwick
born Penrith NSW
Married Mary Ann Quinn, age 29, Hartley
Children of marriage 1 girl living
Informant Maria Field, Hartley
Buried 28/12/1867, Forbes
Minister Rev Joseph Barnier, Church of England
Witnesses John Field & Edward Field⁴

Family 1

Caroline James d. 31 Jan 1842

Family 2

Mary Ann Quinn

Child

Eliza Collits¹ b. 7 Nov 1844

Citations

[S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1470] NLA Australian Newspapers, online http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
[S1317] Death Certificate transcript.

Mary Common¹

F, #4018, b. September 1872

Father

William Common¹ d. Jun 1875

Mother

Isabella Goodge¹ b. Jun 1846

Mary Common|b. Sep 1872|p93.htm#i4018|William Common|d. Jun 1875|p93.htm#i4005|Isabella Goodge|b. Jun 1846|p102.htm#i4002|||||||John Goodge||p102.htm#i4000|Eliza Best||p86.htm#i4001|

Last Edited

13 Jun 2005

Birth*

September 1872

St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall¹

(Daughter) Census 1881

3 April 1881

Foxhole, St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, Isabella Common, HD, W, 33,, St Stephen in Brannel
John Common, SO,, 11, Scholar, St Stephen in Brannel
Mary Common, DA,, 8, Scholar, St Stephen in Brannel
Ada Common, DA,, 5,, St Stephen in Brannel
James Bassett, LG, U, 20, China Clay Labourer, St Stephen in Brannel, Head=Isabella Common²

Marriage*

June 1891

St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, Groom=Charles Bassett¹

Married Name

June 1891

Bassett¹

Family

Charles Bassett b. Sep 1865

Child

William Bassett³ b. Jun 1893

Citations

[S288] Free BDM.
[S582] 1881 Census for St Stephen in Brannel.
[S178] St Catherines indexes.

William Common¹

M, #4005, d. June 1875

Last Edited

12 Jun 2005

Marriage*

December 1868

St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, Bride=Isabella Goodge¹

Death*

June 1875

St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, age 48¹

Family

Isabella Goodge b. Jun 1846

Child

Mary Common+¹ b. Sep 1872

Citations

[S288] Free BDM.

Catherine Connell¹

F, #1036, b. 1832

Father

Thomas Connell¹

Mother

Mary McCarthy¹

Catherine Connell|b. 1832|p93.htm#i1036|Thomas Connell||p93.htm#i1034|Mary McCarthy||p117.htm#i1035|||||||||||||

Relationship

3rd great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

29 Nov 2008

Birth*

1832

Kinsale, Cork, Ireland¹

Immigration

29 November 1849

"Lismoyne", Botany Bay, NSW, Australia, Catherine Connell, 17, Farm servant, Kingsale Cork, John & Mary both dead, Roman Catholic, neither read nor write, no relations in colony, good helalth, Kinsale Union
Ellen Connell, 16, Farm servant, Kingsale Cork, John & Mary both dead, Roman Catholic, neither read nor write, no relations in colony, good helalth, Kinsale Union, Passenger=Ellen Connell¹

(Witness) Marriage

9 November 1851

Bathurst, NSW, Australia, John Cunningham, Roman Catholic, of Bellview
Ellen Connell, Roman Catholic, of Bellview
Witness Michael O'Donnell & Catherine Connell, Groom=John Cunningham, Bride=Ellen Connell²

Citations

[S1298] Immigration Board list.
[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.

Ellen Connell¹

F, #328, b. 1833, d. 25 December 1888

Father

Thomas Connell²

Mother

Mary McCarthy²

Ellen Connell|b. 1833\nd. 25 Dec 1888|p93.htm#i328|Thomas Connell||p93.htm#i1034|Mary McCarthy||p117.htm#i1035|||||||||||||

Charts

Ancestors of Keith Graham Bassett

Relationship

2nd great-grandmother of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

14 Nov 2009

Birth*

1833

Kinsale, Cork, Ireland³

Immigration*

29 November 1849

Marriage*

9 November 1851

Married Name

9 November 1851

Cunningham¹

Married Name

1858

Joyce²

Marriage*

1858

NSW, Australia, William Joyce
Ellen Connell, 21, born Ireland, parents Thomas Connell & Mary McCarthy, Groom=William Joyce²

Death*

25 December 1888

Foster's Valley, NSW, Australia, age 55, cardiac disease
born Cork, Ireland, 49 years in NSW
Married Bathurst to John Cunningham, age 17, children 1 girl deceased
Married Bathurst to William Joyce, children Mary 29, Michael 27, Thomas 25, Patrick 22, Honora 20, Ellen 17, William 15, Bridget 13 living, 1 femaile deaceased
Informant Thomas Joyce, son, Fosters Valley
Burial 26/12/1888, Rockley, Minister Thos J Walsh, Roman Catholic⁴

Family 1

John Cunningham b. 1826, d. 16 Dec 1857

Marriage*

9 November 1851

Children

Margaret Cunningham^5,6 b. 1852, d. b 1855
John Cunningham⁷ b. 15 Jun 1853
Margaret Cunningham⁸ b. 22 Feb 1855
William Cunningham+⁹ b. 25 Jun 1857, d. 25 Jul 1922

Family 2

William Joyce

Marriage*

1858

NSW, Australia, William Joyce
Ellen Connell, 21, born Ireland, parents Thomas Connell & Mary McCarthy, Groom=William Joyce²

Children

Mary A Joyce¹⁰ b. 1860
Michael J Joyce¹⁰ b. 1862
Thomas Joyce¹⁰ b. 1864
Patrick Joyce¹⁰ b. 1867
Honora Joyce¹⁰ b. 1869
Honora Joyce¹⁰ b. 1871
William Joyce¹⁰ b. 1873
Bridget Joyce¹⁰ b. 1875

Citations

[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
[S1305] NSW Marriage partial transcription.
[S1298] Immigration Board list.
[S1294] NSW Death Registration Transcription.
[S110] Unknown author, NSW Birth V1852561 69/1852 - Margaret Cunningham.
[S17] Guess.
[S8] Bathurst Parish Records.
[S113] Unknown author, NSW Birth V18553018 72/1855 - Margaret Cunningham.
[S1304] NSW Birth Certificate.
[S651] NSW BDM Indexes.

Thomas Connell¹

M, #1034

Charts

Ancestors of Keith Graham Bassett

Relationship

3rd great-grandfather of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

1 Jan 2007

Name Variation

John Connell²

Marriage*

Bride=Mary McCarthy

Family

Mary McCarthy

Children

Catherine Connell³ b. 1832
Ellen Connell+⁴ b. 1833, d. 25 Dec 1888

Citations

[S151] NSW Marriage 1277/1858 - Ellen Connell and William Joyce.
[S41] Immigration record for young girls.
[S1298] Immigration Board list.
[S1305] NSW Marriage partial transcription.

Hilary Gladstone Connolly¹

M, #124, b. 6 May 1893, d. 15 September 1966

Last Edited

8 May 2008

Aka (Facts Pg)*

aka Paddy

Birth*

6 May 1893

TAS, Australia²

Marriage*

15 April 1933

Randwick, NSW, Australia, Bride=Ivy Rubertine Bassett²

Hilary, Ivy and baby Michael Connolly

Death*

15 September 1966

NSW, Australia³

Family

Ivy Rubertine Bassett b. 11 Sep 1906, d. 21 Jul 1976

Children

Michael Connolly+ b. 13 Dec 1933, d. 13 Aug 1987
Mary Connolly² b. 5 Aug 1948, d. 23 Aug 1948

Citations

[S651] NSW BDM Indexes.
[S414] Gary Batt.
[S1326] Bassett Family Bible.

Mary Connolly¹

F, #2779, b. 5 August 1948, d. 23 August 1948

Father

Hilary Gladstone Connolly¹ b. 6 May 1893, d. 15 Sep 1966

Mother

Ivy Rubertine Bassett¹ b. 11 Sep 1906, d. 21 Jul 1976

Mary Connolly|b. 5 Aug 1948\nd. 23 Aug 1948|p93.htm#i2779|Hilary Gladstone Connolly|b. 6 May 1893\nd. 15 Sep 1966|p93.htm#i124|Ivy Rubertine Bassett|b. 11 Sep 1906\nd. 21 Jul 1976|p37.htm#i123|||||||Alfred Bassett|b. 2 Jan 1864\nd. 26 Sep 1944|p11.htm#i6|Emma T. Whiley|b. 24 Apr 1867\nd. 23 Sep 1938|p145.htm#i7|

Relationship

1st cousin 1 time removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

14 May 2005

Birth*

5 August 1948

Sydney, NSW, Australia¹

Death*

23 August 1948

Sydney, NSW, Australia¹

Citations

[S414] Gary Batt.

Michael Connolly¹

M, #1023, b. 13 December 1933, d. 13 August 1987

Father

Hilary Gladstone Connolly b. 6 May 1893, d. 15 Sep 1966

Mother

Ivy Rubertine Bassett b. 11 Sep 1906, d. 21 Jul 1976

Michael Connolly|b. 13 Dec 1933\nd. 13 Aug 1987|p93.htm#i1023|Hilary Gladstone Connolly|b. 6 May 1893\nd. 15 Sep 1966|p93.htm#i124|Ivy Rubertine Bassett|b. 11 Sep 1906\nd. 21 Jul 1976|p37.htm#i123|||||||Alfred Bassett|b. 2 Jan 1864\nd. 26 Sep 1944|p11.htm#i6|Emma T. Whiley|b. 24 Apr 1867\nd. 23 Sep 1938|p145.htm#i7|

Relationship

1st cousin 1 time removed of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

14 May 2005

Birth*

13 December 1933

Australia²

Death*

13 August 1987

Sydney, NSW, Australia²

Citations

[S11] Chris Connolly.
[S414] Gary Batt.

Edward Cook¹

M, #5384

Last Edited

6 Jan 2008

Marriage*

15 June 1846

Carcoar, NSW, Australia, Edward Cook, otp, bachelor
Sophia Scott, otp, spinster
by banns
Withesses Peter bowland? of Lachlan & John Bower? of Sydney, Bride=Sophia Scott¹

Family

Sophia Scott b. c 1824

Citations

[S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.

Mary Cook¹

F, #3071

Last Edited

26 Apr 2004

Married Name

4 December 1792

Cole¹

Marriage*

4 December 1792

Hartland, Devon, Groom=George Cole¹

Family

George Cole

Child

Mary Cole+² b. 5 May 1793, d. Apr 1866

Citations

[S20] IGI.
[S745] IGI batch P001741 - Hartland, Devon.

John Cooke¹

M, #5232, b. 1863

Last Edited

8 Feb 2007

Birth*

1863

Plymouth, Devon²

Marriage*

11 September 1890

St Jude, Plymouth, Devon, Bride=Mary Ann Bassett¹

Family

Mary Ann Bassett b. 5 Sep 1862

Citations

[S954] DFHS Plymouth Marriages.
[S1073] 1901 Census for Plymouth, Devon.

Richard Cooke¹

M, #4530, b. 1873

Last Edited

14 Jan 2006

Birth*

1873

Plymouth, Devon²

Marriage*

1 December 1898

St Jude, Devon, Bride=Eva Malinda Bassett¹

Family

Eva Malinda Bassett b. 20 Aug 1874

Citations

[S954] DFHS Plymouth Marriages.
[S1073] 1901 Census for Plymouth, Devon.

Mary Cooper¹

F, #5356

Charts

Ancestors of Keith Graham Bassett

Relationship

5th great-grandmother of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

17 Aug 2007

Married Name

30 November 1772

Dennis¹

Marriage*

30 November 1772

Litcham, Norfolk, William Dennis, bachelor, otp
Mary Cooper, spinster, otp
by banns
Witnesses Philip Easton & Edward Creed, Groom=William Dennis¹

Family

William Dennis

Children

Mary Dennis+¹ b. 17 Apr 1775, d. 19 May 1857
William Dennis¹ b. 7 Sep 1777

Citations

[S1409] Litcham parish registers.

Lucy Cornelius¹

F, #5164

Charts

Ancestors of Keith Graham Bassett

Relationship

5th great-grandmother of Keith Graham Bassett.

Last Edited

30 Dec 2006

Married Name

28 May 1744

Williams¹

Marriage*

28 May 1744

Bishopston, Glamorgan, Wales, Walter Williams, of Bishopston
Lucy Williams, of Bishopston
by banns, Groom=Walter Williams¹

Family

Walter Williams

Child

William Williams+² b. 18 Jan 1778

Citations

[S1359] Glamorgan Marriage Index 1569-1837.
[S1320] Glamorgan Baptism Index 1569-1837.