Mary Bassock

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Bassock was born in 1759, in Lydd, Kent, England, her father, John Bassock, was 29 and her mother, Mrs. Mary Bassock, was 29. She married Richard Irons on 10 July 1783, in Lydd, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 April 1823, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Richard Irons
1752–1823
Mary Bassock
1759–1823
Marriage: 10 July 1783
Richard Bassett Irons
1782–1842
Henry Irons
1786–
Thomas Irons
1784–
Elizabeth Irons
1786–1839
James Irons
1788–1840
John Irons
1789–
Jeremiah Basset Irons
1791–
William Irons
1792–
George Irons
1794–
Mary Irons
1795–
Sarah Irons
1796–
George Irons
1798–
Jane Irons
1800–1865

Sources (18)

  • Mary Austen, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Bassock, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Mary Austen, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"

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World Events (7)

1770 · Boston Tea Party

Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a variant of Bostock ; note Esther Bastock or Bostock, 1895 in IGI (Bordesley, Warwicks).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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