Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Basset was christened on 20 April 1773, in Sully, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Basset, was 38 and her mother, Margaret Nicholas, was 33. She married Thomas John on 11 April 1794, in Sully, Glamorgan, Wales. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 5 May 1845, in Sully, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 72, and was buried in Sully, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- Jane John, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Jane, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- Jane Bassett, "Wales Marriages, 1541-1900"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
French: from a diminutive of Old French bas(se) ‘short, of low stature’ (see Bas ).
English: variant of Bassett , a cognate of 1 above.
In some cases also an altered form of French Besset (see Bessette 2). Compare Bassette 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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