Bassford/Basford?????Confused.

[quidditch seeker]

Am trying to trace my Bassford ancestors from Leicester.

We spell our name BASSFORD.

In 1901 My G. G. Grandfather William Bassford lived in Barston St.

In 1881 he is living with his parents, John and Martha.

In some censuses it says John Bassford born 1827 Leicester
John Basford Born 1831, Leicester
John Basford Born 1831 Arnold, Notts.
 ""                 Born 1829 Leics.
Born 1832 Leicester.

In 1861 John is living in Notts, but in 1841 a John Basford is living with his parents in Leicester.


Is this John Basford/Bassford the same person, or have I got it wrong.

[PaulineJ]

Obviously, we can't see all your evidence.
The clincher is probably the marriage cert of john & martha, combined with occupational info and placement in census.

Pauline

[behindthefrogs]

It would seem extremely likely that it is the same person.  I assume that the 1827 date comes from 1841 when his age would have been rounded down to the nearest five years.  The worrying entry is the Arnold Notts one where unless the rest of the family in the census match would seem unlikely.

The change in spelling is to be expected.  You are lucky that the variation is so minor.

David

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s & welcome …..

No sure if this might help ?.....
 
St. Margaret’s Parish Church Leicester.

BAPTISMS :~ 1813. ~ 78.

13-Jul   1836   Anne   Basford   William & Sarah
15-Aug   1838   Esther   Basford   William & Sarah
11-May   1814   Henry   Basford   James & Ann
02-May   1828   Martha   Basford   John & Ann
24-Aug   1874   Susannah   Basford   John & Martha
03-Jun   1840   William   Basford   William & Sarah

27-Mar   1873   Ann   Bassford   John & Martha
10-Nov   1861   Ann   Bassford   William & Susannah
06-May   1835   Edward   Bassford   William & Sarah
29-Jul   1866   Eliza   Bassford   William & Susannah
19-Mar   1877   Martha Ann   Bassford   John & Martha
29-Jul   1866   Mary Ann   Bassford   John & Martha
27-Mar   1873   Susannah   Bassford   John & Martha
24-Jul   1825   Walter   Bassford   John & Ann
27-Mar   1873   Walter   Bassford   John & Martha
01-Oct   1865   Walter   Bassford   John & Martha
28-Sep   1862   William Johnson   Bassford   John & Marthas

Sorry I could not see a John Basford / Bassford ~ Martha
Marriage on any of my Leicester/ shire Discs.

MIKE.