Hi Robyn....many thanks for all of this information. I see that you too have found way too many Bassetts to 'fit' one family! It's frustrating! The Tarnagulla Hist Soc has sent to me a list of all of the Bassetts buried there. Included are the 3 original brother's from London, James (and his wife Mary, who appear to have no children), Joseph and his wife Margaret Frances nee Walker, and their daughter Isabella Jane; and of course my gggrandfather William James. Buried there are 2 other Bassetts, whose parents I can verify on bdm, but have no record of in my known family. 1 Frances Elizabeth who died 1859 aged 17 months, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth (uk); and 2. Jane Bassett died 1872 aged 9 months, the daughter of Richard and Robina. At this stage, I have no idea who Richard and this William are. There is no Richard in the original family from London, as I have found all of the children....and the only possibility of the William b1845 (but impossible for him to be the father of Frances Elizabeth in1859) is that he is the son William of one of the original brothers, Samuel, who appeared to have stayed in England. I can only assume that this William and Richard belong to a different Bassett family, with the possibility that they are the descendants of the brother of the original Samuel b1790. I know that there are other Bassetts in the Dunolly, Llanelly area that don't seem to be related to us.
With the great help of BatUser's link, I have found the listing for the migration of the original Samuel b1790 (father), aged 70 years, along with two of the sons (James and Joseph) and their wives...which is really exciting. I am suspecting that this Samuel must be the one buried at the Tarnagulla Cem with his sons...although I cannot find a date on this Samuel, and neither could the Hist Soc. Assuming that son Samuel didn't arrive in Aust, the only other Samuel's in the family that we know of are Samuel Henry b1864 Newbridge and son of William and Jane(Cray) Bassett..and this is the Samuel Henry who died in 1904 of Miner's dust and married Susan Catherine Prouse in 1886 Tarnagulla...it is this couple who had a son Samuel Henry who was born 1886 and died 1901 at Tarnagulla. (but the descendants of this Samuel and his son Samuel say that they are buried together at Eaglehawk/Bendigo Cem)....perhaps these two are buried at Tarnagulla in addition to the father/grandfather Samuel 1790??? I think that I need to contact the Hist Soc there again and ask them to check the records.
I have found the Scottish Adam's family of Jane...and seen her mother's marriage record ( how beautiful!)...so thanks for the thought that other Adam's family may have arrived in Australia and married the Raywood Samuel..with so many children, I surely should find someone who knows of their story!..moreso, I think that I need to find who this Thomas Bassett was, and work from there!
Many thanks for all of your help....this certainly is a work in progress!
Best wishes
Rap
