Baisley, Baseley, Basely or Basley Family.

[Cottingham]

Hi,

Can anyone help?

We are trying to do the family tree, to which we know that we have connections to the surname of Baisley, although this name for many of our family member's seem to have different spelling variations through time e.g Baseley, Basely and Basley, to name just a few.

We know that they originally came from the Norton, Daventry, Northamptonshire area, but from the early 1900's they had connections with the Rugby, Warwickshire area and were mainly using the Baisley spelling. At this time there may have still been family members around the Norton area.

If you can help with any information about this surname, we would very much appreciate it.

Thank you.

[jackanandy]

Hi. I have just come across your question. I know it is a few years old, but you may still be looking.

My Great Grandmother was called Amy Elizabeth Beasley and her family originally came from Kilsby, in Northants. I have traced my direct line back to early 18th century with a few side branches.

The name changed from Bazeley, Baseley and Beasley.

If you are interested I can send you more information.

regards

Andy

[baz8]

Hi   I married into the Bazeleys but not done much on their tree. My father in law was William Martin born in Northampton 1912 his father was William Joseph born 1884

[CerocChick]

I have an Isabella Bazeley born in Pattishall, Northamptonshire around 1834 to William (1803) & Isabella (1805). She was 1 of 9 children (one of them was a William) She married John Goodman from Kettering, Northamptonshire in 1855 and they are buried together in Burton Latimer

[retepniltub]

Hi

My Gt Gt Grandfather married a Louisa Baseley in 1839 and lived in Ashby St Ledgers in Northamptonshire.
Louisa's mother was a Deborah Reynolds from Welton, she married John Baseley who died in 1820.

John Baseley was a miller and owned a windmill at Ashby St Ledgers, this mill was eventually passed on to Louisa who married my GT Gt Grandfather John Butlin.

He became a miller and farmer in Ashby.
Louisa was the school teacher in the village.

I have a lot more information on these people as I can trace connections through my grand mothers ancestors.

Have a look at http://www.butlinheritage.co.uk/butlin/index.html and look for Baseley

I hope that helps a bit and not confuses things

Peter

[Gillen Kirkwood]

Hi
My GG Grandmother was Ann Basely who was born in Daventry in 1831. Her father was William Basely a farmer. She married a Royal Engineer, Sergeant William McColl in Daventry in 1851. Her first child, William McColl, was born in Norton on 11 April 1852 and it looks as though she went home to have her first child. William left England for British Colombia on 2 September 1858 without Ann, who remained in England, because she was not well enough to travel . Ann and their four children left England to join her husband in British Colombia just over two years later on 12 November 1860. Prior to her departure she was living in New Street in Daventry.
Whilst I know quite a lot about her life after she left England I know nothing about her family other than her father's name and occupupation and if you are still looking at this website (after 9 years!) I would be very interested to hear from you if you think Ann Basely might be related to you and you have any information about her family.

Regards

Gillen Kirkwood   

[Sopflo]

Hello Gillen
I wonder if our families link somehow..my family links to a James Baseley born 1834 and christened 16 nov 1834 in norton, Northamptonshire. His birthplace is daventry. His father was William Baseley and mother Ann. Here I draw a blank!
Sophie x

[Gillen Kirkwood]

Hi Sophie,
Yes I think James was Ann's (my GG Grandmother's) brother. I have been writing up her history:

"Ann Basely (1831 – 1913) was born on 18 August 1831. She was born in the Daventry area – probably in or very near the pretty village of Norton  which is about 2 miles east of
Daventry  which is a market town located in the centre of England about 14 miles (22km) west of Northampton  and about 10 miles (16km) from Rugby with its famous (“Tom Brown’s Schooldays” ) school. Her father was William Basely who was a farmer  and her mother’s name was Ann – the same as her name.  Possible siblings* include: James Basely (who was christened in Norton on 16 November 1834 and for whom at the age of seven there is an 1841 census record recorded in Norton parish) and Maria Basely (who was christened in Norton on 18 June 1837).
  *There are three links between Ann and these possible siblings – one is the Norton connection, a second is the parents’ names and a third is that William and Ann named the two further children she gave birth to in British Columbia – James and Marie".
He father's name, William, appears on the marriage certificate of her second marriage in British Columbia.
Regards

Gillen Kirkwood


 

[Sopflo]

That definitely sounds like the correct link. I can follow your gg grandmothers brothers line, James. He had his own son called james, William and a daughter Mary Maria so again these similar names help to confirm the link.The name by this time had the e at the end... BaselEy, it keeps appearing and disappearing I find!
Do you have any more information of James and Ann's parents? I cannot find a surname for Ann or a birth/death/marriage for either

Did you you remain in British columbia?

Sophie