A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

Sarah Sophia Mason¹

F, #5819, b. circa 1836

Father

James Mason¹ b. c 1805, d. 9 Feb 1854

Mother

Elizabeth Stafford¹ b. 1815, d. 10 Sep 1859

Relationship

3rd great-aunt of Keith Graham Bassett

Last Edited

23 Sep 2022

Birth*

circa 1836

NSW, Australia¹

Confirmation*

February 1852

Willunga, SA, Australia;
James Mason: A convert aged 47, not confirmed: perhaps not made his 1st communion: out of the Church:
Elizabeth, (Stafford) not Confirmed: out of the Church
Francis John 19, not Confirmed: out of the Church
Elizabeth 16, not Confirmed: out of the Church
Sarah 15, made first Holy Communion 2nd Feb. Gives meat and cheese: bench rent paid for the quarter in butter:

²

Married Name

11 May 1855

Elliott³

Marriage*

11 May 1855

Willunga, SA, Australia;
MARRIED.
On the 11th instant, at Willunga, by the Rev. A. B. Burnett, Henry, eldest son of Mr. Henry Elliott, farmer, of Maclaren Vale, to Sarah Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Mr. James Mason, farmer, of Maclaren Vale;Groom=Henry Elliott³

News-Arct*

28 December 1865

"The South Australian Register", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
MY WIFE having left her home, and as it is supposed she is insane, I will NOT be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS she may contract from this date.
HENRY ELLIOTT, JUN.
Maclaren Vale, December 21, 1865.⁴

Family

Henry Elliott

Children

Mary Ann Elliott+⁵ b. 2 Jul 1856, d. 26 Sep 1936
Francis Henry Elliott+⁶ b. 27 Jan 1858, d. 25 Oct 1941
Catherine Sophia Elliott+⁷ b. 10 Jun 1860, d. 9 Jun 1897

Citations

[S1395] VIC Death certificate.
[S1689] Portion of Father Thomas Caldwell OSB's Willunga Register, 1850- July 1852., online http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/condon/CatholicLetters/…
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, "The South Australian Register", Thursday, May 24, 1855.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The South Australian Register, Thursday, December 28, 1865.
[S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Mary Ann Elliott 1856.
[S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Francis Henry Elliott 1858.
[S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Catherine Sophia Elliott 1860.