First Generation
1. John BASS At Strand.
Born ca 1688 in Lympstone DEV. John died in Lympstone DEV in 1762, he was 74. Buried on 4 6 1762 in Lympstone DEV.1 Occupation: Shipwright.
On 4 1 1710 when John was 22, he married Joan WITHIEL, daughter of Stiphin WITHALL, in Exeter, St Mary Major. Born ca 1689 in Lympstone DEV. Joan died in Lympstone DEV in 1740, she was 51.
They had the following children:
i. Patience (Died as Child). Born on 13 12 1711 in Lympstone DEV.1 Patience died in Lympstone DEV in 1723, she was 11. Buried on 21 5 1723 in Lympstone DEV.1
2 ii. Samuel (1714-1796)
3 iii. Thomas (>1710-1788)
4 iv. Sarah
v. Ann Bidgood.
On 12 7 1779 Ann Bidgood married John NORRIS, in Topsham, DEV.
Second Generation
2. Samuel BASS Mr.
Born on 4 11 1714 in Lympstone DEV. Samuel died in Lympstone DEV in 3 1796, he was 81. Buried on 25 3 1796 in Lympstone DEV.1 Occupation: Shipwright.
On 6 6 1749 when Samuel was 34, he married Jane SOMMERS, in Topsham, DEV. Born ca 1715. Jane died in Lympstone DEV in 1787, she was 72.
They had the following children:
5 i. Joan (ca1750-)
6 ii. John (ca1752-1825)
7 iii. Thomas (1750-1842)
iv. Robert. Born ca 1759 in Lympstone DEV.
8 v. Mary (ca1762-1826)
9 vi. Anna Sophia (ca1766-1843)
vii. Betty. Born ca 1772 in Lympstone DEV.
viii. Samuel (Died as Child). Samuel died in 1756 in Lympstone DEV. Buried on 16 1 1756 in Lympstone DEV.1
3. Thomas BASS.
2 Born aft 1710. Thomas died in West Teignmouth DEV in 1788, he was 78. Buried on 10 2 1788 in West Teignmouth DEV.1 Occupation: Shipwright.
On 22 1 1758 when Thomas was 48, he married Martha CLAY2, daughter of John CLAY & Martha UPHAM, in West Teignmouth.1 Born ca 1738 in Lympstone, DEV. Martha died in West Teignmouth DEV in 1789, she was 51.
They had the following children:
i. Mary Clay. Born ca 1758 in Lympstone DEV.
On 4 4 1781 when Mary Clay was 23, she married John WARREN, in East Budleigh DEV.3
ii. Thomas. Born ca 1765 in West Teignmouth DEV. Thomas died in 1813/1822, he was 48. Occupation: Shipwright.
On 30 11 1789 when Thomas was 24, he married Susanna Singer COWARD, daughter of James COWARD & Grace LUND, in East Teignmouth .4,5 Born ca 1766 in Stoke Damerel DEV.4
iii. Martha. Born ca 1762 in West Teignmouth DEV.
iv. Charlotte. Born ca 1766 in West Teignmouth DEV. Charlotte died in West Teignmouth DEV in 1788, she was 22. Buried on 10 2 1788 in West Teignmouth DEV.1
10 v. John Clay (ca1760-)
4. Sarah BASS.
2
On 22 9 1747 Sarah married Joseph FULFORD2, in Wolborough & Newton Abbott .4
They had the following children:
11 i. Sarah (ca1748-)
12 ii. Anna Sophia
Third Generation
5. Joan BASS.
Born ca 1750.
On 18 9 1775 when Joan was 25, she married William WARREN, son of Thomas WARREN, in Lympstone, DEV.1 Born ca 1748.
They had the following children:
i. Sally. Born ca 1776 in Lympstone DEV.
ii. Mary. Born ca 1779 in Lympstone DEV.
iii. Jane. Born ca 1783 in Woodbury DEV.
13 iv. William (ca1785-<1841)
14 v. Charlotte (ca1811->1881)
6. John BASS.
Born ca 1752 in Lympstone. John died in Lympstone DEV on 14 10 1825, he was 73. Buried on 20 10 1825 in Lympstone DEV.1
On 12 11 1776 when John was 24, he first married Rebecca MARSHALL, daughter of William MARSHALL & Sarah PURCHASE, in Woodbury, DEV.1 Born ca 1750 in Ottery St Mary DEV. Rebecca died in Lympstone DEV in 1782, she was 32.
They had the following children:
15 i. Sarah (ca1777-1841)
ii. Rebecca. Born ca 1779 in Lympstone DEV. Rebecca died in Lympstone DEV on 30 12 1850, she was 71. Buried on 4 1 1851 in Lympstone DEV.1
On 10 8 1816 when Rebecca was 37, she married William SALTER, in Lympstone, DEV.6 Born in Butterleigh?
iii. Margaret Crammer (Died as Infant). Born ca 1781 in Lympstone DEV. Buried in 1782 in Lympstone DEV. Margaret Crammer died in Lympstone DEV on 21 4 1782, she was 1.7
On 29 12 1783 when John was 31, he second married Elizabeth TUCKER, daughter of William TUCKER & Ann [TUCKER], in Crediton, DEV.4 Born ca 1759 in Crediton DEV. Elizabeth died in Lympstone DEV on 26 11 1821, she was 62.
They had the following children:
i. John. Born ca 1784 in Lympstone DEV. John died in Lympstone DEV in 1832, he was 48. Buried on 7 8 1832 in Lympstone DEV.1
ii. Mary Tucker. Born ca 1786 in Lympstone DEV.
On 9 12 1813 when Mary Tucker was 27, she married Abraham SELWOOD, in Crediton DEV.6 Born ca 1760 in Bridport DOR?
iii. Ann (Died as Child). Born ca 1787 in Lympstone DEV. Ann died in Lympstone DEV in 1790, she was 3. Buried on 18 3 1790 in Lympstone DEV.1
iv. Samuel. Born ca 1789 in Lympstone DEV.
v. William. Born ca 1790 in Lympstone DEV. William died in Woodbury Salterton in 1830, he was 40.8 Buried on 1 1 1831 in Lympstone DEV.1
vi. Anna Sophia. Born ca 1792 in Lympstone DEV. Anna Sophia died in Lympstone DEV on 3 3 1866, she was 74.9 Buried on 10 3 1866 in Lympstone DEV.1 Occupation: Daughter Of John Bass, Ship Builder.
16 vii. Eliza Coleridge (1794-1871)
viii. Thomas (Died as Infant). Born ca 1796 in Lympstone DEV. Thomas died in 1796 in Lympstone DEV. Buried on 5 12 1796 in Lympstone DEV.1
ix. Harriet (Died as Child). Born ca 1798 in Lympstone DEV. Harriet died in Lympstone DEV in 1800, she was 2. Buried on 13 12 1800 in Lympstone DEV.1
x. Susanna. Born ca 1801 in Lympstone DEV. Susanna died in Lympstone DEV in 1805, she was 4. Buried on 24 8 1805 in Lympstone DEV.1
7. Thomas BASS.
Born in 1750/1760 in Lympstone? London? Thomas died in 1842/1857, he was 92. Occupation: Baker.
On 11 8 1776 when Thomas was 26, he married Elizabeth EILLS, in Plymouth, St Andrew.10 Born ca 1755.
They had the following children:
17 i. Samuel (ca1781-1868)
ii. Sarah. Born ca 1782 in Woodbury DEV.
iii. Thomas (Died as Child). Born aft 1776. Thomas died in Lympstone DEV in 1782, he was 6. Buried on 19 5 1782 in Lympstone DEV.1
8. Mary BASS.
Born ca 1762 in Lympstone DEV. Mary died in Lympstone DEV on 22 5 1826, she was 64. Buried on 25 5 1826 in Lympstone DEV.1
Mary married TUCKER.
They had one child:
18 i. Mary (ca1818->1851)
9. Anna Sophia BASS.
Born ca 1766 in Lympstone DEV. Anna Sophia died in Lympstone DEV (St Thomas) on 19 1 1843, she was 77.11 Buried on 27 1 1843 in Lympstone DEV.1
On 3 7 1796 when Anna Sophia was 30, she married Henry FLEY, son of Richard FLEY & Mary BASS, in Lympstone, DEV.1 Born ca 1763 in Lympstone DEV. Henry died in Lympstone DEV on 25 7 1798, he was 35.12
They had one child:
i. Henry. Born ca 1799 in Lympstone DEV. Henry died in Lympstone DEV on 27 10 1851, he was 52. Buried on 4 11 1851 in Lympstone DEV.1
10. John Clay BASS.
Born ca 1760 in West Teignmouth DEV.
On 26 11 1786 when John Clay was 26, he married Elizabeth THOMPSON, daughter of Henry THOMSON & Mary PAIN, in West Teignmouth.13 Born ca 1764 in Stoke Damerel SOM.
They had the following children:
i. Charlotte Thompson. Born ca 1788 in West Teignmouth DEV.
ii. Isabella. Born ca 1789 in West Teignmouth DEV. Isabella died in West Teignmouth DEV in 1798, she was 9. Buried on 25 7 1798 in West Teignmouth DEV.1
iii. Henry Thompson. Born ca 1790 in West Teignmouth DEV.
On 11 4 1814 when Henry Thompson was 24, he married Rebecca SKINNER, in Exeter, St Stephen .4
11. Sarah FULFORD.
2 Born ca 1748 in Lympstone DEV.
On 28 5 1773 when Sarah was 25, she married Samuel WARREN2, in Lympstone, DEV.
They had the following children:
i. John. Born ca 1773 in Withycombe Raleigh DEV.
ii. Mary. Born ca 1775 in Withycombe Raleigh DEV.
iii. Elizabeth. Born ca 1777 in Withycombe Raleigh DEV.
12. Anna Sophia FULFORD.
On 10 7 1759 Anna Sophia married Thomas HAIR, in Lympstone.
They had one child:
i. Thomas. Born ca 1778 in Lympstone DEV.
Fourth Generation
13. William WARREN.
Born ca 1785 in Lympstone DEV. William died bef 1841, he was 56.14
On 28 8 1808 when William was 23, he first married Charlotte SMALL, daughter of Thomas SMALL & Mary Ann TAYLOR, in Exeter Holy Trinity DEV.4 Born ca 1790 in Lympstone/Woodbury DEV.15
They had the following children:
i. Mary Anne (ca1809-)
14 ii. Charlotte (ca1811->1881)
iii. Louisa (ca1813-)
On 22 4 1817 when William was 32, he second married Charlotte SIVELL, daughter of William SIVEL & Thomsin (Tammy) Channing PERRY, in Lympstone DEV.16 Born ca 1795 in Lympstone DEV.17 Charlotte SIVELL died aft 1851, she was 56.18
14. Charlotte WARREN.
Born ca 1811 in Topsham DEV.19 Charlotte died aft 1881, she was 70.
On 24 3 1831 when Charlotte was 20, she married Robert GOLLOP, son of William GOLLOP & Hannah [GOLLOP], in Pitminster SOM.20 Born ca 1807 in Angersleigh SOM.19 Robert died in 1885, he was 78.
They had the following children:
i. George (ca1831->1881)
ii. Mary Ann (ca1832-)
iii. Elizabeth Edith (ca1835-)
iv. Robert (ca1838-)
v. John (ca1842-)
vi. Hannah (ca1842-)
vii. Henry (Died as Infant) (ca1846-)
viii. Emma (ca1847-)
ix. Thomas Henry (ca1848->1881)
15. Sarah BASS.
Born ca 1777 in Lympstone DEV. Sarah died in Lympstone DEV on 22 2 1841, she was 64. Buried on 27 2 1841 in Lympstone DEV.1 Occupation: Spinster Gentlewoman.
Child:
i. Susan
16. Eliza Coleridge BASS.
Born on 25 3 1794 in Lympstone DEV.21 Eliza Coleridge died in Lympstone DEV on 17 1 1871, she was 76.21 Buried on 20 1 1871 in Lympstone DEV.1
On 3 1 1817 when Eliza Coleridge was 22, she married John SIVELL, in Lympstone, DEV.6 Born on 1 11 1791 in Lympstone, DEV.21 John died in Lympstone, DEV on 13 10 1870, he was 78.21
They had the following children:
i. John (Died as Infant) (1821-1822)
ii. William Bass (ca1825->1881)
iii. Samuel Tucker (ca1825-1851)
iv. Eliza (Died as Child) (1830-1834)
17. Samuel BASS.
Born ca 1781 in Ratcliffe Highway MDX.22 Samuel died in High Street, Topsham DEV on 27 11 1868, he was 87.9 Buried on 29 11 1868 in Topsham DEV.1 Occupation: Basket Maker.
On 22 11 1812 when Samuel was 31, he first married Elizabeth ELLETT, in Exeter, Holy Trinity.23 Elizabeth died on 26 5 1842 in Topsham DEV.9
They had the following children:
i. John (1813-1843)
ii. Female Child (1816-)
iii. William John (ca1816-1895)
On 18 7 1842 when Samuel was 61, he second married Sarah NORTON, daughter of William NORTON & Mary, in Exeter, St Mary Arches.9 Born ca 1784 in Clyst Honiton DEV.24 Sarah died in Topsham DEV on 25 11 1857, she was 73.9
On 28 12 1857 when Samuel was 76, he third married Rosamund Sally LEY, daughter of John LEY & Anna Maria TOZER, in Register Office, Exeter.9 Born ca 1816 in Topsham DEV. Rosamund Sally died in High Street, Topsham DEV on 6 12 1868, she was 52.
They had the following children:
i. Maria (ca1858-)
ii. Ann (ca1857-1871)
iii. Mary Ann (ca1860-)
iv. Eliza Jane (ca1860-)
v. Emma (ca1862-)
vi. Eliza Pillifant (Died as Infant) (ca1864-1865)
18. Mary TUCKER.
25 Born ca 1818 in Bridport DOR.26 Mary died aft 1851, she was 33.
ca 1840 when Mary was 22, she married PRICKMAN. died bef 1851.
They had one child:
i. William Henry4 (ca1842-)
1.
parish register entry (printed or handwritten copy seen) DCRS Library.
2.
Letter from Sheila Jewell, dated 24 May 1995. This summarizes information gleaned from a visit to the Devon Record Office to examine reference 53/6 Box 38 for Samuel BASS(1768) and Thomas BASS(1764-68), shipwright..
3.
Devon Family History Society Marriage Index, 1754-1812 Mr John
4.
International Genealogical Index
5.
Devon Family History Society Marriage Index
6.
Devon Family History Society Marriage Index 1813-1837.
7.
International Genealogical Index 21 Apr 1782 Lympstone Margaret BASS d John BASS died.
8.
Lympstone Parish Registers Family Reconstitutions, a typscript book by R.R. Sellman in the West Country Studies Library.
9.
certified register copy (GRO or local registry office)
10.
Devon Family History Society Marriage Index 1754-1812.
11.
"FreeBMD."
12.
Monumental inscription in Lympstone graveyard:
"Henry son of Richard and Mary FLEY of this parish
died July 25 1798 aged 31 years.
Anna Sophia daughter of the late Samuel and Jane BASS relict of the above died January 19 1843 aged 76 years.
'To die is gain' "
on other side:
"Henry son of Henry and Anna Sophia Fley 27 October 1851 or 1858"
13.
International Genealogical Index 26 Nov 1786 West Teignmouth John Bass married Elizabeth Tompson.
14.
Census of England and Wales 1841 census.
15.
International Genealogical Index C064091 1773-1826 0590697 Film 883882 Film.
16.
International Genealogical Index M051321 1654-1875 0916855 Film 1037041 Film.
17.
International Genealogical Index C051321 1654-1875 0916855 Film 0933231 Film.
18.
Census of England and Wales 1851 census HO/107/1865 Folio: 406 Page: 28.
19.
Census of England and Wales 1881 RG11/2364 folio 103 page 11 Kibbier Farm Angersleigh.
20.
parish register entry (fiche held)
21.
Memorial in Lympstone Churchyard:
John SIVELL born 1 Nov 1791 died 13 Oct 1870
Elizabeth Coleridge SIVELL (nee BASS) born 25 Mar 1794 died 17 Jan 1871.
children: John SIVELL born 28 Dec 1821 died 25 Nov 1822 Eliza SIVELL born 29 Mar 1830 died 1 Sep 1834
22.
Census of England and Wales 1861 Ref.: RG9/1386 folio 91 Fore St, Topsham.
23.
parish register entry (copy of original held)
24.
Census of England and Wales 1851 : H0107/1866 Folio 282, High Street, Topsham.
25.
International Genealogical Index baptism of Mary TUCKER' s son William Henry PRICKMAN.
26.
Census of England and Wales 1851 census Crediton DEV.
Index
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Charlotte SIVELL spouse of 13
BAKER
Susan child of 15
BASS
Ann child of 6
Ann child of 17
Ann Bidgood child of 1
Anna Sophia child of 6
Anna Sophia 9
Betty child of 2
Charlotte child of 3
Charlotte Thompson child of 10
Eliza Coleridge 16
Eliza Jane child of 17
Eliza Pillifant child of 17
Emma child of 17
Female Child child of 17
Harriet child of 6
Henry Thompson child of 10
Isabella child of 10
Joan 5
John 6
John child of 17
John At Strand 1
John child of 6
John Clay 10
Margaret Crammer child of 6
Maria child of 17
Martha child of 3
Mary 8
Mary Ann child of 17
Mary Clay child of 3
Mary Tucker child of 6
Patience child of 1
Rebecca child of 6
Robert child of 2
Samuel child of 6
Samuel child of 2
Samuel Mr 2
Samuel 17
Sarah 15
Sarah 4
Sarah child of 7
Susanna child of 6
Thomas child of 6
Thomas 3
Thomas child of 3
Thomas child of 7
Thomas 7
William child of 6
William John child of 17
CLAY
Martha spouse of 3
EILLS
Elizabeth spouse of 7
ELLETT
Elizabeth spouse of 17
FLEY
Henry spouse of 9
Henry child of 9
FULFORD
Anna Sophia 12
Joseph spouse of 4
Sarah 11
GOLLOP
Elizabeth Edith child of 14
Emma child of 14
George child of 14
Hannah child of 14
Henry child of 14
John child of 14
Mary Ann child of 14
Robert spouse of 14
Robert child of 14
Thomas Henry child of 14
HAIR
Thomas spouse of 12
Thomas child of 12
LEY
Rosamund Sally spouse of 17
MARSHALL
Rebecca spouse of 6
NORTON
Sarah spouse of 17
PRICKMAN
UNNAMED spouse of 18
William Henry child of 18
SIVELL
Eliza child of 16
John child of 16
John spouse of 16
Samuel Tucker child of 16
William Bass child of 16
SMALL
Charlotte spouse of 13
SOMMERS
Jane spouse of 2
THOMPSON
Elizabeth spouse of 10
TUCKER
UNNAMED spouse of 8
Elizabeth spouse of 6
Mary 18
WARREN
Charlotte 14
Elizabeth child of 11
Jane child of 5
John child of 11
Louisa child of 13
Mary child of 5
Mary child of 11
Mary Anne child of 13
Sally child of 5
Samuel spouse of 11
William spouse of 5
William 13
WITHIEL
Joan spouse of 1
