James Richard Hyde BASSETT

1878 - 1922  (43 years)

• Name	James Richard Hyde BASSETT
  Birth	13 Feb 1878	Marylebone, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Baptism	24 Mar 1878	Marylebone, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 1922	Tolworth, Surrey, England   [3]
  Burial	Aft 26 Jan 1922	Kensal Green, Middlesex, England   [4]
  Person ID	I1396	Furmedge
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Amy Julia FURMAGE,   b. 24 Aug 1877, Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	21 Nov 1905	Marylebone, Middlesex, England   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Feb 1878 - Marylebone, Middlesex, England Baptism - 24 Mar 1878 - Marylebone, Middlesex, England Marriage - 21 Nov 1905 - Marylebone, Middlesex, England Death - 26 Jan 1922 - Tolworth, Surrey, England Burial - Aft 26 Jan 1922 - Kensal Green, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  James Bassett enrolled with the 4th (Queen’s Own) Hussars on 26 August 1895, aged 18 years and 6 months. He served until 29 Jun 1899 when he was discharged as medically unfit for further service. His next of kin is listed as his mother Catherine Bassett of Lisson Grove, Marylebone, Middlesex (The National Archives: WO 97 / 2266/122). In September 1914, he enrolled in the Royal Air Force and served in France; he was discharged in 1920. Once again his next of kin is listed as his mother, Catherine Bassett of Lisson Grove and not his wife, Amy Julia (The National Archives: AIR 79/1146).

  
  

• Sources

  [S588] St Mary (Bryanston Square, St Marylebone, Westminster, London), Parish Register, James Richard Hyde Bassett, Baptism Register Entry, 1878, Reference: P89/MRY2/038, Page: 51; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: London Metropolitan Archives. [S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James Richard Bassett, Registered: Jan-Mar 1878, District: Marylebone, London, Vol: 1A, Page: 598. [S88] England & Wales, Death Certificate, James Richard Hyde Bassett, Reference: Registered: Jan-Mar 1922, District: Kingston, Surrey, Vol: 2A, Page: 722. [S47] Kensal Green Cemetery & West London Crematorium, James R H Bassett, Burial Register Entry, 1922, Grave Reference: 46523; transcript accessed at www.deceasedonline.com. [S87] England & Wales, Marriage Certificate, Amy Julia Furmage, Reference: Registered: Oct-Dec 1905, District: Marylebone, London, Vol: 1A, Page: 1332. [S198] British Royal Air Force Airmen's Service Records, James Bassett, Service No.: 127893, attestation date: 12 September 1914, Reference: AIR 79 / 1146; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk.