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The earliest occurrence of the Bassett surname in our family history documents is from 1441, and we currently have 272,714 records where Bassett appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
288 Bassetts were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Bassetts were most likely to live in London.
Not all Bassetts were law-abiding. We found 442 in criminal records.
374 Bassetts served in the First World War.
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