John Francis Basset

1831 - 1869  (37 years)

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  Name	John Francis Basset
  Birth	15 Jul 1831
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Feb 1869 (37 years)	Tehidy Estate, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall
  	John Francis Basset died without issue and the Tehidy estate passed to his two brothers, namely, Arthur Basset (1833-1870) in 1869, and Gustavus Lambert Basset (1834-1888) in 1870
  Death	9 Feb 1869
  Occupation	1835 (3 years) - Tehidy Estate, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall  - entailed estates passed to nephew, John Francis Basset (1831-1869), eldest son of John Basset of Stratton, younger brother of Lord de Dunstanville, and sometime MP for Helston
  	1855 (23 years) - Tehidy Estate, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall  - entailed estates passed to nephew, John Francis Basset (1831-1869), eldest son of John Basset of Stratton, younger brother of Lord de Dunstanville, and sometime MP for Helston... Following the death of Lady Frances Basset in 1855, he succeeded to the remainder.
  	1861 (29 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne  - In 1861 John Francis Basset again commenced a rebuilding, funded by the income from mining and land rents. During 1860–61 his income from Dolcoath mine and the Basset mines amounted to £20,000. The house was completed by 1863
  	1861 (29 years) - Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall  - In 1861 John Francis Basset again commenced a rebuilding, funded by the income from mining and land rents. During 1860–61 his income from Dolcoath mine and the Basset mines amounted to £20,000. The house was completed by 1863
  	1863 (31 years) - Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall  - In 1861 John Francis Basset again commenced a rebuilding, funded by the income from mining and land rents. During 1860–61 his income from Dolcoath mine and the Basset mines amounted to £20,000. The house was completed by 1863
  	1861-1863 (31 years) - Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall  - For the restoration of Tehidy, John Francis Basset employed the architect William Burn (1789-1870), of Piccadilly, and the works were reported to have cost £150,000.
  Association	Francis Basset/Lord De Dunstanville, 1st Baron de Dunstanville, FRS (Relationship: entailed estates passed to nephew, John Francis Basset (1831-1869), eldest )
  Association	Arthur Basset (Relationship: 9 Feb 1869 John Francis Basset died without issue and Tehidy estate passed )
  Association	Gustavus Lambert Basset (Relationship: 1870 John Francis Basset died without issue and Tehidy estate passed to his)
  Person ID	I5046	AHP
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Basset, of Stratton,   b. 17 Nov 1791   d. 4 Jul 1843, Boppart-on-the-Rhine (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Mary Price/BASSET,   b. 1805   d. 4 July 1843 (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Jun 1830
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 7 months - She : ~ 25 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F1407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Occupation - entailed estates passed to nephew, John Francis Basset (1831-1869), eldest son of John Basset of Stratton, younger brother of Lord de Dunstanville, and sometime MP for Helston - 1835 (3 years) - Tehidy Estate, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall  Occupation - entailed estates passed to nephew, John Francis Basset (1831-1869), eldest son of John Basset of Stratton, younger brother of Lord de Dunstanville, and sometime MP for Helston... Following the death of Lady Frances Basset in 1855, he succeeded to the remainder. - 1855 (23 years) - Tehidy Estate, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall  Occupation - In 1861 John Francis Basset again commenced a rebuilding, funded by the income from mining and land rents. During 1860–61 his income from Dolcoath mine and the Basset mines amounted to £20,000. The house was completed by 1863 - 1861 (29 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne  Occupation - In 1861 John Francis Basset again commenced a rebuilding, funded by the income from mining and land rents. During 1860–61 his income from Dolcoath mine and the Basset mines amounted to £20,000. The house was completed by 1863 - 1861 (29 years) - Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall  Occupation - In 1861 John Francis Basset again commenced a rebuilding, funded by the income from mining and land rents. During 1860–61 his income from Dolcoath mine and the Basset mines amounted to £20,000. The house was completed by 1863 - 1863 (31 years) - Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall  Occupation - For the restoration of Tehidy, John Francis Basset employed the architect William Burn (1789-1870), of Piccadilly, and the works were reported to have cost £150,000. - 1861-1863 (31 years) - Tehidy House, Tehidy Park, Tehidy, Illogan, near Camborne, Cornwall  Death - John Francis Basset died without issue and the Tehidy estate passed to his two brothers, namely, Arthur Basset (1833-1870) in 1869, and Gustavus Lambert Basset (1834-1888) in 1870 - 9 Feb 1869 - Tehidy Estate, Tehidy, Camborne, Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Roscrow - History of Cornwall, by Lake entry for Penryn, 1868 History of Cornwall, by Lake entry for Penryn, 1868