Joseph BASS

1828 - 1901  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph BASS  [1]
  Born	6 Aug 1828	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  Christened	21 Sep 1828	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  	Joseph, born 6 August 1828, baptized 21 September 1828, High St. Leicester Rd., Wesleyan, Loughborough, Leicester. Parents: William BASS and Millicent HULL.
  Gender	Male
  Address	1851  [3]
  	High St., Whitchurch, Shropshire
  Address	1871  [4]
  	34 Parliament St., York, Yorkshire
  Address	24 Feb 1873  [5]
  	Spofforth, Yorkshire at the time of his marriage to Ann BROOKS
  Died	12 Nov 1901	York, Yorkshire, England
  	He died at 35 Parliament St., York.
  Buried	York Cemetery, York, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	Address: York Cemetery York, Yorkshire England
  	Grave No 4312.
  Notes	"He was a very successful Mourning/ Linen Draper in York and must have built up quite a fortune as he retired from business, aged 53 to Scarborough. Before then he had been a philanthropist in York and laid several Foundation Stones - one at the Salvation Army Citadel (with General Booth) and another at a local chapel. So rumour has it, when he retired he put most of his fortune into a ship and this turned out to be disastrous as the captain steered a bad course and the ship foundered and was lost. Joseph then had to return to York to start up in business again, in a smaller way, but still in the main street of York - Parliament Street. My grandmother, his daughter met my grandfather Edward Penty at the shop, where Edward was apprenticed as a Draper. Before marrying, my grandmother became an officer in the Salvation Army - she must have been inspired by General Booth, [William Booth and his wife, Catherine were responsible for establishing the Salvation Army] who it is said stayed with Joseph whenever he visited York. Joseph himself was a lay preacher and had strict and staunch principles." [6]
  Person ID	I4804	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	William BASS,   b. Abt 1786, Leicestershire, England ,   d. 11 Feb 1859  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Millicent HULL,   b. Abt 1797, Holbrooks, Derbyshire, England ,   d. May 1873  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1822	Grimston, Leicestershire, England   [6]
  Address	1841  [7]
  	North St., Loughborough, Leicestershire
  Family ID	F1454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary WINSPEAR,   b. 31 Dec 1830, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 21 Mar 1871, York, Yorkshire, England  (Age 40 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1852	York, Yorkshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Marriage solemnized at Lendal Chapel, York on 29 January 1852 between Joseph BASS, age 23, Bachelor, Draper, residing at High St., Whitechurch in the county of Salop, son of William BASS, Baker, and Mary WINSPEAR, age 21, Spinster, residing at 4 George St., York, daughter of Emanuel WINSPEAR, Shopkeeper. Witnesses: William WINSPEAR and Jane Ann RILEY. [8]
  Address	1861  [10]
  	Parliament St., St. Sampson, Yorkshire
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth BASS,   b. 6 Apr 1853, Whitechurch, Shropshire, England ,   d. 20 Dec 1930  (Age 77 years)   2. Joseph Thomas BASS,   b. Dec 1854, Belper, Derbyshire, England ,   d. 31 Mar 1874  (Age ~ 19 years)   3. Ann Patience BASS,   b. 21 Jan 1857,   d. 2 Feb 1859  (Age 2 years)   4. John William BASS,   b. 14 Apr 1858,   d. 4 Sep 1858  (Age 0 years)   5. Amelia Anne BASS,   b. 8 Dec 1859, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 30 Jan 1860  (Age 0 years)   6. Millicent Susanna BASS,   b. 13 Jul 1861, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 29 Dec 1925  (Age 64 years)   7. John Wesley BASS,   b. 15 Jan 1863,   d. 16 Aug 1866  (Age 3 years)   8. Charles William BASS,   b. 7 Aug 1864, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 10 May 1953  (Age 88 years)   9. Francis Winspear BASS,   b. 25 Dec 1865, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 21 Dec 1920, York, Yorkshire, England  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F1307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ann BROOKS,   b. 13 Nov 1843, Old Malton, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 25 Jan 1913, York, Yorkshire, England  (Age 69 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1873	Spofforth, Yorkshire, England   [5, 6, 9]
  	Joseph BASS, of age, Widower, Draper, residing in Spofforth, York, son of William BASS, Baker; and Ann BROOKS, of age, Spinster, residing in same place, daughter of Thomas BROOKS, Farmer, married 24 February 1873. They were married by license in the presence of Edward BROOKS and Sarah BROOKS, by H. Williams.(Parish register) [Sarah BROOKS was most likely her sister; Edward BROOKS might have been mistakenly identified for Edward HOLMES, Ann's half-brother.] [5]
  Address	1875  [11]
  	34 Parliament St., York, Yorkshire
  	Address at the time of Ernest's birth.
  Address	1881  [12]
  	Parliament St., St. Sampson, York
  Address	1891  [1]
  	Bridge House, Spofforth, Yorkshire
  	They were in Thomas BROOKS' home the night of the census; whether they lived with him at this time of his life is unknown.
  Address	1901  [13]
  	35 Parliament St., St Sampson, York
  Address	12 Nov 1901  [11]
  	35 Parliament St., York, Yorkshire
  	Address at the time of Joseph's death.
  Children	1. Anne Harriett BASS,   b. 22 Jan 1874, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 13 Nov 1874  (Age 0 years)   2. Ernest BASS,   b. 20 Feb 1875, York, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1931, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F1306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S193] Census of England, 1891 (5 April 1891). [S159] Index: International Genealogical Index (IGI), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (Salt Lake City, Family History Library). [S696] Census of England, 1851 (30 March 1851). [S144] Census of England, 1871. [S323] Parish Register, Spofforth, Yorkshire. [S676] Personal communication. [S137] Census of England, 1841 (6 June 1841). [S74] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office. [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S36] Census of England, 1861. [S162] Website. [S71] Census of England, 1881. [S120] Census of England, 1901.