* The Original Wedding Date (June 4?) and Unanswered Questions

 

The newlyweds' rent payment.

* Questions , Courtesy of Researcher RR

James Walter Bassett

This info is from the 1880 census in Hamden. Are these his parents and sibs?

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Leyman BASSETT	Self	M	Male	W	27	CT	Bookkeeper	CT	CT
Ella BASSETT	Wife	M	Female	W	27	NY	Housekeeping	NY	CT
Ella E. BASSETT	Dau	S	Female	W	6	CT	At School	CT	NY
Grace N. BASSETT	Dau	S	Female	W	4	CT		CT	NY
James W. BASSETT	Son	S	Male	W	2	CT		CT	NY
Blandie L. BASSETT	Dau	S	Female	W	2M	CT		CT	NY
Maggie KELLEY	Other						Servant

I found records showing a James Walter Bassett marrying one Emily Evangeline Cunningham on 18 June 1902 in Wilbraham, Mass.  [Evangeline argued for the 4th rather than the 11th of June and settled for the 18th (?)--perhaps because the house was being painted.  PK]

Also a birth record for Emily Evangeline Cunningham for 22 December 1870 and 1871 which makes her 7 or 8 years older than James.

A draft record for James (born 1878) for 1942 which would make him 64. A little old for regular service.

A ships record for James arriving in the US from Bermuda 27 November 1913. (Business trip?) Birth date check out.

And a Elizabeth C. Bassett (known also as Betty Bassett) born 24 may 1905 (so much for the forced marriage unless Betty has an older sibling)  died 22 July 1998 (93) in Hamden

But no mention yet of another child.

--
Ron

Emily Evangeline Cunningham Bassett's grave

By the way I think the play that Charlie is referring to is "the Cardinal by ? can't remember who but the actor she's referring to is E S Willard the renown British actor of the victorian age.

Ron