Family and Education
prob. s. of William Basset (d.1429) of Guildford, Surr., by Agnes (d.1442), Surr. Arch. Collns. xlii. 93, 95; O. Manning and W. Bray, Surr. ii. 84. sis. and coh. of Thomas Wintershall (d.1420) of Bramley, Surr. m. ? (1) by Dec. 1439, Isabel; A Thomas Basset and Isabel his wife acquired land in Chelsham, Surr. from Walter atte Welle, and the manor of Chelsham from John Godstone* and his fam. in 1439-41: Harl. Chs. 86 H 19, I 13; CCR, 1441-7, p. 44; VCH Surr. iv. 271, but another Thomas Basset ‘of Surr.’ was party to one of the transactions. ?(2) by Easter 1473, Anne, 1s.
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Surr. 1442,
Escheator, Surr. and Suss. 3 Dec. 1453 – 6 Nov. 1454.
Commr. of arrest, Surr. Sept. 1455; inquiry, Hants Apr. 1456 (destruction of a gate on the highway at Farnborough), Surr. Oct. 1470 (felonies); to assign archers Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Guildford June 1460, Aug. 1461.
Sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 7 Nov. 1457–8, Hants 20 Dec. 1470 – 11 Apr. 1471.
Tax assessor, Surr. July 1463.
J.p. Surr. 26 Feb. 1473 – Oct. 1475.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Burgham, Surr.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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