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BASFORD, John Edward
1866 - 1952 (86 years) Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
1881 - 1944 (63 years)-
Name BASFORD, John Edward Birth 1866 Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England 
Gender Male Death 1952 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England Person ID I563 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Family 1 EDGOOSE, Phyllis, b. 1 Mar 1881, West Walton, Norfolk d. 2 Nov 1944, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. (Age 63 years) Marriage 31 Oct 1938 West Walton, Norfolk Family ID F370 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 BAKER, Eliza, b. Abt 1867, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1894 Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire Family ID F398 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN EDWARD BASFORD 1866-1952
The birth of JOHN EDWARD BASFORD, son of George BASFORD, was registered in 1866.
(GRO September Q 1866 Loughborough 7a 121).
The marriage between John Edward BASFORD and Eliza BAKER was registered in 1894.
(GRO March Q 1894 Nottingham 7b 448)
According to the 1901 census index he was born in Wymeswold, Leicestershire. He was a Licensed Church of England Lay Reader.
From the 1939 Register of Vineyard House, Colne, St. Ives R.D., Huntingdonshire:
*John Edward BASEFORD (sic), born 27 July 1866, lay reader, married;
Phyllis BASEFORD (sic), born 1 March 1881, unpaid domestic duties, married;
Arthur Reg BASEFORD (sic), born 18 February 1907, gentleman's service seeking employment, single.
(RG101/6358H/006/33 TFGC)
The death of John E. BASFORD aged 85 was registered in 1952.
(GRO June Q 1952 Basford 3c 119)
(revised 02.06.2016)