See also
Husband:
Robert Henry Bass (1896-1969)
Wife:
Ada Porley (1898-1988)
Children:
Marriage Banns:
15 Sep 1918
St. Martin's Church, St. Martins View, Potternewton West Riding of Yorkshire, England1
22nd and 29th September 1918, both single and of this parish
Marriage:
2 Oct 1918
St. Martin's Church, St. Martins View, Potternewton West Riding of Yorkshire, England2,3
Robert a labourer, both single and of 105 Sheepscar Street, groom's father John Bass a railway platelayer, bride's father John Joseph Porley a labourer, married by banns and witnessed by Sarah Ann Parsley and Maurice Charles Bass
Robert Henry Bass
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
23 Mar 1896
1901 census says born in Stonham, 1939 register says born on 25th March 1896
Baptism:
2 Apr 1899 (age 3)
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England6
son of John Bass (labourer) and Mary of Earl Stonham, born on 23rd March 1896. Baptised at the same time as brother Maurice and sister Margaret
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 6)
Blackwater Hall, Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England9
son living in four rooms with his parents John and Mary, sisters Alice, Maggie, Lily and Rose, and brother Morris. Born in Needham
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
Bridge Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7
unmarried son working as a farm labourer and living in six rooms with his parents John and Mary, brothers Maurice, Bertie, Albert and George, and sisters Lily, Rose and Olive. Born in Earl Stonham
Military Service:
btw 7 Sep 1914 and 13 Sep 1918 (age 18-22)
East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion as no:5169 then the Essex Regiment as no:4075710
receiving a gun shot wounds to the back of the right scapula (shoulder) and left leg in 1916, then another gun shot wound in 1917 losing his upper teeth and suffering a fractured jaw. He was 5' 6½" tall, weighed 107lbs with a chest of 32" and exansion of 2½". See personal folder for full details
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 43)
2 Potternewton Avenue, Potternewton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England8
a married painter living with his wife Ada, sons Robert and Kenneth, and daughter Doreen. Born on 25th March 1896
Death:
10 Jan 1969 (age 72)
Leeds "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England11,12
Probate:
14 Mar 1969
Probate Registry, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England12
of 2 Potternewton Avenue Leeds died 10th January 1969, probate of £2,822 (~£42,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
6 Jan 1898
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 3)
20 Ellen's View, Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England14
daughter as Ada Parley living in three rooms with her parents J B and S A Parley, and sister SA. Born in Devonport Devon
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 13)
26 Ellen's View, Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England15
daughter attending school and living in three rooms with her parents John Joseph Beck and Sarah Ann, sister Sarah Ann, and brothers John and Joseph. Born in Ford Devonport
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 41)
2 Potternewton Avenue, Potternewton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England8
a married housewife living with her husband Robert, sons Robert and Kenneth, and daughter Doreen. Born on 6th January 1898
Death:
17 Jan 1988 (age 90)
Probate:
23 Feb 1988
Probate Registry, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England17
of 2 Potternewton Avenue Leeds died 17th January 1988, probate not exceeding £70,000 (~£188,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
shop assistant8
Birth:
4 Jul 1919
Leeds "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England8,18,19
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 20)
2 Potternewton Avenue, Potternewton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England8
an unmarried shop assistant living with his parents Robert and Ada, brother Kenneth, and sister Doreen. Born on 4th July 1919
Death:
22 Jan 2009 (age 89)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England19
Name:
Kenneth Bass20
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
instrument maker21
Birth:
17 Jul 1921
Goole "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England20,21
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 18)
2 Potternewton Avenue, Potternewton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England21
an unmarried government instrument maker living with his parents Robert and Ada, brother Robert, and sister Doreen. Born on 17th July 1921
Name:
Doreen Bass22
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
stockroom assistant23
Birth:
4 Feb 1925
Leeds "Registration District", West Riding of Yorkshire, England22,23,24
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 14)
2 Potternewton Avenue, Potternewton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England23
an unmarried stockroom assistant living with her parents Robert and Ada, and brothers Robert and Kenneth. Born on 4th February 1925 and married a Carmody at a later date
Death:
Jul 2005 (age 80)
Leeds "Registration District", West Yorkshire, England24
Ancestry Parish Marriages and Banns, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 Potternewton St. Martin banns 1918 page:120 entry:357. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
Ibid. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 Potternewton St. Martin marriages 1918 page:216 entry:432. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Leeds 1918 quarter:4 volume:9b page:717. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
Pauline Utteridge personal communication. email dated 8th December 2019. Cit. Date: 9 December 2019.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:866. Cit. Date: 9 December 2019.
Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Earl Stonham St. Mary baptisms entry:783. Cit. Date: 14 December 2019.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece10776 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:10 schedule:269. Cit. Date: 10 December 2019.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:3437G page:4 line:42 letter code:KGEH. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1770 folio:21 page:14. Cit. Date: 12 December 2019.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). born 1897. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Leeds 1969 quarter:1 volume:2c page:282. Cit. Date: 18 December 2019.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1969 page:150. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stoke Damerel 1898 quarter:1 volume:5b page:315. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:4424 folio:126 page:34. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece28287 class:RG78 piece:1617 registration district:514 sub-district:2 enumeration district:12 schedule:345. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Leeds 1988 quarter:1 register:188 volume:5 page:749. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1988 page:481 ref:8851602608L. Cit. Date: 19 December 2019.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Leeds 1919 quarter:3 volume:9b page:407. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
FindMyPast England and Wales Deaths 2007-2021, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Leeds. Cit. Date: 18 December 2019.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Goole 1921 quarter:3 volume:9c page:1888. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:3437G page:4 line:42 letter code:KGEH. Cit. Date: 31 December 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Leeds 1925 quarter:1 volume:9b page:436. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:3437G page:5 line:2 letter code:KGEH. Cit. Date: 15 December 2019.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Leeds 2005 quarter:3 district:0921K register:K28C entry:33 date:0705. Cit. Date: 16 December 2019.