If you go to web site monktoncombe.com Select - About - page 3 You will see the following. 'After the dissolution of the monasteries the old stability was destroyed and the manor of Monkton Combe was sold. It changed hands many times and only one name, that of William Bassett, has come down to us. His tomb used to stand in the Norman Church, and the oldest of the Church Registers records the burial of Mistress Bassett in 1593'. There are further references to the 'new' Church on the site. Surrounding the church are many very old alter type tombs so I am sure these have been documented somewhere. The church yard is now recently famous because it was the chosen resting place of Harry Patch who died on 25 July 2009. (Google him). Not so long ago there was a victorian mansion on the outskirts of Monkton Combe/Claverton by the name of Bassett House, it is still there, was for sale under a different name recently. It overlooks the Dundas Aqueduct, from the Warminster Road. I'm interested in this thread being christened in the church and was a choir boy for a while in the 1940-50's. Also a contributor to the above website. Jim Les Arcs sur Argens France -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harry Tadd Sent: 02 April 2011 16:35 To: TonyM; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Fw: Monkton Combe Do you know what information was given on the memorial. Does it still exist. The church was rebuilt in the early 1800s. A Bassett was Member of Parliament for Bath in the 17th Century. Harry -----Original Message----- From: TonyM Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 4:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-SOM] Fw: Monkton Combe Forwarded by Admin On 2/04/2011 1:57:46 PM, David Attride ([email protected]) wrote: Wm & Catherine Bassett were buried at Monkton Combe (or at least had an altar memorial) in the late 1500s. This William Bassett was of Beaupre in the Vale of Glamorgan. Does anyone know why he and Catherine left a memorial in Monkton Combe? David in Tennessee (Bassett researcher) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message