Many questions surround the origins of our Basan family,
although the stories handed down through various branches all say a definite
'Spain'.
Facts we know for certain are
that George Basan married Mary Folwell in 1828 in England and Georges parents
were Jacob Basan and Judith Reitti, George also had two sisters we know about,
they being Elizabeth, who we believe stayed in England, and Sarah who also made
he way to Australia.
Stories also within the family
are that the Basans were diamond merchants in either England or prior to that.
Chancery records (Dormant Funds) from England filed in 1904 state that Georges
(possibly eldest son) Alphonse was first to depart for Australia, with Parents
George and Mary and their children following a little later, but after their
arrival in Melbourne on the "Asia" on 27th March 1850 they could never
locate him, Advertisements were posted world-wide for information about his
whereabouts, but nobody replied, George returned to England three times but
could never find his lost son 'Alphonse'.
My GG Grandfather Conrad Basan
departed Melbourne on 28 March 1870, a passenger on the "Rangitoto"
bound for Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand. He was listed as 27 years old , a
single male, occupation, Miner, we believe he was the only family member of that
generation to leave Australia, and while we are uncertain as to why he would
venture to New Zealand, rumours are that he was a 'Remittance Man', however he
seems to have made good in his newly adopted land and raised a large and
colourful family.
1 Jacob Basan
. +Judith Reitti
...... 2 Sarah Basan
.......... +Joseph Adolphus
............... 3 Mary Anne Adolphus
................... +John Cardiff
............... 3 Esther Adelaide Adolphus b: 1838 in London
................... +Robert Murcutt
...... 2 Elizabeth Basan
.......... +?? Moett
...... 2 George Basan b: 1809
.......... +Mary Folwell b: 1810 in England
............... 3 Medora Basan b: Abt. 1829 in London, England
................... +Maximilian Amschel b: in London, England
............... 3 Alphonso Basan b: Abt. 1830 in London, England
............... 3 Georgina (Gina) Basan b: 02 Jan 1832 in London, England
................... +George Hull b: 1822
........................ 4 George Hull b: 1852
........................ 4 Mary Hull b: 1854 in Gardiners Ck, Bourke, Victoria
........................ 4 Georgina (Gina) Hull b: 1857 in Richmond, Victoria
............................ +Llewellyn Rhun Davies-Griffith b: in Caerhun, Montgomery, Wales, UK
................................. 5 Hugh Charles Davis-Griffith b: 1881 in 1882 in Griffiths Point, Gippsland, Vict
................................. 5 George Llewellyn Davies Griffith b: 1882 in 1882 in Griffiths Point, Gippsland, Vict
................................. 5 Owen Rhun Davies-Griffiths b: 1884 in 1882 in Griffiths Point, Gippsland, Vict
................................. 5 William Notley Davies-Griffith b: 1886 in 1882 in Griffiths Point, Gippsland, Vict
................................. 5 Frederick Alfred Davies Griffith b: 1887 in 1882 in Griffiths Point, Gippsland, Vict
................................. 5 Leslie Arthur Davies Griffith b: 1889 in 1882 in Griffiths Point, Gippsland, Vict
........................ 4 Lucy Hull b: 1859 in Gardiners Ck, Bourke, Victoria
........................ 4 Fanny Hull b: 1861 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia
............................ +?? Aldridge
........................ 4 Emily Hull b: 1862 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Alice Hull b: 1864 in Bull, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Alfred Hull b: 1868 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Ann Hull b: 1870 in Emerald, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 William Hull b: 1871 in Bena?, Victoria
........................ 4 Edward Hull b: 1874 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
............... 3 George Basan b: 02 Jul 1835 in London, England
................... +Matilda Mary Craig b: 1835 in Staffordshire, England
........................ 4 George Craig Basan b: 1858 in Collingwood
........................ 4 Matilda Mary Medora Basan b: 1860 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia
............................ +Noel Anderson
........................ 4 Alphonso Basan b: 18 Oct 1862 in 200 Smith St, East Collingwood, Vic
............................ +Martha Elizabeth Jane Streater b: 29 Jun 1867 in Waterloo, Sydney, NSW, Australia
................................. 5 Theodore Basan b: in (Thomas)
................................. 5 Alma Basan b: in (Thomas)
................................. 5 Dora Basan b: 03 Sep 1885 in (Thomas)
..................................... +?? McNichol
................................. 5 Bertie T (Albert Henry) Basan b: 1888 in Waterloo, Sydney, Australia (Thomas)
..................................... +Alice McMurray b: 23 Feb 1896 in Mt Leyshon, Charters Towers, Queensland
................................. 5 Fenetta P Basan b: 1891 in Waterloo, Sydney, Australia (Thomas)
................................. 5 Vera M Basan b: 1893 in Glebe, Sydney, Australia (Thomas)
..................................... +William M Davidson
................................. 5 Alphonso Basan b: 25 Oct 1897 in North Botany, Sydney, Australia (Thomas)
..................................... +Ellen Janet Colquhoun b: 22 Oct 1896 in Botany, Sydney, NSW, Australia
............... *2nd Wife of George Basan:
................... +Charlotte Louisa Peachman b: 1848
........................ 4 Unnamed Female b: 1873 in Richmond, Victoria
........................ 4 Rebecca Jane Basan b: 1878 in Emerald, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Minnie Ethel Basan b: 1881 in Emerald Hills, S Melbourne, Victoria
............................ +Alexander Michael Livingstone b: 1873
................................. 5 Catherine Basan Livingstone b: 1901 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia
................................. 5 Johanna Livingstone b: 1903 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
............... 3 Conrad Basan b: Abt. 1841 in London, England
................... +Sarah Cecelia Sutton b: 01 Oct 1853 in Melbourne, Victoria, Bourke
........................ 4 Conrad Basan b: 07 Sep 1873 in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, NZ
............................ +Mary Saywell
........................ 4 Mary (Aunty May) Basan b: 23 Aug 1877 in Raised Georges dau-Kathleen
............................ +Harry Gunn
........................ *2nd Husband of Mary (Aunty May) Basan:
............................ +John Joseph Doyle b: 1866 in United States of America
........................ 4 George Basan b: 02 Jul 1879 in Dunedin, New Zealand
............................ +Agnes Eleanor (Aggie) Collins
................................. 5 Mary Basan
................................. 5 George Conrad (Bill) Basan b: Aug 1920 in New Zealand
..................................... +Betty Elizabeth Thomas b: 19 Mar 1919 in England
................................. 5 Noeline Marie Basan b: 21 Mar 1924 in Christchurch, New Zealand
..................................... +George Weigel b: 03 Oct 1926 in Christchurch, New Zealand
................................. 5 Bernard Francis Basan b: Feb 1927 in New Zealand
................................. 5 Joan Margaret Basan b: 28 Aug 1930 in Christchurch, New Zealand
..................................... +Douglas (Doug) Hume
These Children Fit somewhere around here.........
................................. 5 Norman Basan
................................. 5 Kathleen May Basan (Gunn) b: 1922
........................ 4 Maud Basan b: 31 Aug 1881
............................ +Unknown
................................. 5 Gladys Margaret Basan b: 1900 in New Zealand
..................................... +?? Thomas
........................ *2nd Husband of Maud Basan:
............................ +Francis Dansey (Frank) Orr b: in Australia
........................ 4 Laura (Dora) Basan b: 1884 in Dunedin, New Zealand
............................ +John Joseph Hayes
................................. 5 George Leonard Hayes b: 1907 in Wellington, New Zealand
..................................... +Myra Richardson b: 1920
........................ 4 Sarah (Sadie) Basan b: 02 Feb 1886 in Constitution St, Port Chalmers
............................ +William Percy (Percy) Child b: 12 May 1883 in St Kilda, South Dunedin
................................. 5 Percy Claude Denzil Child b: 07 May 1905 in 7 Regent St, Sth Dunedin, New Zealand
..................................... +Emma Charlotte (Named Doris Mabel) Lynn b: 1907 in Wellington, New Zealand
................................. *2nd Wife of Percy Claude Denzil Child:
..................................... +Phyllis Leah Harker b: in Auckland, New Zealand
................................. 5 Norman Maitland Conrad Clarence Child b: 23 Oct 1907 in Dunedin, New Zealand
..................................... +Hazel Ruby Sadler b: 13 Apr 1913 in Lyttelton, New Zealand
................................. *2nd Wife of Norman Maitland Conrad Clarence Child:
..................................... +Nancy May Rean
................................. 5 Dorothea Evelyn Child b: 1909
..................................... +Reginald James Hinde
................................. 5 Gladys Edna Child b: 1911
..................................... +George Grant Lanauze
................................. 5 Sadie Rosaline May Child b: 1917
..................................... +William Thomas Kale
........................ 4 Florence (Flo-Flossie) Basan b: 17 Aug 1888 in Otago, New Zealand (as per Mingham)
............................ +Laurie
........................ *2nd Husband of Florence (Flo-Flossie) Basan:
............................ +Michael Dominec Campbell McKey b: 1883 in Born in New Zealand
................................. 5 Sonny McKay
................................. 5 Wales Theodore Michael Campbell McKey b: 17 Nov 1907 in Macandrew Road South Dunedin NZ
..................................... +Eileen Lorraine McKinnon
................................. 5 Phyliss McKay b: 05 Jun 1910 in New Zealand
................................. 5 William Desmond McAlinden McKey b: 26 Jul 1912 in South Dunedin New Zealand
................................. 5 Arthur Wilfred Teague McKey b: 27 May 1917 in Wellington New Zealand
..................................... +Unknown
........................ 4 Martha (Pip-Matty) Basan b: 14 Jul 1890
Martha in her Car
............................ +Leslie A Gordon b: in (3052)
........................ 4 Eveline (Evie) Basan b: 28 Oct 1894
............................ +Stephen Bresanello b: in Italy
................................. 5 Sylvia Bresanello b: in Dunedin
..................................... +Gerald Enright
................................. 5 Norman Stephen Bresanello b: 26 Jul 1920 in Wellington
..................................... +Joan McKenzie b: 08 Feb 1928 in Dunedin
................................. 5 Joan Cecelia Bresanello b: 16 Jan 1922 in Dunedin
..................................... +Lou Palmer b: in USA
............... 3 Theodore (Bob) Basan b: 14 Oct 1842 in Gravesend, England
................... +Mary Jane Henderson b: 14 Dec 1842 in Newcastle-on Tyne, England
........................ 4 Arabella Basan b: 05 Feb 1869 in Cranbourne, Clyde, Victoria, Australia
............................ +William James (Will) Hutchins b: 29 Dec 1864 in Limehouse, London, England
................................. 5 Dorothy May Hutchins b: 25 May 1895
..................................... +William Johnston b: 22 Jun 1894
................................. 5 Linda Hutchins b: 16 Mar 1897
................................. 5 Ronah Margaret Hutchins b: 11 Oct 1905
..................................... +Cecil Andrew Hyslop b: 07 Nov 1902
........................ 4 Mary Douglas Basan b: 07 Apr 1871 in Cardinia Creek, -Berwick, Victoria, Aust
........................ 4 Medora Basan b: 09 Jan 1872 in Berwick, Cardinia Ck, Victoria, Australia
............................ +John Mickle (Jack) Lyall b: 30 Apr 1869 in Harewood, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australi
................................. 5 Sheila Lyall b: 1907 in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
..................................... +Sidney (Rupert Horace?) Black b: 1882 in Bright or Brighton, Melbourne?), Victori
................................. 5 Jean Lyall b: 1909 in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
..................................... +James Connor b: 1900
................................. 5 Dudley Lyall b: 1911 in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
..................................... +Stevenson
................................. 5 John Noel Snowdon Lyall b: 1913 in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Theolinda (Mary) Basan b: 25 Oct 1874 in Berwick, Cardinia C, Victoria, Australia
............................ +George Archibald Edwards b: 1880 in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Sandridge
................................. 5 Leila Basan Edwards b: 1909
..................................... +?? Cawkwell
................................. 5 Leslie Basan Edwards b: 1910 in Armadale, Victoria, Australia
................................. 5 Phyllis Basan Edwards b: 1912 in Armadale, Victoria, Australia
................................. 5 Berylin Basan Edwards b: 1912 in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
..................................... +Keith MacKenzie
........................ 4 Constance Basan b: Jan 1877 in Berwick, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Horace Celeb (Horry) Basan b: 25 Nov 1878 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Theodore Edgar Claude (Dick) Basan b: 25 Oct 1880 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Eileen Basan b: 25 Mar 1882 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Ivy Stella Basan b: 19 Jul 1883 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
........................ 4 Jinnie Basan b: 04 Jan 1885 in Prahran, Windsor, Victoria, Australia
............................ +Francis Oakley Blackman
................................. 5 Alan Theodore Oakley Blackman b: 1911 in Armadale, Victoria, Australia
............... 3 Harold (Larry) Basan b: 1847 in Shoreditch, London
Tooradin Hotel Run by the Basan Bros
................... +Susan Stanlake
........................ 4 Ernest Thomas Anders Basan b: 1872 in (Adopted)
............................ +Mary Ann Petty b: 1869
............... 3 Arabella Basan b: 1853 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
