Bassett, Henry, Margate, Kent, cm, u and shop keeper (1777–81). Took out Sun Insurance policies in 1777 for £1,800 of which utensils and stock accounted for £300; and in 1781 for £1,800 of which utensils and stock accounted for £400. [GL, Sun MS vol. 257, p. 48; vol. 296, p. 513] Henry & Stephen Basset, cm, u and shopkeepers, are recorded in 1777 taking out a Sun Insurance policy for £1,000 of which stock, utensils, workshop and warehouse accounted for £380. [GL, Sun MS vol. 257, p. 49]