Peerage Record – 69357

     Walter Bassett married Caroline Loxton.¹

     Caroline Loxton married Walter Bassett.¹
     Her married name became Bassett.¹

     Flora Marjorie Masson was born on 30 June 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Sir David Orme Masson and Mary Struthers.¹ She married Sir Walter Eric Bassett, son of Walter Bassett and Caroline Loxton, on 25 January 1923.¹ She died on 3 February 1980 at age 90.¹
     From 25 January 1923, her married name became Bassett.¹

     Sir David Orme Masson was born on 13 January 1858 at Hampstead, London, England.¹ He was the son of David Mather Masson and Emily Rosaline Orme.¹ He married Mary Struthers, daughter of Sir John Struthers and Christina Margaret Alexander, on 5 August 1886.¹ He died on 10 August 1937 at age 79 at South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹
     He was educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He was professor of chemistry at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1903.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was Fellow, Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1923.¹

     Mary Struthers was born on 11 July 1862.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Struthers and Christina Margaret Alexander.¹ She married Sir David Orme Masson, son of David Mather Masson and Emily Rosaline Orme, on 5 August 1886.¹ She died on 25 September 1945 at age 83.¹
     From 5 August 1886, her married name became Masson.¹ She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     David Mather Masson married Emily Rosaline Orme.¹
     He was professor of English literature at University College London, London, England.¹

     Emily Rosaline Orme married David Mather Masson.¹
     Her married name became Masson.¹

     Sir John Struthers was born in 1823.² He married Christina Margaret Alexander.¹
     He was professor of anatomy at Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹

     Christina Margaret Alexander married Sir John Struthers.¹
     Her married name became Struthers.¹

     Sir James Irvine Orme Masson was born on 3 September 1887 at Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ He was the son of Sir David Orme Masson and Mary Struthers.¹ He married Flora Lovell Gulland, daughter of George Lovell Gulland and Helen Orme Masson, on 20 December 1913.¹ He died on 22 October 1962 at age 75 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹
     He was educated at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ He was professor of chemistry at University of Durham, Durham, County Durham, England^G.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1939.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1950.¹