The Bassington-ffrench family

In the novel Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, the Bassington-ffrench family is a large family with several branches. The novel centres around members of the Hampshire branch, who resides at Merroway Court near Staverley.

Lord Marchington tells his daughter that there is a Hampshire branch, a Shropshire branch, an Irish branch. The Shropshire branch had hit hard times, with death duties and other things. Lord Marchington also knew that one of the men on the Hampshire branch had married an American heiress.

Family tree of the Hampshire branch of the family

 * Henry Bassington-ffrench
 * (i) Sylvia Bassington-ffrench
 * Thomas Bassington-ffrench


 * Roger Bassington-ffrench