Henry Sackett

(1891-1956)
FatherHenry Sackett (1871-1913)
MotherAnnie Kelly (1870-1938)
Henry Sackett, son of Henry Sackett and Annie Kelly, was born in Rotherhithe, LondonG, on 21 March 1891.1,2,3 He died aged 65 in the City of LondonG in 1956.4 He married at St Olave Bermondsey, LondonG, in 1927, Charlotte Johnson.5,6 Charlotte was born on 24 January 1891.3
     In 1901 Henry was living at 5 Anthony Street, Bermondsey, LondonG, in the household of his parents Henry and Annie, and was recorded in the census as Henry Sackett, aged ten and born in Rotherhithe.7
     In 1911 he was living at 40 Janeway Street, BermondseyG, in the household of his parents Henry and Annie, and was recorded as Henry Sackett, single, aged 20 and born in Rotherhithe.8
     Henry served in the British Army during the First World War as a Private in the London Regiment and then in the Queen's Regiment. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British Medal in recognition of active service overseas.9,10
     At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Henry and Charlotte were living at 21 Pilgrim House, Tabard Street, Southwark, LondonG, in the household of Eliza J Johnson, perhaps Charlotte's mother. Henry was a street trader and news vendor.11

Child of Henry Sackett and Charlotte Johnson

  • Louise Matilda Sackett b. 1927, d. 29 Jan 1933

 Notes & Citations

  1. Census.
  2. Not found in GRO birth index.
  3. 1939 Register.
  4. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1956. Sackett, Henry, 65. London C."
  5. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Jun qtr 1927. Sackett, Henry. Spouse: Johnson. St Olave. 1d:323."
  6. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Jun qtr 1927. Johnson, Charlotte. Spouse: Sackett. St Olave. 1d:323."
  7. 1901 England census, 392/129v
    Bermondsey, London
    5 Anthony Street (3 rooms)
    Henry Sackett, head, married, 31, dock labourer, worker, b. Rotherhithe, London
    Annie Sackett, wife, 31, b. Bermondsey
    Henry Sackett, son, 10, b. Rotherhithe, London
    Timothy Sackett, son, 8, b. Rotherhithe
    Annie Sackett, dau, 6, b. Rotherhithe
    Frances Sackett, dau, 4, b. Rotherhithe.
  8. 1911 England census, 40 Janeway Street, Bermondsey, London
    4 rooms
    Henry Sackett, head, 42, married, dock labourer, unloading cargo, b. Rotherhithe
    Annie Sackett, wife, 40, m. 21y, 9 ch, all living, sack mender, contractors, b. Bermondsey
    Henry Sackett, son, 20, single, occ: none, b. Rotherhithe
    Timothy Sackett, son, 17, sawyer, timber merchants, b. Rotherhithe
    Annie Sackett, dau, 15, tin worker, tin maker, b. Rotherhithe
    George Sackett, son, 11, school, b. Bermondsey
    Joseph Sackett, son, 9, school, b. Bermondsey
    John Sackett, son, 7, school, b. Bermondsey
    Tom Sackett, son, 5, school, b. Bermondsey, twin
    Mary Sackett, dau, 5, school, b. Bermondsey, twin
    Annie Legon, boarder, single, tin plate worker, b. Bermondsey
    Mary Legon, boarder, single, tin plate worker, b. Bermondsey.
  9. "Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards" (Findmypast transcript).
  10. "British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920", digital image, The National Archives, "Sackett, Henry, Private, London Regiment, service no. 4461, Private, The Queen's Regiment, service no. G/86098, Victory Medal, British Medal. WO372/17."
  11. "1939 Register" (Findmypast image), Johnson household, 21 Pilgrim House, Tabard Street, Southwark, London: Eliza J Johnson, b. 1861, widow, unpaid domestic duties; RG101/0513J/015/26, Charlotte Sackett, b. 24 Jan 1891, married, unpaid domestic duties; RG101/0513J/015/27, Henry Sackett, b. 21 Mar 1891, married, street trader, news vendor; Thomas A B Balderson, b. 1915; & 2 closed records.
Appears inSacketts in the Military
Sackett line9th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
Generation.TreeR.3
Last Edited25 Jun 2020
 

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