William Sackett

(1883-1966)
FatherRobert Sackett (1847-1915)
MotherMary Ann Lazell (1845-1917)
William Sackett, brewery laborer, son of Robert Sackett and Mary Ann Lazell, was born in Dagenham, EssexG, on 17 May 1883.1,2 He died aged 83 in East York, Ontario, CanadaG, on 12 September 1966.3 He married in Romford, Essex, EnglandG, on 5 June 1904, Mary Ann Jackson, daughter of Alfred Thomas Jackson and Eliza Annie Dunsdon.3,4
     In 1891 William was living at Bull Street, DagenhamG, in the household of his parents Robert and Mary, and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, a scholar, aged eight and born in Dagenham.5
     In 1901 he was living at Bull Street, DagenhamG, in the household of his parents Robert and Mary, and was recorded as William Sackett, a railway platelayer, aged 17 and born in Dagenham.6
     William emigrated to CanadaG in 1906, his wife Mary Ann and son John Henry following in 1907.7
     In 1911 he was living at 22 Dawson, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaG, and was recorded as William Sackett, a labourer in a brewery, head of household, aged 28 and born in England. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 27, and their children, John, 5, Grace, 2, and Ivy, aged nine months.8
     William served in the Canadian Army during the First World War. He enlisted on 26 January 1916 in the 180th Battalion and was passed fit for service with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force.9

Children of William Sackett and Mary Ann Jackson

 Notes & Citations

  1. Email from Ted Sackett to Chris Sackett, email 20 Dec 1999.
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Sep qtr 1883. Sackett, William. Mother: Lazell. Romford. 4a:245."
  3. Email from Ted Sackett to Chris Sackett.
  4. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Jun qtr 1904. Sackett, William. Romford. 4a:804."
  5. 1891 England census, RG12, piece 1368, folio 134, p. 3, GSU roll 6096478
    Bull St, Dagenham, Essex
    Robert Sackett, head, married, 43, farm laborer, b. Essex, Dagenham
    Mary A Sackett, wife, 45, b. Essex, Upminster
    Henry Sackett, son, 19, blacksmith (farrier), b. Essex, Dagenham
    Mary A Sackett, dau, 13, scholar, b. Essex, Dagenham
    William Sackett, son, 8, scholar, b. Essex, Dagenham.
  6. 1901 England census, 1645/113v
    Dagenham, Essex
    Bull Street, Dagenham (St Peter & St Paul) (4 rooms)
    Robert Sackett, head, married, 53, general labourer, worker, b. Dagenham
    Mary G Sackett, wife, 55, b. Upminster, Essex
    William Sackett, son, 17, railway platelayer, worker, b. Dagenham.
  7. Census.
  8. 1911 Canada census, Page 21, Family No: 233
    22 Dawson, Toronto East, Ontario
    Sackett, William, head, b. May 1883, 28, England, immigrated 1906, origin English, Canadian national, Anglican, labourer, brewery
    Sackett, Mary Ann, wife, b. Mar 1884, 27, England, immigrated 1907, origin English, Canadian national, Anglican
    Sackett, John H, son, b. Feb 1906, 5, England, immigrated 1907, origin English, Canadian national, Anglican
    Sackett, Grace G, dau, b. May 1909, 2, Ont, origin English, Canadian national, Anglican
    Sackett, Ivon {ITAL:]sic] G, dau, b. Sep 1910, 9/12, Ont, origin English, Canadian national, Anglican.
  9. "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914–1918" (Ancestry image), "180th Battn. Attestation. Sackett, William, 1073 Cedarvale Ave, Toronto, Ont, b. Dagenham, Essex, England, 17 May 1883, caterer, nok Mary Ann Sackett, 1073 Cedarvale Ave, wife. Previous military service, G 5 yrs. Toronto, 26 Jan 1916.
    [2] Description of William Sackett. Apparent age 32 y 8 m, ht 5 ft 8 ins, chest 37½ ins. expansion 4 ins., complexion fair, eyes blue, hair fair, religion C of E, marks tattoo of mermaid and FORGET ME NOT & clasped hands on R forearm. Passed fit for Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, 26 Jan 1916, Toronto Recruiting Depot."
Appears inSacketts in the Military
Sackett line4th great-grandson of Richard Sackett of South Weald, Essex
ChartsLine 6 (English)
Generation.TreeQ.6
Last Edited11 Nov 2016
 

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