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Jeremiah Sackett, master tailor of Ramsgate, Kent, son of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St John in Thanet, Kent^G, on 9 January 1775 and baptized there on 29 January 1775.¹ He died aged 72 in Ramsgate^G on 2 March 1847.^2,3 He married at St Peter in Thanet^G on 13 April 1797, Sarah Hodgeman, daughter of Thomas Hodgeman and Mary Cock.⁴ Jeremiah was also a witness on the same day to the marriage of Elizabeth Hodgman and Thomas Hope. It would appear that Sarah and Elizabeth were sisters who had arranged a double wedding. Sarah was baptized at St Peter in Thanet^G on 4 July 1779.⁵ She died aged 71 in Ramsgate^G on 8 July 1850.⁶
     Jeremiah was apprenticed to master tailor William Blackburn of St Peter in Thanet^G on 30 January 1790. He completed his apprenticeship by 1799 when he, in turn, took on an apprentice.⁷
     Jeremiah was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 26 April 1823. A loan of £100 received from his father was waived.⁸
     In 1840 Jeremiah was trading as a tailor at 26 Harbour Street, Ramsgate^G.⁹
     In 1841 Jeremiah was living at Harbour Street, Ramsgate^G, and was recorded in the census as Jeremiah Sackett, a tailor, aged 65 and born in Kent. Living with him were his wife Sarah, 61, and their children, William, 30, Eliza, 23, and Mary, 22, and granddaughter, Sarah Bayley, aged 12. Also in the household was a female servant, Sarah Hope, who was perhaps related to Jeremiah's sister-in-law, Elizabeth.¹⁰
     Jeremiah made his will in Ramsgate^G on 24 February 1825, naming as beneficiary his wife Sarah.¹¹ He left her all his real and personal estate. The will was proved on 6 May 1847.

Mary Sackett, daughter of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St John in Thanet, Kent^G, on 3 March 1776 and baptized there on 24 March 1776.¹ She died aged 80 in Thanet^G in 1856.² She married first at St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent^G, on 19 June 1796, John Hogbin, son of Thomas Hogbin and Elizabeth ___.³ John was baptized at St Lawrence in Thanet^G on 1 April 1770.⁵ He died aged 39 and was buried there on 27 December 1808.⁶ She married second at St Lawrence in Thanet^G on 15 November 1812, Edward Fox.⁴
     Mary was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 26 April 1823. She was left a house and garden at Northwood, with the condition that she pay her brother John £30 within 12 months.⁷
     In 1851 Mary was living in Ramsgate, Kent^G, in the household of her husband Edward, and was recorded in the census as Mary Fox, aged 75.⁸

Elizabeth Sackett, daughter of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 21 March 1778 and baptized there on 29 March 1778.¹ She died aged 83² and was buried at St Peter in Thanet^G on 24 June 1861.⁴ She married at St Lawrence in Thanet^G on 3 August 1801, Henry Sackett, her first cousin, son of Richard Sackett and Rebecca Watten.³
     Elizabeth was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 26 April 1823. She was left the house which she was presently occupying at Northwood, provided she paid a sum of £30 to her nephew Edward Sackett at age 21.⁵
     In 1841 Elizabeth was living at Northwood, St Lawrence in Thanet^G, in the household of her husband Henry Sackett, 67, a sawyer, and was recorded in the census as Elizabeth Sackett, aged 62 and born in Kent. Living with them were their children, David, 24, Rebecca, 22, and James, 20.⁶
     In 1851 she was living at Northwood^G in the household of her husband Henry, and was recorded as Elizabeth Sackett, aged 73 and born in St Peter's. Living with them was their unmarried daughter Rebecca, aged 33 and born in St Peter's.⁷
     In 1861 she was living at Northwood^G in the household of her husband Henry, 86, a gardener, and was recorded as Elizabeth Sackett, aged 84. Living with them were their son David and daughter-in-law Margaret.⁸

Ann Sackett, daughter of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 19 December 1779¹ and baptized there on 2 January 1780.¹ She died aged 89 in Ash next Sandwich, Kent^G, in 1869.² She married at Ash next Sandwich^G on 12 October 1797, John Cook.^3,4
     Ann and John had a record number of twenty-one children, and the feat was recorded by Peter Laslett in The World We Have Lost: "The child-producing record amongst women known to historical demographers is at present shared between the wife of a solicitor of Geneva who had 21 births in the late 17th century and a girl from Kent, Ann Sackett, who was born in 1779 at Ash in that county. At 18 she married John Cook, a labourer there. By 1823 they had had 21 children at 20 births, and Ann was still alive in 1851."
     Ann was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 26 April 1823. She was to be paid £100 out of a loan received from her father by her husband John Cook.⁵
     In 1851 Ann was living in Ash next Sandwich^G and was recorded in the census as Ann Cook, a landed proprietor, head of household, a widow, aged 72. Living with her were her unmarried sons, Edward, 40, Zachariah, 30, and Samuel, aged 28.⁶
     In 1861 she was living in Ash next Sandwich^G in the household of her unmarried son Thomas, and was recorded as Ann Cook, of independent means, a widow, aged 82.⁷

John Sackett, shipwright of Bermondsey, Surrey, son of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 11 January 1782 and baptized there on 27 January 1782.² He died aged 68³ and was buried at St James' Church, Bermondsey^G, on 5 January 1851.⁴ He married about 1803, Louisa ___. Louisa was born in West Ham, Essex^G, about 1784.⁵ She died aged 68 in Bermondsey^G,6 and was buried at St James' Church, Bermondsey^G, on 10 October 1852.⁷
     John was apprenticed as a shipwright to his father's cousin Henry Sackett of London on 25 February 1796. He was admitted to the Shipwright's Company on 28 April 1809.^8,9
     John was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 26 April 1823. He was to receive £30 and a loan of £20 was waived.¹⁰
     In 1841 John was living at Salisbury Lane, St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey^G, and was recorded in the census as John Sackett, a shipwright, aged 59, born not in Surrey. The other members of his household were his wife Louisa, aged 57, also born outside Surrey, and his son Eli, aged 17.¹¹
     In 1851 John's widow Louisa was living at 6 Perseverance Court, Bermondsey, Surrey^G, and was recorded in the census as Laura [sic] Sackett, a widow aged 67 and born in West Ham, Middlesex, the mother of Vincent Sackett.¹²

Henry Sackett, son of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 12 August 1783 and baptized there on 31 August 1783.¹ He died in infancy and was buried at St Peter in Thanet^G on 23 January 1784.²

Henry Sackett, son of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 28 October 1786 and baptized there on 19 November 1786.¹ He died aged 19 in the West Indies^G on 19 June 1806.²

Edward Sackett, son of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 18 August 1791 and baptized there on 4 September 1791.¹ He died aged 27 in St Lawrence in Thanet^G on 21 October 1818 and was buried at St Peter in Thanet^G on 26 October 1818.^3,4 He married at Christ Church, Spitalfields, Stepney, Middlesex^G, on 27 May 1810, Mary Saunders, daughter of John Saunders and Mary ___.² Mary was born in Tower Hamlets, London^G, on 12 August 1792 and baptized at St George in the East, Tower Hamlets^G, on 2 September 1792.⁵ After Edward's death, Mary married second in St Lawrence in Thanet^G on 11 October 1823, James Russell.⁶
     Edward was apprenticed to a shipwright in 1808. He married two years later and presumably did not complete his apprenticeship.⁷

Vincent Andrews Sackett, farmer of Northwood, St Peter in Thanet, Kent, son of John Sackett and Catherine Andrews, was born in St Peter in Thanet^G on 4 May 1793 and baptized there on 20 May 1793.¹ He died aged 90 in Northwood^G on 5 June 1883^2,3,4 and was buried at St Peter in Thanet^G on 11 June 1883.⁶ He married at St Peter in Thanet^G on 29 October 1814, Mary Browning, daughter of William Browning and Sarah ___.⁵ Mary was baptized at Stourmouth, Kent^G, on 19 October 1789.⁷ She died aged 68 in Thanet^G,8 and was buried at St Peter in Thanet^G on 4 January 1858.⁹ Mary was a sister of Jane Browning, the wife of Barzillai Cock who was a witness at the marriage of Vincent and Mary.^10,11,12 Also living in Vincent and Mary's household was Elizabeth Cock, a niece of Mary's brother-in-law Barzillai Cock. Vincent had two illegitimate children by Elizabeth: Vincent in about 1837 and Barzillai in 1844. They were brought up in Vincent and Mary's household alongside their legitimate child Mary. Elizabeth continued to live in the household, being described in the 1851 census as Vincent's niece and a domestic servant. Elizabeth Cock, who was the daughter of William Cock and Sarah ___, was baptized at St John in Thanet, Kent^G, on 4 July 1819.¹³
     Vincent was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St Peter in Thanet, Kent^G, on 26 April 1823. He was left all remaining property and personal estate after other bequests, and was appointed an executor of the will.¹⁴
     In 1851 Vincent was living at Northwood, St Peter in Thanet^G, and was recorded in the census as Vincent A Sackett, head of household, a farmer with 15 acres, aged 57 and born in St Peter's. The other members of his household were his wife Mary, aged 59 and born in Stourmouth, Kent, his unmarried daughter, Mary, aged 23, his sons, Vincent, 13, and Barzillai, 6, his granddaughter Julia, 5, and his niece, Elizabeth Cox, a domestic servant aged 30.¹⁵
     In 1861 he was living at Northwood^G and was recorded as Vincent Sackett, a farmer of 13 acres, head of household, a widower, aged 67. Living with him were E Cox, niece and housekeeper, unmarried, aged 40, and B Cox, a servant, aged 17, and described as Vincent's niece.¹⁶ [E Cox would be Elizabeth Cock; it is unclear who B Cox would have been, although it is likely to have been a wrongly recorded Barzillai Sackett, son of Vincent and Elizabeth, who has not been found elsewhere in this census.]
     In 1871 he was living at Northwood^G and was recorded as Vincent Sackett,a farmer "out of business", head of household, a widower, aged 77. Living with him was Elizabeth Cox, aged 50, described as a general domestic servant.¹⁷
     In 1881 he was living at Northwood^G and was recorded as Vincent A Sackett, a former farmer, head of household, a widower, aged 87. Living with him was Elizabeth Cox, housekeeper, unmarried, aged 60 and born in Canterbury.¹⁸
     Vincent's will, made in Northwood^G on 15 March 1882, was proved at Canterbury on 21 July 1883. Named as beneficiaries were his son Barzillai, his grandson George Taylor, and his granddaughter Mary Jane Matilda Taylor. He appointed his son Barzillai and Charles Giles, husband of his granddaughter Julia, as executors and trustees. He placed his homestead of 5½ acres, with two cottages, in trust, one cottage to continue to be occupied by his son-in-law George Taylor, and the other to be occupied by his grandchildren George Taylor and Mary Taylor, the two grandchildren to be responsible for their father's maintenance. He left to his common-law wife Elizabeth Cock "commonly called Elizabeth Sackett" all household furniture and effects, and the right to live in his cottage for six months after his death. The residue of his estate was to go to his son Barzillai. The value of his personal estate was £147.¹⁹