Elizabeth Jane Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Baptism6 May 1810, Deal, KentG,1
Marriage1 June 1830, Ramsgate, KentGJohn James Joad2
Elizabeth Jane Sackett, daughter of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was baptized at St Leonard's Church, Deal, KentG, on 6 May 1810.1 She married at St George, Ramsgate, KentG, on 1 June 1830, John James Joad, widower.2 He died.
     In 1861 Elizabeth was living at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, KentG, in the household of her father Richard Sackett, and was recorded in the census as Elizabeth Joad, a tobacconist, a widow, aged 47 and born in Deal.3
     Elizabeth was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in Dover, KentG, on 29 September 1854. She was to share equally, with her sister Sarah, their father's leasehold house at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, and his personal estate, which was valued at under £200. The will was proved at Canterbury on 9 November 1863.4
     In 1871 she was living at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, KentG, and was recorded as Elizabeth Joad, a tobacconist, head of household, a widow, aged 60, and born in Deal, Kent. Living with her were her sister Sarah Ann Sackett, nephew Thomas Holt Shephard, niece Caroline Emily Shephard, grandmother[?] Mary Cock, and cousin Catherine Jones.5
     In 1881 she was living at Station House, Station Road, Rainham, KentG, in the household of her nephew Thomas Sheppard and his family, and was recorded as Elizabeth J Joad, a widow, aged 70, and born in Deal. Also in the household was her unmarried sister Sarah Ann Sackett.6

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Leonard's, Deal, Kent (Transcript), "6 May 1810 Elizabeth Jane Sackett d. Richard & Jane."
  2. Marriages Register, St George, Ramsgate, Kent, "1 June 1830 John James Joad, of this parish, widower, & Elizabeth Jane Sackett, of this parish, spinster. Banns. Witnesses: Richard Sackett, Elizabeth Moss."
  3. 1861 England census, RG9/?/f143
    118 Snargate St., Dover (St Mary), Kent
    Richard Sackett, head, widower, 76, superannuated pilot, b. Thanet, Hearn
    Elizabeth Joade, dau, widow, 47, tobacconist, b. Kent, Deal
    Sarah Sackett, dau, unmarried, 30, dressmaker, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Emily Collard, niece, 13, scholar, b. Kent, Alkham
    Emily Cox, niece, 13, scholar, b. Kent, Dover
    Phillip Handcock, visitor, unmarried, 23, printer compositor, b. Devon, Plymouth.
  4. Will of Richard Sackett of St John's, Margate, Kent, 29 September 1854, proved in Canterbury, 9 November 1863 (Somerset House Indexes, unknown reference).
  5. 1871 England census, RG10/?
    118 Snargate St., Dover, Kent
    Elizabeth Joad, head, widow, 60, tobacconist, b. Deal, Kent
    Sarah Ann Sackett, sister, unm., 50, dressmaker, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Thomas Holt Shephard, nephew, married, 24, clerk, b. Ipswich, Suffolk
    Caroline Emily Shephard, niece, married, 21, b. Dover, Kent
    Mary Cock, grandmother[?], married, 79, b. Alkham, Kent
    Catherine Eliz. Jones, cousin, unm., 20, nurse, b. Folkestone, Kent.
  6. 1881 England census, FHL 1341232, PRO RG11/0975/19/6
    Rainham, Kent
    Station Rd Station House
    Thomas H. SHEPPARD, head, married, 34, b. Ipswich, Suffolk, station master
    Caroline E. SHEPPARD, wife, 31, b. Dover, Kent, station master wife
    Phillip E. SHEPPARD, son, 8, b. Dover, Kent, scholar
    Helen M. SHEPPARD, dau, 4, b. Dover, Kent, scholar
    Elizabeth J. JOAD, aunt, widow, 70, b. Deal, Kent
    Sarah Ann SACKETT, aunt, unmarried, 62, b. Ramsgate, Kent.
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1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Richard Henry Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Baptism14 March 1813, Deal, KentG,1
Death1872, West Ham, EssexG,2
Marriage25 December 1835, Sholden, KentGSarah Ann Kemp3
Marriage5 August 1867, Shoreditch, MiddlesexGMary Webb4,5

BIGAMIST DISCOVERED LIVING IN ESSEX
ABANDONED WIFE AND CHILDREN LEFT DESTITUTE IN KENT
by Marion Sackett

When tinman Richard Henry Sackett, aged 52, married cook Mary Webb, aged 47, at St. Leonards, Shoreditch, on 5th August 1867, he did more than ensure a life of well-made meals; he was committing the crime of bigamy. Although he claimed to be a widower, his abandoned wife Sarah was still living in Kent, and she was to out-live him by 20 years.

Richard Henry, a journeyman brazier and tinplate worker, had married his first wife Sarah Ann Kemp on Christmas Day 1835 at Shoulden, Kent, just three months after the end of his apprenticeship to John Fisher of Canterbury. It would appear that the marriage had been undertaken in a hurry because their first son, Richard, was already on the way. After his birth the family moved from Canterbury to Deal, where a daughter and two more sons were born between 1839 and 1847.

It seems that Richard Henry had tired of married life by 1850, and abandoned his young family. In August of that year, Sarah was so desperate that she placed her third and fourth children, Mary Jane and William, in the care of the Poor Law Guardians of Eastry Union. Eastry Workhouse was to be their home until 1857 (with brief breaks when their mother was able to remove them). Fortunately her father-in-law was able to take in her second child, John Kemp, but her first son, Richard, then aged about 16, must have been able to find work, and is thought to have kept in touch with his father – no more was seen of him until he reappeared in Stratford, Essex in 1881, having taken on his father’s zinc and tin business in the High Street, after Richard Henry died in 1872.

Was bigamy the poor man’s alternative to divorce? At this time, divorce was obtainable only through an act of parliament; a procedure prohibitively expensive for all bar the nobility of the land. So what choice did the ordinary man have? In some parts of the country, as memorably described by Thomas Hardy, an unwanted wife was taken to market and publicly “sold” to her new “husband”. While this process may have satisfied local opinion, it had no legal standing. Others simply chose to live in sin, and thus the myth of the “common law marriage” was born. Perhaps, some 17 years after he had last seen her, Richard Henry felt justified in assuming – or at least, claiming – that his first wife was dead.6

Richard Henry Sackett, son of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was baptized at St Leonard's Church, Deal, KentG, on 14 March 1813.1 He died aged 59 in West Ham, EssexG,2 and was buried at West Ham CemeteryG on 10 July 1872.7 He married first at Sholden, KentG, on 25 December 1835, Sarah Ann Kemp.3 She was born in Deal, KentG, about 1816.8 She died in Eastry, KentG, in 1889.9 Richard married second, bigamously, at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, MiddlesexG, on 5 August 1867, Mary Webb, daughter of Richard Webb.4,5 Mary was born in Epping, EssexG, between 1817 and 1821.10 She was probably the Mary Sackett whose death was recorded in the West Ham registration district, EssexG, in 1901.11
     In 1841 Richard was living at Princess Street, Deal, KentG, and was recorded in the census as Richard Sackett, a publican, aged 25 and born in Kent. The other members of his household were his wife Sarah, aged 25 and born in Kent, and his sons, Richard, aged six, and John, aged three.12,13
     Richard left his wife Sarah in 1850. On 14 October of that year, Sarah was tried at the Dover quarter sessions accused of "larceny in a dwelling house to the value of £5." The court acquitted her, finding her not guilty. She was named in the record as Sarah Ann Kemp alias Sarah Ann Sackett.14
     Records for Richard and Sarah in the 1851 census have not been found but by 1861 he was living at 9 Harrow Cottages, High Street, Stratford, EssexG, and was recorded as Richard Sackett, a tin plate worker, head of household, married, aged 48, and born in Ramsgate, Kent. Also in the household were his "wife" Mary, aged 40, and born in Epping, Essex, and Mary Webb, a visitor, aged 20. It would appear that his "wife" Mary would be Mary Webb who he was to marry in 1867 and it is conjectured that the other Mary Webb would have been her daughter.15
     In 1862 and 1867 Richard Sackett was recorded in Kelly's Directory as a zinc & tin worker, of High Street, Stratford, Essex.16,17 In 1872 he was recorded in Kelly's as a zinc and tin worker of 92 High Street, Stratford.18 It is noted that Sarah described herself as unmarried in 1861, her husband having left her eleven years earlier, but by 1871 she described herself as a widow although Richard, with whom she was presumably not in contact, did not die until the following year, 1872. In 1871 Sarah was still living in Thomas Erridge's household at 123 Middle StreetG and was recorded as Sarah Sackett, a servant (housekeeper), a widow, aged 55, and born in Deal.19
     In 1861 Richard's first wife Sarah was living at 123 Middle Street, Deal, KentG, in the household of Thomas Erridge, a boatman, and was recorded as Sarah Sackett, housekeeper, unmarried, aged 48, and born in Deal.20
     In 1871 Richard was living at 92 High Street, Stratford, EssexG, and was recorded as Richard Sackett, a tinman, head of household, married, aged 59, and born in Dover, Kent. Living with him were his "wife" Mary, aged 54, "son" Arthur, a tinman, aged 22, and born in Ramsgate, Kent, and Henry Doe, a boarder. (The "son" Arthur would have been Richard's nephew, Arthur Edward Sackett, son of Robert George and Judith (Fegen) Sackett).21
     Both of Richard's wives had to resort to the charity of the workhouse in their later years, Sarah in Eastry, Kent, and Mary in Leyton, Essex.
     The 1881 census shows that Mary was then an inmate at the West Ham Union & School, Leyton, EssexG. She was recorded as Mary Sackett, inmate, a widow aged 62 and born in Epping, Essex.22
     In the same year Sarah was living at the Union Workhouse, EastryG, and was recorded as Sarah Sackett, inmate, a widow aged 71 and born in Deal, Kent. (Although the stated age of 71 is at variance with other references which suggest she would have been 65 or perhaps 68, the place of residence and the birth place both support a conclusion that this would have been Sarah the widow of Richard).23
     In 1891 Richard's widow Mary was living at 37 Oriental Road, West Ham, EssexG, and was recorded in the census as Mary Sackett, a widow, aged 71.24

Children of Richard Henry Sackett and Sarah Ann Kemp

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Leonard's, Deal, Kent (Transcript), "14 March 1813 Richard Henry Sacket s. Richard & Jane, Union Row. Father's occ: pilot."
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Sep qtr 1872. Sackett, Richard, 59. West Ham."
  3. Marriages Register, Sholden, Kent (Mrs Nichol's Index), "25 December 1835 Richard Henry Sackett, bachelor, of St Alphege, Cant., & Sarah Ann Kemp, spinster [made mark]. Witnesses: Rd. Geo. Sackett, Rd. Sladden." [Rd. Geo. Sackett was probably Richard's brother Robert George Sackett.]
  4. Marriages Register, St Leonard's, Shoreditch, Middlesex, "5 August 1867 Richard Henry Sackett, 52, widower, tinman, father Richard Sackett, pilot, & Mary Webb, 47, spinster, cook, father Richard Webb, labourer, both of 17 Boundary Street. Banns. Witnesses: James Boushall, Ann Boushall."
  5. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1867. Sackett, Richard Henry. Shoreditch. 1c:397."
  6. This article appeared first in The Sackett Family Association Newsletter in April 2005.
  7. Burials register, West Ham Cemetery, Essex (deceasedonline.com), "10 July 1872, Richard Henry Sackett."
  8. Date of birth based on age 25 in 1841 census record, age 55 in 1871 census, and age 73 at death in 1889. Place of birth from census records.
  9. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Mar qtr 1889. Sackett, Sarah, 73. Eastry."
  10. Mary's date of birth is variously calculated as c1821 based on her age being stated to be 40 in the 1861 census, c1820 if aged 47 on marriage in 1867, c1817 if aged 54 in 1871 (census), c1819 if aged 62 in 1881 (census), and c1820 if she is correclty identified with the Mary Sackett who died aged 81 in 1901.
  11. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1901. Sackett, Mary, 81. W Ham."
  12. 1841 England census, Princess Street, Deal, Kent
    Richard Sackett, 25, publican beer house, b. Kent [11262]
    Sarah Sackett, 25, b. Kent
    Richard Sackett, 6, b. Kent
    John Sackett, 3, b. Kent
    [Ages of adults rounded down to nearest five years in 1841 census]
    HO107; Piece 466; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Deal; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 31; Page: 7; Line: 13; GSU roll: 306861. [Also researched at PRO by Marion Sackett].
  13. 1841 England census.
  14. Website England & Wales Criminal Registers, 1791–1892 (Ancestry.co.uk) (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), "Kent, Borough of Dover and its Liberties, Quarter Session, 14 October 1850, Sarah Ann Kemp alias Sarah Ann Sackett, larceny on dwelling house to the value of £5, acquitted, not guilty."
  15. 1861 England census, RG9/1854/f56
    9 Harrow Cott., High St., Stratford, Essex
    Richard Sackett, head, married, 48, tin plate worker, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Mary Sackett, wife, 40, b. Epping, Essex
    Mary Webb, visitor, 20, general servant, b. Epping.
  16. Kelly's Post Office Directory (London, Suburban, 1862) (), "High St., Stratford, Essex; Richard Sackett, zinc & tin worker."
  17. Kelly's Post Office Directory (Essex, 1867) (), "High St., Stratford, Essex; R Sackett, zinc worker."
  18. Kelly's Post Office Directory (London, Suburban, 1872) (), "92 High St., Stratford, Essex; Richard Sackett, zinc & tin worker."
  19. 1871 England census, RG10/?
    123 Middle St., Deal, Kent
    Thomas Erridge, head, widower, 56, mariner, b. Deal
    William Erridge, son, unm., 19, mariner, b. Deal
    Sarah Sackett, serv., widow, 55, housekeeper, b. Deal.
  20. 1861 England census, RG9/?
    123 Middle St., Deal, Kent
    Thomas Erridge, head, married, 46, boatman, [birthplace blank]
    Sarah Sackett, unm., 48, housekeeper, b. Deal.
  21. 1871 England census, RG10/1623/f14
    92 High Street, Stratford, Essex
    Richard Sackett, head, married, 59, tinman, b. Dover, Kent
    Mary Sackett, wife, 54, b. Kent?
    Arthur Sackett, son, unm., 22, tinman, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Henry Doe, boarder, unm., 16, tinman, b. Mile End, Middlesex.
  22. 1881 England census, FHL 1341415, PRO RG11/1729/95/8
    Leyton, Essex
    Institution "West Ham Union & School"
    Mary Sackett, inmate, widow, 62, b. Epping, Essex.
  23. 1881 England census, FHL 1341236, PRO RG11/0994/116/4
    Eastry, Kent
    Union Workhouse, Eastry, Kent
    Sarah Sackett, inmate, widow, 71, b. Deal, Kent.
  24. 1891 England census, RG12, piece 1316, folio 95A, p. 81, GSU roll 6096426
    37 Oriental Road, West Ham (St Mark), Essex
    Mary Sackett, head, wid, 71, living on own account, b. London, Bermondsey
    Lizzy Gramann/Grainam?, gdau, single, 21, b. London, Bermondsey.
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1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Robert George Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Birth1815, RamsgateG
Baptism24 June 1815, St Lawrence in ThanetG,1
Death1896, ThanetG,2
Marriage10 September 1839, RamsgateGJudith Fegen3,4
Marriage1879, ThanetGAnn Pritchard5,6
Robert George Sackett, shoemaker, coal-meter, and general porter of Ramsgate, Kent, son of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was born in RamsgateG in 1815. He was baptized at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 24 June 1815.1 He died aged 81 in ThanetG in 1896.2 He married first at St George's Church, RamsgateG, on 10 September 1839, Judith Fegen.3,4 Judith was born about 18137 and died in ThanetG in 1879.8 He married second in ThanetG in 1879, Ann Pritchard.5,6 She was born in Ash next Sandwich, KentG, about 18269 and died in Thanet, KentG, in 1889.10
     In 1841 Robert was living at York Street, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded in the census as Robert Sackett, a cordwainer [shoemaker], aged 26 and born in Kent. Living with him were his wife Judith, 26, and son George, aged one. Also in the household were Mary Curling, 73, and Mary Fegan, 30, both of independent means.11
     In 1851 Robert was living at 12 York Street, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded in the census as Robert G Sackett, a shoemaker employing one man and one apprentice, head of household, married, aged 36 and born in Ramsgate. Living with him were his wife Judith, aged 38 and born in Ramsgate, their sons, George, 10, Charles, 9, Richard, 6, John, 4, and Arthur, aged two, and Judith's unmarried sister Mary, aged 40.12
     In 1861 he was living at 3 Leopold Street, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded as Robert Sackett, a cordwainer, head of household, married, aged 45 and born in Ramsgate. Living with him were his wife Judith aged 48, and their sons Charles, 19, Richard, 16, John, 14, Arthur, 12, George, 7, and Edward, aged four.13
     In 1871 he was living at 21 Meeting Street, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded as Robert G Sackett, a coal-meter and general porter, head of household, married, aged 55, and born in Ramsgate. Living with him were his wife Judith, aged 58, and son George, aged 17.14
     In 1881 he was living at 4 Kent Terrace, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded as Robert G Sackett, a coal-meter, head of household, married, aged 67 and born in Ramsgate. Living with him was his second wife Ann, aged 55 and born in Ash, Kent.9
     In 1891 he was living in the Isle of Thanet Union Workhouse, Minster, KentG, and was recorded as Robert Geo Sackett, a retired coal meter, a widower, aged 77 and born in Ramsgate.15

Children of Robert George Sackett and Judith Fegen

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "24 June 1815 Robert George s. Richard & Jane Sackett, Ramsgate."
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1896. Sackett, Robert, 82. Thanet."
  3. Marriages Register, St George, Ramsgate, Kent, "10 September 1839 Robert George Sackett, full age, ba, cordwainer, Ramsgate (father Richard Sackett, pilot) & Judith Fegen, full age, spr, Ramsgate (father Charles Fegen, hairdresser). Banns. Both signed. Witnesses: Mary Fegen, William Hogben Sladden."
  4. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1839. Sackett, Robert George. Thanet."
  5. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1879. Sackett, Robert George. Thanet. 2a:1263."
  6. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1879. Pritchard, Ann. Thanet. 2a:1263."
  7. Date of birth based on age at death.
  8. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1879. Sackett, Judith, 66. Thanet."
  9. 1881 England census, FHL 1341234/RG11/0987/101/21
    Ramsgate, Kent
    4 Kent Terrace
    Robert G. SACKETT, head, married, 67, b. Ramsgate, Kent, coal meter
    Ann SACKETT, wife, 55, b. Ash, Kent.
  10. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1889. Sackett, Ann, 66. Thanet."
  11. 1841 England census, York Street, Ramsgate, Kent
    Robert Sackett, 26, cordwainer, b. Kent
    Judith Sackett, 26, b. Kent
    George Sackett, 1, b. Kent
    Mary Curling, 73, ind, b. Kent
    Mary Fegan, 30, ind, b. Kent
    HO107; Piece 469; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Preston By Wingham [error for Ramsgate]; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 11; Page: 14; Line: 22; GSU roll: 306864. [indexed as Sachett on Ancestry]
  12. 1851 England census, 12 York St, Ramsgate
    Robert G Sackett, head, married, 36, shoemaker empl. 1 man, 1 apprentice, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Judith Sackett, wife, 38, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    George Sackett, son, 10, scholar, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Charles Sackett, son, 9, scholar, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Richard Sackett, son, 6, scholar, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    John Sackett, son, 4, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Arthur Sackett, son, 2, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Mary Fegen, sister, unmarried, 40, b. Kent, Ramsgate.
  13. 1861 England census, RG9/537/f44
    3 Leopold St., Ramsgate, Kent
    Robert Sackett, head, married, 45, cordwainer, b. Ramsgate
    Judith Sackett, wife, 48, b. Ramsgate
    Charles Sackett, son, unm., 19, shipwright, b. Ramsgate
    Richard Sackett, son, unm., 16, labourer, b. Ramsgate
    John Sackett, son, 14, sailor, b. Ramsgate
    Arthur Sackett, son, 12, scholar, b. Ramsgate
    George Sackett, son, 7, scholar, b. Ramsgate
    Edward Sackett, son, 4, scholar, b. Ramsgate
    Henry Horn, lodger, unm., 43, cordwainer, b. Whitstable, Kent.
  14. 1871 England census, RG10/994/f43
    21 Meeting St., Ramsgate, Kent
    Robert G Sackett, head, married, 55, coal meter & general porter, b. Ramsgate
    Judith Sackett, wife, married, 58, b. Ramsgate
    George Sackett, son, unm., 17, general porter, b. Ramsgate.
  15. 1891 England census, RG12, piece 725, folio 127, p. 18, GSU roll 6095835
    Isle of Thanet Union Workhouse, Minster, Kent
    Robert Geo Sackett, inmate, widower, 77, ret. coal meter, b. Kent, Ramsgate.
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1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
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William Watton Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Birth1817, Ramsgate, KentG,1
Baptism9 February 1817, St Lawrence in ThanetG,1
Marriage1843, DoverGMarie ___2
William Watton Sackett, mariner, of Dover, Kent, son of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was born in Ramsgate, KentG, in 1817.1 He was baptized at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 9 February 1817.1 He died aged 75 and was buried at St Mary the Virgin, DoverG, on 24 May 1892.3 He married at DoverG in 1843, Marie ___.2 Marie was born in DoverG between 1827 and 1828.4 Marie ___ died aged 655 and was buried at St Mary the Virgin, DoverG, on 4 December 1893.6
     In 1841 William was living at Middle Row, St Mary, DoverG, in the household of his mother Jane, and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, aged 20 [rounded down] and born in Kent.7
     In 1861 he was living at Seven Star Street, St Mary, DoverG, and was recorded as William Sackett, a mariner, head of household, married, aged 38, and born in Ramsgate. Living with him was his wife Maria, aged 28, and born in Dover.8
     In 1871 he was living at 5 Round Tower Street, St Mary, DoverG, and was recorded as William Sackett, a seaman, head of household, married, aged 53, and born in Ramsgate. Living with him was his wife Ann M, aged 44, and born in Dover. [It is assumed that Ann M was the same as Marie/Maria]9
     In 1881 he was living at 3 Wellards Cottages, Bulwark Street, St Mary Virgin, Dover, KentG, and was recorded as William Sackett, mariner, head of household, married, aged 65, and born in Ramsgate, Kent. Living with him was his wife Marie, aged 60, and born in Dover. Also in the household was an unmarried lodger, James Whiehead.10
     In 1891 he was living at 3 Wellards Cottages, St Mary, Dover, KentG, and was recorded as William Sackett, a mariner, head of household, married, aged 76, and born in Ramsgate. Living with him were his wife Ann M, aged 64, and born in Dover, and an eight-year-old boarder Annie Braden.11

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "9 February 1817 William Watton s. Richard & Jane Sackett, Ramsgate."
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1843. Sackett, William. Dover."
  3. Burials Register, St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, "24 May 1892 William Sackett, Dover Union, 75 years."
  4. Date of birth 1827 or 1828 based on age 65 at death in 1893. The 1861 census record has age 28, giving date of birth of 1832 or 1833; this was clearly wrong if Marie married in 1843. The 1871 census has age 44, giving date of birth of 1827 or 1828. The 1881 census has age 60, giving date of birth of 1820 or 1821.
  5. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1893. Sackett, Maria, 65. Dover. 2a:606."
  6. Burials Register, St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, "4 December 1893 Maria Sackett, Dover Union, 65 years."
  7. 1841 England census, Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, Kent
    Jane Sackett, 50, wife of pilot, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 20, mariner, b. Kent
    Ann Sackett, 20, b. Kent
    Mary Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    Sarah Ralph, 20, FS, b. Kent
    HO107; Piece 494; Book: 12; Civil Parish: St Mary; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 12; Page: 18; Line: 21; GSU roll: 306885; [indexed as Packett]. [Also researched at PRO by Marion Sackett].
  8. 1861 England census, RG9/?/f97
    Seven Star St., St Mary, Dover, Kent
    William Sackett, head, married, 38, mariner, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Maria Sackett, wife, 28, b. Dover, Kent.
  9. 1871 England census, RG10/?/f62
    5 Round Tower Street, St Mary, Dover, Kent
    William Sackett, head, married, 53, seaman, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Ann M Sackett, wife, 44, b. Dover, Kent.
  10. 1881 England census, FHL 1341238, PRO RG11/1004/59/9
    Dover St Mary Virgin, Kent
    Bulwark St 3 Wellards Cottages
    William SACKETT, head, married, 65, b. Ramsgate, Kent, mariner
    Marie SACKETT, wife, 60, b. Dover, Kent
    James WHIEHEAD, lodger, unmarried, 46, b. Dover, pipe maker (tob).
  11. 1891 England census, RG12/?
    3 Wellards Cotts, St Mary, Dover, Kent
    William Sackett, head, married, 76, mariner, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Ann M Sackett, wife, 64, b. Dover, Kent
    Annie Braden, boarder, 8, b. Walmer, Kent.
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1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Sarah Ann Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Birth1818, Ramsgate, KentG,1
Baptism1 February 1818, St Lawrence in ThanetG,1
Death1903, Milton, KentG,2
Sarah Ann Sackett, daughter of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was born in Ramsgate, KentG, in 18181 and baptized at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 1 February 1818.1 She died aged 85 in Milton, KentG, in 1903.2
     In 1841 Sarah was living at Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, KentG, in the household of her mother Jane, and was recorded in the census as Ann Sackett, aged 20 (rounded down) and born in Kent. Her father, a pilot, was presumably at sea on the census date.3
     In 1851 she was living at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, KentG, and was recorded as Sarah Ann Sackett, unmarried, aged 20 and born in Ramsgate, daughter of Richard Sackett.4
     In 1861 she was living at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, KentG, in the household of her father Richard Sackett, and was recorded as Sarah Sackett, a dressmaker, unmarried, aged 30 and born in Ramsgate.5
     Sarah was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in Dover, KentG, on 29 September 1854. She was to share equally, with her sister Elizabeth, their father's leasehold house at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, and his personal estate, which was valued at under £200. The will was proved at Canterbury on 9 November 1863.6
     In 1871 she was living at 118 Snargate Street, Dover, KentG, in the household of her sister Elizabeth Joad, and was recorded as Sarah Ann Sackett, a dressmaker, unmarried, aged 50, and born in Ramsgate.7
     In 1881 she was living at Station House, Station Road, Rainham, KentG, in the household of her nephew Thomas Sheppard and his family, and was recorded as Sarah Ann Sackettt, unmarried, aged 62, and born in Ramsgate. Also in the household was her widowed sister Elizabeth Joad.8
     In 1891 she was living at 1 Darnley Terrace, Gravesend, KentG, in the household of her niece Caroline Shephard and family, and was recorded as Sarah Ann Sackett, living on own means, unmarried, aged 73 and born in Ramsgate.9
     In 1901 she was living at Railway Station House, Sittingbourne, KentG, in the household of her nephew Thomas H Shephard and his family, and was recorded as Sarah A Sackett, living on own means, single, aged 83 and born in Ramsgate.10

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "1 February 1818 Sarah Ann d. Richard & Jane Sackett, Ramsgate."
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1903. Sackett, Sarah Ann, 86. Milton."
  3. 1841 England census, Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, Kent
    Jane Sackett, 50, wife of pilot, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 20, mariner, b. Kent
    Ann Sackett, 20, b. Kent
    Mary Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    Sarah Ralph, 20, FS, b. Kent
    HO107; Piece 494; Book: 12; Civil Parish: St Mary; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 12; Page: 18; Line: 21; GSU roll: 306885; [indexed as Packett]. [Also researched at PRO by Marion Sackett].
  4. 1851 England census, "118 Snargate St., St Mary, Dover
    Richard Sackett, head, widower, 65, Cinque Ports pilot, b. Kent, Westwood
    Sarah Ann Sackett, dau, unmarried, 20, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    John Sackett, gson, 12, scholar, b. Kent, Dover."
  5. 1861 England census, RG9/?/f143
    118 Snargate St., Dover (St Mary), Kent
    Richard Sackett, head, widower, 76, superannuated pilot, b. Thanet, Hearn
    Elizabeth Joade, dau, widow, 47, tobacconist, b. Kent, Deal
    Sarah Sackett, dau, unmarried, 30, dressmaker, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Emily Collard, niece, 13, scholar, b. Kent, Alkham
    Emily Cox, niece, 13, scholar, b. Kent, Dover
    Phillip Handcock, visitor, unmarried, 23, printer compositor, b. Devon, Plymouth.
  6. Will of Richard Sackett of St John's, Margate, Kent, 29 September 1854, proved in Canterbury, 9 November 1863 (Somerset House Indexes, unknown reference).
  7. 1871 England census, RG10/?
    118 Snargate St., Dover, Kent
    Elizabeth Joad, head, widow, 60, tobacconist, b. Deal, Kent
    Sarah Ann Sackett, sister, unm., 50, dressmaker, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Thomas Holt Shephard, nephew, married, 24, clerk, b. Ipswich, Suffolk
    Caroline Emily Shephard, niece, married, 21, b. Dover, Kent
    Mary Cock, grandmother[?], married, 79, b. Alkham, Kent
    Catherine Eliz. Jones, cousin, unm., 20, nurse, b. Folkestone, Kent.
  8. 1881 England census, FHL 1341232, PRO RG11/0975/19/6
    Rainham, Kent
    Station Rd Station House
    Thomas H. SHEPPARD, head, married, 34, b. Ipswich, Suffolk, station master
    Caroline E. SHEPPARD, wife, 31, b. Dover, Kent, station master wife
    Phillip E. SHEPPARD, son, 8, b. Dover, Kent, scholar
    Helen M. SHEPPARD, dau, 4, b. Dover, Kent, scholar
    Elizabeth J. JOAD, aunt, widow, 70, b. Deal, Kent
    Sarah Ann SACKETT, aunt, unmarried, 62, b. Ramsgate, Kent.
  9. 1891 England census, RG12/?
    1 Darnley Terrace, Gravesend, Kent
    Thomas Holt Shepherd, head, married, 44, station master, LC&DR, b. Ipswich
    Caroline Emily Shepherd, wife, 41, b. Dover
    Philip Edward Shepherd, son, unm., 18, railway booking clerk, b. Dover
    Helen Mary Shepherd, dau, 14, scholar, b. Kearsney
    Sarah Ann Sackett, aunt, unm., 73, living on own means, b. Ramsgate.
  10. 1901 England census, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Railway Station House
    Thomas H[?] SHEPHARD, head, married, 54, station master, worker, b. Ipswich, Suffolk
    Caroline E SHEPHARD, wife, 51, b. Dover, Kent
    Helen M SHEPHARD, dau, single, 24, b. Kearsney[?], Kent
    Lucy SHEPHARD, mother, widow, 79, living on own means, b. Bonhall [or Borehall], Suffolk
    Sarah A SACKETT, aunt, single, 83, living on own means, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Alice A COLLINS, serv, single, 18, general servant (domestic), b. Poplar, London.
Sackett line6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3 (English)
Generation.TreeO.3
Last Edited4 Mar 2012

Mary Serjeant Tomlin Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Baptism31 December 1820, St Lawrence in ThanetG,1
Marriage18 July 1846, Ashford, KentGEdward Cock2,3
Mary Serjeant Tomlin Sackett, daughter of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was baptized at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 31 December 1820.1 She married at St Mary the Virgin, Ashford, KentG, on 18 July 1846, Edward Cock.2,3
     In 1841 Mary was living at Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, KentG, in the household of her mother Jane, and was recorded in the census as Mary Sackett, aged 15 [age rounded down] and born in Kent.4
     In 1851 she was living at 118 Snargate Street, St Mary, Dover, KentG, in the household of her husband Edward, 26, an accountant, and was recorded as Mary Sargent Cock, aged 29 and born in Ramsgate. Living with them were their daughters, Helen, 3, and Caroline, aged one. Living at the same address were her father Richard Sackett with her sister Sarah and nephew John (her brother Richard's son), and her sister Elizabeth and brother-in-law John James Joad.5

Children of Mary Serjeant Tomlin Sackett and Edward Cock

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "31 December 1820 Mary Serjeant Tomlin d. Richard & Jane Sackett, Ramsgate."
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1846. Sackett, Mary Sargient Tomlin. Ashford W. 5:21."
  3. Marriages Register, St Mary the Virgin, Ashford, Kent (FreeReg transcript), "18 Jul 1846 Edward Cock & Mary Sargent Tomlin Sackett."
  4. 1841 England census, Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, Kent
    Jane Sackett, 50, wife of pilot, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 20, mariner, b. Kent
    Ann Sackett, 20, b. Kent
    Mary Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    Sarah Ralph, 20, FS, b. Kent
    HO107; Piece 494; Book: 12; Civil Parish: St Mary; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 12; Page: 18; Line: 21; GSU roll: 306885; [indexed as Packett]. [Also researched at PRO by Marion Sackett].
  5. 1851 England census, HO107, piece 1632, folio 522, p. 26, GSU roll 193534-193535
    118 Snargate St., St Mary, Dover, Kent
    Edward Cock, head, married, 26, accountant, b. Kent, Dover
    Mary Sargent Cock, wife, 29, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Helen Cock, dau, 3, b. Kent, Dover
    Caroline Emily Cock, dau, 1, b. Kent, Dover.
Sackett line6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3 (English)
Generation.TreeO.3
Last Edited12 Sep 2017

Thomas William Seargent Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Birth1824, Ramsgate, KentG,1
Baptism27 June 1824, St Lawrence in ThanetG,1
Death1875, DoverG,2
Marriage1846, Medway, KentGElizabeth ___3
MarriageAmy/Anny ___4
Thomas William Seargent Sackett, shipwright, carpenter, and Freeman of Dover, Kent, son of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was born in Ramsgate, KentG, in 1824.1 He was baptized at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 27 June 1824.1 He died in DoverG in 1875.2 He married first in Medway, KentG, in 1846, Elizabeth ___.3 Elizabeth was born in Canterbury, KentG, about 1829. He married second Amy/Anny ___.4 She was born in DoverG about 1840.4
     In 1841 Thomas was living at Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, KentG, in the household of his mother Jane, and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, aged 15 [rounded down] and born in Kent.5
     In 1851 he was living at 16 Seven Star Street, St Mary, Dover, KentG, and was recorded as Thomas Sackett, a shipwright, head of household, married, aged 26, and born in Ramsgate. Living with him was his wife Elizabeth, aged 22, and born in Canterbury, Kent.6
     In 1861 he was living at 4 Oxenden Street, St Mary, Dover, KentG, in the household of Charles Stiff, and was recorded as Thomas Sackett, a ship carpenter, visitor, unmarried, aged 30, and born in Ramsgate. Also in the household was Charles Stiff's daughter Amy and it may have been this Amy who was to become Thomas's second wife.7
     In 1871 he was living at 14 Tower Hill, Charlton, Dover, KentG, and was recorded as Thomas W Sackett, a ship's carpenter, head of household, married, aged 45, and born in Ramsgate. Living with him was his wife Amy/Anny, aged 31, and born in Dover.4

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "27 June 1824 Thomas Wm Seargent s. Richard & Jane Sackett, Ramsgate, warden pilot."
  2. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Mar qtr 1875. Sackett, Thomas William, 51. Dover."
  3. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Jun qtr 1846. Sackett, Thomas William. Medway."
  4. 1871 England census, RG10/?/f7
    14 Tower Hill, Charlton, Dover, Kent
    Thomas W Sackett, head, married, 45, ship carpenter, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Amy/Anny Sackett, wife, 31, b. Dover.
  5. 1841 England census, Middle Row, St Mary, Dover, Kent
    Jane Sackett, 50, wife of pilot, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 20, mariner, b. Kent
    Ann Sackett, 20, b. Kent
    Mary Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    William Sackett, 15, b. Kent
    Sarah Ralph, 20, FS, b. Kent
    HO107; Piece 494; Book: 12; Civil Parish: St Mary; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 12; Page: 18; Line: 21; GSU roll: 306885; [indexed as Packett]. [Also researched at PRO by Marion Sackett].
  6. 1851 England census, HO107/????[5]
    Dover, Kent (St. Mary's)
    16 Seven Star St.
    Thomas SACKETT, head, married, 26, shipwright, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Elizabeth SACKETT, wife, 22, b. Kent, Canterbury.
  7. 1861 England census, RG9/?/f45
    4 Oxenden St., St Mary, Dover, Kent
    Charles Stiff, head, widower
    Amy Stiff, dau
    Thomas Sackett, visitor, unm., 30, ship carpenter, b. Ramsgate, Kent.
Sackett line6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3 (English)
Generation.TreeO.3
Last Edited25 Nov 2008

John Kemp Sackett

FatherRichard Sackett (1783-1863)
MotherJane Kemp (c 1785-1851)
Birth1826, Ramsgate, KentG,1
Baptism5 March 1826, St Lawrence in ThanetG,1
DeathOctober 1837, Dover, KentG,2,3
John Kemp Sackett, son of Richard Sackett and Jane Kemp, was born in Ramsgate, KentG, in 18261 and baptized at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 5 March 1826.1 He died aged 11 in Dover, KentG, in October 18372,3 and was buried at St Mary the Virgin (Cowgate Cemetery), DoverG, on 18 October 1837.4,2

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "5 March 1826 John Kemp s. Richard & Jane Sackett, Ramsgate, pilot."
  2. Mrs Nichol's Index (), Cowgate Cemetery, Dover, Kent, sandstone headstone badly worn at bottom, "Sacred to the memory of John Kemp Sackett. Youngest son of Mr Richard Sackett pilot, aged 11 years & 9 months. He was a dutiful & affectionate child, & beloved by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. Prepare thyself to meet thy God. Also Jane wife of the above named (Richard) Sackett, who after a long affliction departed this life 25 Jan 1851. She was an . . . wife . . . tender mother & was . . . by her friends. (aged 66)."
  3. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1837. Sackett, John Kemp, 11. Dover. 05:75."
  4. Burials Register, St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, "18 October 1837 John Kemp Sackett of Seven Star St., 11 years."
Sackett line6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
1st cousin 6 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3 (English)
Generation.TreeO.3
Last Edited28 Nov 2016
 

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