Douglas Sackett

(1907-1976)
FatherAlfred James Sackett (1865-1942)
MotherLydia Hatfield (1868-1954)
Douglas Sackett (1907–1976), on retirement 1967, Guernsey Airport

(Src: Guernsey Press)
Douglas Sackett, meteorologist, son of Alfred James Sackett and Lydia Hatfield, was born at Les Banques, St Sampson's, GuernseyG, on 18 May 1907.1 He died aged 68 in GuernseyG on 1 January 1976. He married on 21 December 1939, Mary Emma "Marie" Sutton, daughter of Wilsie John Sutton and Elizabeth Hannah Jones.
     In 1911 Douglas was living at Ollivier Street, St Anne's, AlderneyG, in the household of his parents Alfred and Lydia, and was recorded in the census as Douglas Sackett, aged three and born in St Sampson's.2
     In 1921 he was living at 13 Havilland Street, St Peter Port, GuernseyG, in the household of his sister Alma and brother-in-law Vere Miles, and was recorded as Douglas Sackett, aged 14.3

Children of Douglas Sackett and Mary Emma "Marie" Sutton

Children who are or may be living are not shown.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Register of Births, Guernsey (Guernsey Greffe, Royal Court House), 341/68, "18 May 1907 Douglas s. Alfred Sackett & Lydia Hatfield, b. at Les Banques, St Sampson's. Father's occupation: commis."
  2. 1911 Channel Islands census, Ollivier Street, St Anne's, Alderney
    8 rooms
    Sackett, Alfred James, head, 45, married, clerk, granite merchant, resident, b. Rye, Sussex, father b. Hythe, Kent
    Sackett, Lydia, wife, 41, m. 17y, 6 ch., 3 living, b. Hull, Yorkshire, father b. Hull
    Sackett, Alma, dau, 12, b. Hull, Yorkshire, father b. Rye, Sussex
    Sackett, Leslie, son, 5, b. St Sampson's, Guernsey, father b. Rye, Sussex
    Sackett, Douglas, son, 3, b. St Sampson's, Guernsey, father b. Rye, Sussex.
  3. 1921 Channel Islands census, 13 Havilland Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey
    5 rooms
    Vere Miles, head, 45y 10m, married, b. Dundalk, Ireland, Inspector of Explosives Guernsey
    Alma Miles, wife, 22y 6m, married, b. Hull, Yorkshire, household duties
    Douglas Sackett, brother-in-law, 14y 1m, b. St Sampson, Guernsey, full-time education.
Sackett line9th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsDescendants of Jabez Sackett
Generation.TreeR.3
Last Edited3 Apr 2024
 

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