William Edward Sackett Link
(1863-1934)
| Father | William Sackett (1847-1918) |
| Mother | Rachel Link (c 1843-1924) |
William Edward Sackett Link, son of William Sackett and Rachel Link, was born in Canterbury, KentG, in 18631 and baptized at St Mildred, CanterburyG, on 7 June 1863.2 He was possibly the William Sackett who died aged 73 in Bromley, KentG, in 1934.3
In 1871 William was living at 4 Gas Row, Canterbury, KentG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, a scholar, aged seven and born in Canterbury.4
In 1881 he was living at 8 Artillery Street, Canterbury, KentG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded as William E Sackett, grocer's porter, aged 18 and born in Canterbury.5
In 1891 he was living at 8 Artillery Street, Canterbury, KentG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded as William E Sackett, a grocer's assistant, unmarried, aged 28 and born in Canterbury.6
In 1901 he was living at 11 Oswald Place, St Andrew's, Buckland, Dover, KentG, in the household of his sister Olive and brother-in-law Henry Dunigan, and was recorded as William Sackett, bricklayer's labourer, single, aged 37 and born in Canterbury.7
In 1911 he was living at 17 Meadow Cottages, Wincheap Grove, CanterburyG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded as William Sackett, a general labourer, single, aged 48 and born in Canterbury.8
In 1921 he was living at 29 Wincheap Grove, CanterburyG, in the household of his widowed mother Rachel, and was recorded as William Link, aged 58, crippled.9
In 1871 William was living at 4 Gas Row, Canterbury, KentG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, a scholar, aged seven and born in Canterbury.4
In 1881 he was living at 8 Artillery Street, Canterbury, KentG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded as William E Sackett, grocer's porter, aged 18 and born in Canterbury.5
In 1891 he was living at 8 Artillery Street, Canterbury, KentG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded as William E Sackett, a grocer's assistant, unmarried, aged 28 and born in Canterbury.6
In 1901 he was living at 11 Oswald Place, St Andrew's, Buckland, Dover, KentG, in the household of his sister Olive and brother-in-law Henry Dunigan, and was recorded as William Sackett, bricklayer's labourer, single, aged 37 and born in Canterbury.7
In 1911 he was living at 17 Meadow Cottages, Wincheap Grove, CanterburyG, in the household of his parents William and Rachel, and was recorded as William Sackett, a general labourer, single, aged 48 and born in Canterbury.8
In 1921 he was living at 29 Wincheap Grove, CanterburyG, in the household of his widowed mother Rachel, and was recorded as William Link, aged 58, crippled.9
Notes & Citations
- General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Jun qtr 1863. Link, William Edwin. Canterbury.2a:558."
- Baptisms Register, St Mildred, Canterbury, Kent (Parish Register & Bishops' Transcript), "7 June 1863 William Edward s. Rachel Link, illeg. Castle Row."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Mar qtr 1934. Sackett, William, 73. Bromley."
- 1871 England census
RG10/?
4 Gas Row, Canterbury, Kent
William Sackett, head, married, 26, ag. lab., b. Deal, Kent
Rachel Sackett, wife, 26, b. Chartham, Kent
William Sackett, son, 7, scholar, b. Canterbury
Mary Ann Sackett, dau, 4, b. Canterbury
Louisa Sackett, dau, 2, b. Canterbury. - 1881 England census
FHL 1341229, PRO RG11/0962/14/21
8 Artillary St, Canterbury St Gregory, Kent
William Sackett, head, married, 40, b. Deal, Kent, labr at gas works
Rachel Sackett, wife, 40, b. Chartham, Kent
William E. Sackett, son, unmarried, 18, b. Canterbury, Kent, grocers porter
Mary A. Sackett, dau, 13, b. Canterbury
Louisa Sackett, dau, 11, b. Canterbury, scholar
Olive Sackett, dau, 9, b. Canterbury, scholar
Ernest H. Sackett, son, 6, b. Canterbury, scholar
Percy Sackett, son, 4, b. Canterbury, scholar
Jessie Sackett, dau, 2, b. Canterbury
Bertie Sackett, son, 1 month, b. Canterbury. - 1891 England census
RG12/?
8 Artillery Street, Canterbury, Kent
William Sackett, head, married, 47, engine driver at gas works, b. Deal
Rachel Sackett, wife, 48, b. Chartham
William E Sackett, son, unm., 28, grocer's assistant, b. Canterbury
Olive Sackett, dau, unm., 19, housemaid domestic, b. Canterbury
Ernest H Sackett, son, 16, gas works lab., b. Canterbury
Percy Sackett, son, 14, confectioner's assistant, b. Canterbury
Jessie Sackett, dau, 12, scholar, b. Canterbury
Bertie Sackett, son, 10, scholar, b. Canterbury. - 1901 England census
843/115v
11 Oswald Place (St Andrew's, Buckland), Dover, Kent
(5+ rooms)
Harry Dunigan, head, married, 28, grocer's carman, worker, b. Ireland
Alice Dunigan, wife, 29, b. Canterbury, Kent
Annie Dunigan, dau, 3, b. Canterbury
William Dunigan, son, 1, b. Dover
William Sackett, boarder, single, 37, bricklayer's labourer, b. Canterbury. - 1911 England census
17 Meadow Cottages, Wincheap Grove, Canterbury
4 rooms
William Sackett, head, 65, married, stage foreman, gas works, worker, b. Kent, Deal
Rachel Sackett, wife, 71, m. 49y, 9 ch, 6 living, b. Kent, Chatham
William Sackett, son, 48, single, general labourer, worker, b. Canterbury
George Sackett, gson, 18, gas fitter's labourer, gas works, worker, b. Canterbury. - 1921 England census
29 Wincheap Grove, Canterbury, Kent
4 rooms
Rachel Sackett, head, 78y 6m, widowed, b. Chartham, Kent, home duties
William Link, son, 58y, single, b. Canterbury, Kent, none (cripple).
| Sackett line | 8th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) |
| Generation.Tree | Q.3 |
| Last Edited | 7 Nov 2022 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven