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Douglas Sackett

(1920-2000)
FatherGeorge Fegen Sackett (1893-1978)
MotherLaura Louisa Revell (1892-1962)
Douglas Sackett, son of George Fegen Sackett and Laura Louisa Revell, was born in St Luke, Ramsgate, KentG, in 1920.1 He died aged 80 in Thanet, KentG, in May 2000.2 He married in Ramsgate Christ Church, KentG, in 1941, Mabel Annie Doris Castle.3,4 Mabel was born in Paddington, LondonG, on 11 August 19215 and died aged 76 in ThanetG in March 1998.6
     In 1921 Douglas was living at 16 Upper Dumpton Park Road, Ramsgate, KentG, in the household of his parents George and Laura, and was recorded in the census as Douglas Sackett, aged one and born in Broadstairs.7
     Douglas joined the British Post Office on 1 July 1940 as an unestablished skilled workman in the telephone manager's office in Canterbury. After the war, he re-joined in May 1945 as a skilled workman class II.8,9

 Notes & Citations

  1. General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Jun qtr 1920. Sackett, Douglas (mother's maiden name: Revell). Thanet."
  2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2006" (Findmypast transcript), "May 2000. Sackett, Douglas, b. 9 Apr 1920. Thanet with Dover. 5751B:B7E:266:500."
  3. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Jun qtr 1941. Sackett, Douglas. Spouse: Castle. Thanet. 2a:4100."
  4. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Jun qtr 1941. Castel, Mabel A D. Spouse: Sackett. Thanet. 2a:4100."
  5. General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Sep qtr 1921. Castle, Mabel A D. Mother: Welch. Paddington. 1a:40."
  6. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2006" (Findmypast transcript), "Mar 1998. Sackett, Mabel Annie D, b. 11 Aug 1921. Thanet. 5751B:B24D:201:398."
  7. 1921 England census
    16 Upper Dumpton Park Road, Ramsgate, Kent
    4 rooms
    George Sackett, head, 27y 9m, married, b. Ramsgate, Kent, unable to work, undergoing medical treatment
    Laura Sackett, wife, 28y 7m, married, b. King's Cross, London, home duties
    Joan Sackett, daughter, 6y 1m, b. Broadstairs, Kent
    Douglas Sackett, son, 1y 2m, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    [+ visitors George & Ivy Preston & son Frank].
  8. "British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737–1969" (Ancestry image), "1 July 1940, 41918, Sackett, Douglas, USW [unestablished skilled workman], TMO [Telephone Manager's Office] Canterbury."
  9. "British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737–1969" (Ancestry image), "May 1945, 41918/40, Sackett, Douglas, SW II [skilled workman class II], Canterbury Area."
Sackett line9th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
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Last Edited19 Nov 2022
 

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