John Sackett
(1820-1872)
| Father | Thomas Sackett (1791-1860) |
| Mother | Martha Setterfield (c 1793-1861) |
John Sackett, son of Thomas Sackett and Martha Setterfield, was born in Garlinge, KentG, in 18201 and baptized at St John in ThanetG on 20 August 1820.1 He died aged 52 in Canterbury, KentG, in 1872.2 He married in Woodnesborough, KentG, on 22 April 1838, Elizabeth Pilcher, daughter of James Pilcher and Mary W ___.3,4,5 She was born in Goodnestone, KentG, in about 1817.6 She was possibly the Elizabeth Sackett who died in Thanet, KentG, in 1890.7
In 1841 John was living at Cranbourne Alley, St John, Margate, KentG, and was recorded in the census as John Sackett, a carrier, aged 21 and born in Kent. Living with him were his wife Elizabeth, 24, and "Jane" Sackett, aged ten months, taken to refer to their son James. Also in the household was James Wanns?, 72, a greengrocer.8,9
In 1851 he was living at Mount Pleasant, Canterbury, KentG, and was recorded as John Sackett, a gardener, head of household, married, aged 30 and born in Garlinge, Kent. Living with him were his wife Elizabeth, aged 33 and born in Goodnestone, Kent, their children, James, 10, Thomas, 9, and Elizabeth, 7, and a 3-month-old nurse-child, Mary Ann Burgess.10
In 1861 he was living at Union Street, Canterbury, KentG, and was recorded as John Sackett, a gardener, head of household, married, aged 40 and born in Garlinge. Living with him was his wife Elizabeth, aged 44, and born in Goodnestone.11
In 1871 he was living at 4 Vernon Place, Canterbury, KentG, and was recorded as John Sackett, an unemployed gardener, head of household, married, aged 50 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Elizabeth aged 54 and born in Goodnestone, his uncle Samuel Stonham, a 65-year-old widower, and Esther Black, a 13-year-old female general servant.12
In 1841 John was living at Cranbourne Alley, St John, Margate, KentG, and was recorded in the census as John Sackett, a carrier, aged 21 and born in Kent. Living with him were his wife Elizabeth, 24, and "Jane" Sackett, aged ten months, taken to refer to their son James. Also in the household was James Wanns?, 72, a greengrocer.8,9
In 1851 he was living at Mount Pleasant, Canterbury, KentG, and was recorded as John Sackett, a gardener, head of household, married, aged 30 and born in Garlinge, Kent. Living with him were his wife Elizabeth, aged 33 and born in Goodnestone, Kent, their children, James, 10, Thomas, 9, and Elizabeth, 7, and a 3-month-old nurse-child, Mary Ann Burgess.10
In 1861 he was living at Union Street, Canterbury, KentG, and was recorded as John Sackett, a gardener, head of household, married, aged 40 and born in Garlinge. Living with him was his wife Elizabeth, aged 44, and born in Goodnestone.11
In 1871 he was living at 4 Vernon Place, Canterbury, KentG, and was recorded as John Sackett, an unemployed gardener, head of household, married, aged 50 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Elizabeth aged 54 and born in Goodnestone, his uncle Samuel Stonham, a 65-year-old widower, and Esther Black, a 13-year-old female general servant.12
Children of John Sackett and Elizabeth Pilcher
- John Sackett+ b. 1838, d. 1916
- James Pilcher Sackett b. 1840, d. Sep 1858
- Thomas Sackett b. 1842, d. 1859
- Elizabeth Sackett b. 1844
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "20 August 1820 John s. Thomas, husbandman, & Martha Sackett, Garlinge."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1872. Sackett, John, 52. Canterbury."
- James and Mary Pilcher are assumed to be Elizabeth's parents as her son John was living with them at the date of the 1841 census.
- Marriages Register, Woodnesborough, Kent (Findmypast image), "22 Apr 1838, John Sackett, minor, bachelor, coal meter, of St John in Thanet, father Thomas Sackett, carrier; and Elizabeth Pilcher, minor, spinster, of Woodnesborough, father James Pilcher, veterinary surgeon. Witnesses: Edward Johnson, Ann Pilcher."
- "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index" (Ancestry transcript), "Jun qtr 1838. Sackett, John. Eastry. 5:185."; "Jun qtr 1838. Pilcher, Elizabeth. Eastry, 5:185."
- 1861 England census
RG9/-?-
Union St, Canterbury (next door to entry for John & Caroline Sackett at 65 Union St.)
John Sackett, head, married, 40, gardener, b. Kent, Garlinge
Elizabeth Sackett, wife, 44, b. Kent, Goodnestone. - General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Mar qtr 1890. Sackett, Elizabeth, 75. Thanet."
- 1841 England census
Cranbourne Alley, St John, Margate, Kent
John Sackett, 21, carrier, b. Kent
Elizabeth Sackett, 24, b. Kent
Jane Sackett, 10 Mo, b. Kent
James Wanns?, 72, greengrocer, b. Kent
HO107; Piece 468; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St John The Baptist Margate; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 19; Folio: 17; Page: 27; Line: 19; GSU roll: 306863. - A birth record for a Jane or James Sackett in or about 1840 has not been found in the GRO indexes. James Pilcher Sackett, son of John & Elizabeth Sackett was baptized at St John's Church, Margate, on 11 October 1840. John was described in the baptism record as a carrier.
- 1851 England census
Mount Pleasant, Canterbury, Kent, (extra-parochial)
John Sackett, head, married, 30, gardener, b. Kent, Garlinge
Elizabeth Sackett, wife, 33, b. Kent, Goodnestone
James P. Sackett, son, 10, scholar, b. Kent, Margate
Thomas Sackett, son, 9, scholar, b. Kent, Margate
Elizabeth Sackett, dau, 7, scholar, b. Kent, Hythe
Mary Ann Burgess, nursechild, 3 months, b. Sussex, Brighton
HO107; Piece: 1624; Folio: 64; Page: 17; GSU roll: 193525. - 1861 England census
RG9/?
Union St, Canterbury, Kent (next door to John & Caroline Sackett at 65 Union St.)
John Sackett, head, married, 40, gardener, b. Kent, Garlinge
Elizabeth Sackett, wife, 44, b. Kent, Goodnestone. - 1871 England census
RG10/?
4 Vernon Pl, Canterbury, Kent
John Sackett, head, married, 50, gardener (unempl.), b. Margate, Kent
Elizabeth Sackett, wife, 54, gardener's wife, b. Goodnestone, Kent
Samuel Stonham, uncle, widower, 65, P.N. Inspector, L.C.& A. Railway, b. Playden, Sussex
Esther Black, serv, 13, general servant, b. Boughton, Kent.
| Sackett line | 6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) |
| Generation.Tree | O.3 |
| Last Edited | 20 Feb 2021 |
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