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Edith Gordon Sackett

(1896-1973)
FatherEdward Gaskell Sackett (1849-1925)
MotherAlice Horsburgh (1854-1923)
Edith Gordon Sackett, daughter of Edward Gaskell Sackett and Alice Horsburgh, was born in Nottingham, NottinghamshireG, on 3 May 1896.1,2 She died aged 77 in Bromley, KentG, on 11 October 1973.2 She married in Welwyn Garden City, HertfordshireG, on 8 October 1927, Percy G Child.2,3,4 Percy was born in Birmingham, WarwickshireG, on 15 December 18892 and died aged 75 in BromleyG on 6 January 1965.2
     In 1901 Edith was living at 11 Burridge Road, Hyson Green, NottinghamG, in the household of her parents Edward and Alice, and was recorded in the census as Edith G Sackett, aged four and born in Nottingham.5
     In 1911 Edith was living at 5 Berridge Road East, NottinghamG, in the household of her parents Edward and Alice, and was recorded in the census as Edith Gordon Sackett, a schoolgirl, aged 14 and born in Nottingham.6

Children of Edith Gordon Sackett and Percy G Child

  • Henry Child2 b. 1929, d. 1929
  • Hilary G (Child) Kirk+ b. 10 Nov 1932, d. May 2018
  • Marjorie O Child2 b. 21 Jan 1935, d. 17 Nov 1981
Sackett Family Association descendants
Hilary G (Child) Kirk.
ChartsLine 3 (English)

 Notes & Citations

  1. GRO Indexes to Births, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Jun qtr 1896. Sackett, Edith Gordon. Nottingham. 7b:342."
  2. Private papers of Hilary Kirk, Horsham, Sussex, family tree of Rev E S Sackett.
  3. GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (FreeBMD), "Dec qtr 1927. Sackett, Edith G. Spouse: Child. Hatfield. 3a:1867."
  4. GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (FreeBMD), "Dec qtr 1927. Child, Percy G. Spouse: Sackett. Hatfield. 3a:1867."
  5. 1901 England census, digital image from National Archives microfilm, Ancestry.com, 3185/73
    11 Burridge Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
    (5+ rooms)
    Edward G Sackett, head, married, 51, chartered accountant, employer, b. Barking, Essex
    Alice Sackett, wife, 46, b. Scotland
    Edward S G Sackett, son, single, 22, clerk (accountants'), b. Horsforth, Yorkshire
    Nora A Sackett, dau, single, 20, b. Horsforth
    Harry L Sackett, son, 16, mechanical engineers apprentice, worker, b. Nottingham
    Mable Sackett, dau, 13, b. Nottingham
    Eileen Sackett, dau, 6, b. Nottingham
    Edith G Sackett, dau, 4, b. Nottingham
    Hannah Simpson, serv, single, 45, serv (domestic), b. Cotswold, Yorkshire.
  6. 1911 England census, digital image from National Archives microfilm, Ancestry.com, 5 Berridge Road East, Nottingham
    8 rooms
    Edward Gaskell Sackett, head, 61, m. 33y, chartered accountant, employer, b. Essex, Barking
    Alice Sackett, wife, 56, m. 33y, 7 ch, all living, b. Forfarshire, Dundee
    Mabel Sackett, dau, 23, single, b. Nottingham
    Eileen Sackett, dau, 16, typist clerk, electrical engineers, worker, b. Nottingham
    Edith Gordon Sackett, dau, 14, school, b. Nottingham
    Minnie Redman, servant, 19, single, general servant domestic, b. Nottinghamshire, Stapleford.
Generation.TreeQ.3
Sackett line8th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder
Last Edited1 July 2018