Emily Edith Sackett

(1876-1955)
FatherJohn Kemp Sackett (1839-1880)
MotherMary Ann Doe (1847-1912)
Emily Edith Sackett, daughter of John Kemp Sackett and Mary Ann Doe, was born in Stratford, EssexG, on 21 March 18761,2 and baptized at Christ Church, StratfordG, on 7 May 1876.3 She died aged 79 in Epping, EssexG, in 1955.4 She married at St Peter's Church, St Albans, HertfordshireG, on 6 August 1894, Edward Bright, son of James Bright.5,6 Edward was born in Bethnal Green, LondonG, in about 1876.2
     In 1881 Emily was living at 1 Park Place, Stratford, West Ham, EssexG, in the household of her widowed mother Mary, and was recorded in the census as Emily E Sackett, a scholar, aged five and born in Stratford, Essex.7
     In 1901 she was living at 36 Bessborough Road, East Ham, EssexG, in the household of her sister Mary and brother-in-law Thomas Wood, and was recorded as Emily Bright, a laundress, married, aged 25.8
     In 1911 she was living at 4 Buxton Road, Walthamstow, EssexG, in the household of her husband Edward Bright, 35, a club steward, and was recorded as Emily Bright, aged 35. Living with them were their children, Emily, 16, Thomas, 10, Grace, 5, Edward, 4, and Gladys, aged one. Entries for Jenny, 12, and Charles, 7, recorded by Edward Bright, were struck through, presumably by the enumerator because they were living elsewhere on the census date.9

Children of Emily Edith Sackett and Edward Bright

 Notes & Citations

  1. General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Jun qtr 1876. Sackett, Emily Edith. Mother: Doe. W Ham. 4a:11."
  2. Census.
  3. "Essex Baptisms" (Findmypast transcript), Baptisms Register, Stratford, Christ Church, Essex, "7 May 1876, Emily Edith Sackett, b. 21 Mar 1876, father John Sackett, labourer, mother Mary, of 1 Park Place."
  4. General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1955. Bright, Emily Edith, 79. Epping. 5a:45."
  5. Marriages Register, St Peter, St Albans, Hertfordshire (Ancestry transcript), "6 August 1894, Edward Bright, 19, father James Bright; to Emily Edith Sackett, 19, father John Sackett."
  6. General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1894. Sackett, Emily Edith. St Albans. 3a."
  7. 1881 England census, RG11, piece 1703, folio 90, p. 11, GSU roll 1341406
    1 Park Place, Stratford, West Ham, Essex
    Mary Sackett, head, wid, 34, laundress, b. Essex, Havering
    Sarah M Sackett, dau, 14, jute spinner, b. Middlesex, Bu?dell Rd
    Mary Jane Sackett, dau, 13, jute shifter, b. Middlesex, Bu?dell Rd
    Thomas Sackett, son, 9, scholar, b. Essex, Stratford
    Alfred Sackett, son, 7, scholar, b. Essex, Stratford
    Emily E Sackett, dau, 5, scholar, b. Essex, Stratford
    Ellen Sackett, dau, 3, scholar, b. Essex, Stratford.
  8. 1901 England census, 1602/26v
    East Ham, Essex
    36 Bessborough Road, East Ham (St Mary the Virgin) (4 rooms)
    Thomas Wood, head, married, 33, general labourer, worker, b. Stratford, Essex
    Mary Wood, wife, 32, b. Mile End, London
    Thomas Wood, son, 11, b. Stratford
    Jane Wood, dau, 8, b. Stratford
    John Wood, son, 6, b. Manor Park, Essex
    Frank Wood, son, 4, b. Manor Park
    Ernest Wood, son, 1, b. Manor Park
    Mary Sackett, mother-in-law, widow, 52, laundress, worker, b. Haydon Bois, Essex
    Emily Bright, sister, married, 25, laundress, worker, b. Stratford.
  9. 1911 England census, RG14; Piece: 9748; Schedule Number: 188
    4 Buxton Rd, Walthamstow, Essex
    3 rooms
    Edward Bright, head, 35, m. 14y, steward, club, b. Bethnal Green, London
    Emily Bright, wife, 35, 8 ch, 7 living, b. Stratford, Essex
    Emily Bright, dau, 16, home duties & assist in club, b. Hertford, St Albans
    Jenny Bright, dau, 12 [entry struck through], b. Walthamstow
    Thomas Bright, son, 10, school, b. Essex, Leytonstone
    Charles Bright, son, 7 [entry struck through], b. Walthamstow
    Grace Bright, dau, 5, b. Walthamstow
    Edward Bright, son, 4, b. Walthamstow
    Gladys Bright, dau, 1, b. Walthamstow.
Sackett line8th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3 (English)
Sackett Family Association descendants
Michelle Bright.
Generation.TreeQ.3
Last Edited14 Sep 2023
 

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