William Sackett
(1771-1861)
| Father | William Sackett (1741-1819) |
| Mother | Anne Ansell (c 1739-1833) |
William Sackett, waggoner and postmaster, son of William Sackett and Anne Ansell, was baptized in Birchington, KentG, on 28 April 1771.1 He died aged 90 in St Peter in Thanet, KentG, on 10 November 18612,3 and was buried there on 16 November 1861.4 He married at St Peter in ThanetG on 15 October 1797, Elizabeth Holt, daughter of George Holt and Sarah ___.5 Elizabeth was baptized at St Lawrence in Thanet, KentG, on 17 November 1771.6 She died aged 737,8 and was buried at St Peter in ThanetG on 2 July 1845.8
In 1841 William was living in St Peter in ThanetG and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, a coach maker, aged 65 and born in Kent. Living with him was his wife Elizabeth, 65. Also in the household were their daughter Hannah, son-in-law James Pay, and their children, Charlotte, 15, Jane, 10, Elizabeth, 9, and Sarah, 6.9
In 1851 he was living at 26 High Street, St Peter's, KentG, in the household of his son-in-law, James Pay, and daughter, Hannah, and was recorded as William Sackett, former postmaster, a widower, blind, aged 80 and born in Birchington.10
In 1861 he was living at 18 John Street, Ramsgate, KentG, in the household of his son-in-law James [or John?] Pay, and was recorded as William Sackett, a former postmaster, a widower, aged 89, and born in Birchington. Also in the household were his granddaughters Charlotte Hobbs, a widow aged 35, and Sarah Pay, unmarried and aged 26, and his great-grandson Thomas J Hobbs (Charlotte's son), aged seven.11
In 1841 William was living in St Peter in ThanetG and was recorded in the census as William Sackett, a coach maker, aged 65 and born in Kent. Living with him was his wife Elizabeth, 65. Also in the household were their daughter Hannah, son-in-law James Pay, and their children, Charlotte, 15, Jane, 10, Elizabeth, 9, and Sarah, 6.9
In 1851 he was living at 26 High Street, St Peter's, KentG, in the household of his son-in-law, James Pay, and daughter, Hannah, and was recorded as William Sackett, former postmaster, a widower, blind, aged 80 and born in Birchington.10
In 1861 he was living at 18 John Street, Ramsgate, KentG, in the household of his son-in-law James [or John?] Pay, and was recorded as William Sackett, a former postmaster, a widower, aged 89, and born in Birchington. Also in the household were his granddaughters Charlotte Hobbs, a widow aged 35, and Sarah Pay, unmarried and aged 26, and his great-grandson Thomas J Hobbs (Charlotte's son), aged seven.11
Children of William Sackett and Elizabeth Holt
- George Sackett b. 20 Jun 1798
- Hannah Sackett+ b. 28 Aug 1799
- William Sackett b. 25 Sep 1801
- Thomas Gisby Sackett b. 22 Jul 1803, d. 1803
- Thomas Sackett b. 28 Sep 1804, d. 20 Jun 1870
- Francis Sackett+ b. 9 May 1807, d. 14 Jan 1878
- Edward Brewer Sackett+ b. 24 Nov 1808, d. 5 Apr 1886
- Jane Simms Sackett+ b. 4 Feb 1811
- Henry Sackett b. 1813
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, All Saints, Birchington, Kent (transcript), "28 April 1771 William s. William & Ann Sackett."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1861. Sackett, William, 90. Thanet. 2a:410."
- "England, Newspaper Death Notices" (Findmypast image), Kentish Chronicle and General Advertiser, 23 Nov 1861
Deaths. St Peter's—Nov. 10, Mr. Wm. Sackett, aged 90 year. - Burials Register, St Peter in Thanet, Kent, "16 November 1861 William Sackett, St Peter's, 90 years."
- Marriages Register, St Peter in Thanet, Kent (Tyler transcripts, Society of Genealogists), "15 October 1797 William Sackett, bachelor, of this parish, waggoner, & Elizabeth Holt, spinster, of this parish. Witnesses: Edmund Marshall, Rd. Busbridge [freq wit.]."
- Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Ancestry transcript), "17 Nov 1771, Elizabeth Holt, father George Holt, mother Sarah."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Mar qtr 1846. Sackett, Elizabeth, 73. Thanet. 5:331." [Appears to be a late registration - Elizabeth died June 1845].
- Burials Register, St Peter in Thanet, Kent, "2 July 1845 Elizabeth Sackett, St Peter's, 73 years."
- 1841 England census, St Peter, Kent
William Sackett, 65, coach maker, b. Kent
Elizabeth Sackett, 65, b. Kent
James Pay, 35, shoemaker, b. Kent
Hannah Pay, 40, b. Kent
Charlotte Pay, 15, b. Kent
Jane Pay, 10, b. Kent
Elizabeth Pay, 9, b. Kent
Sarah Pay, 6 , b. Kent
HO107; Piece 468; Book: 18; Civil Parish: St Peter; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 19; Folio: 13; Page: 18; Line: 15; GSU roll: 306863. - 1851 England census, 26 High Street, St. Peters, Kent
James Pay, head, married, 49, postmaster, b. Kent, Minster
Hannah Pay, wife, 43, b. Kent, St. Peters
Sarah V. Pay, dau, unmarried, 16, b. Kent, St. Peters
William Sackett, father-in-law, widower, 80, blind, formerly postmaster, b. Birchington
HO107/1630/f23v. - 1861 England census, RG9/?
18 John Street, Ramsgate, Kent
James Pay, head, widower, 59, shoemaker, b. Minster, Kent
Charlotte H Hobbs, dau, widow, 35, housekeeper, b. St Peter's
Sarah F Pay, dau, unm., 26, milliner, b. St Peter's
Thomas J Hobbs, grandson, 7, scholar, b. St Peter's
William Sackett, father-in-law, widower, 89, formerly postmaster, b. Birchington.
| Sackett line | 5th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) Alan Francis Pettman & Phyllis Mary Pemble relationship chart |
| Generation.Tree | N.3 |
| Last Edited | 11 Sep 2023 |
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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