Benjamin Sackett Cox

(1811-1885)
Benjamin Sackett Cox|b. 1811\nd. 1885|p11301.htm|Benjamin Sackett|b. 1789\nd. 1854|p7767.htm|Ann Cox|d. 1811||Jeremiah Sackett|b. 1749\nd. 1838|p5898.htm|Hannah Newing|b. c 1761\nd. 1816||||||||
FatherBenjamin Sackett (1789-1854)
MotherAnn Cox (-1811)
ReferenceO.3
Benjamin Sackett Cox, miller and Wesleyan preacher of Hythe, Kent, son of Benjamin Sackett and Ann Cox, was born in St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, on 4 July 1811.1,2 He was baptized at St Lawrence Church, Thanet, on 18 October 1811.2 He died aged 74 in Hythe, Elham, Kent, on 8 June 1885.3,4 He married first at St George, Ramsgate, in 1834, Mary Ann Cooper.5 Mary was born in about 1809. Mary died in childbirth aged 336 and was buried at Hythe on 17 November 1842.7 Benjamin married second in Elham in 1844, Lucy Lee.8 Lucy was born in about 18029 and died aged 65 in Elham in 1868.10,11 He married third in Elham on 25 December 1871, Emily Day.12 Emily was born in Hythe in about 183613 and died aged 84 in Elham in 1920.14
     Benjamin's will, made at Hythe, Kent, was proved at Canterbury on 16 July 1885, the estate being valued at £645.15
     In 1851 Benjamin was living at 30 Slade Street, Hythe, and was recorded in the census as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, a miller, aged 39 and born at St Lawrence, Kent. Living with him were his wife Lucy, and his sons, Benjamin (16), Jeremiah (14), and Jabez (10).16
     In 1861 he was living at Slade Street, Hythe, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, a miller and Wesleyan local preacher, aged 49 and born in St Lawrence, Kent. Living with him was his wife Lucy, aged 59 and born in Bethersden. Also in the household was a 15-year-old house servant, Alice Shrubsole.17
     In 1871 he was living at Slade Street, Hythe, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, a miller & Wesleyan preacher, head of household, a widower, aged 59, and born in St Lawrence.18
     In 1881 he was living at Slade Street, St Leonard, Hythe, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, miller & Methodist local preacher, head of household, married, aged 69, and born in St Lawrence. Living with him was his third wife Emily, aged 45, and born in Hythe.19
     In 1891 Benjamin's widow Emily was living at Slade Street, Hythe and was recorded as Emily Sackett, head of household, a widow living on her own means, aged 55, and born in Hythe.20
Obituary of Benjamin by his son Jabez.
Memoir by Alfred Barrett Sackett, Benjamin's great-grandson.10

Sackett Family Association descendants of Benjamin Sackett Cox & Mary Ann Cooper:
Chris Sackett (of Guernsey), Robert A Sackett, Ralph Sackett, Michael James Sackett and Sheila Phythian.

Family

Mary Ann Cooper
Children

Notes & Citations

  1. [S662] 1861 Census for England & Wales, (place of birth).
  2. [S329] Baptisms Register, St Lawrence the Martyr, Thanet, Kent, "18 October 1811 Benjamin Sackitt Cox s. Ann Cox (dec'd), b. 4 July."
  3. [S507] Obituary of Benjamin Sackett by his son Jabez.
  4. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Jun qtr 1885. Sackett, Benjamin, 74. Elham."
  5. [S658] Marriages Register, St George, Ramsgate, Kent, "19 January 1834 Benjamin Sackett Cox, of St Lawrence, bachelor, & Mary Ann Cooper, of this parish, spinster. Witnesses: Benjamin Sackett, Eliza Fagg."
  6. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Dec qtr 1842. Sackett, Mary Ann. Elham."
  7. [S733] Burials Register, Hythe, Kent, "17 November 1842 Mary Ann Sackett, Hythe, 33 years."
  8. [S1159] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Mar qtr 1844. Sackett, Benjamin. Elham. 5:203."
  9. [S404] Dat of birth based on age at death.
  10. [S506] Memoirs of Alfred Barrett Sackett.
  11. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Mar qtr 1868. Sackett, Lucy, 65. Elham."
  12. [S1159] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Dec qtr 1871. Sackett, Benjamin. Elham. 2a:1730."
  13. [S440] 1881 Census for England & Wales.
  14. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Mar qtr 1920. Sackett, Emily, 84. Elham."
  15. [S732] Will of Benjamin Sackett of Hythe, Kent, 1885?, proved in the Canterbury, 16 July 1885 (Somerset House Indexes, unknown repository reference), "Benjamin Sackett, Hythe, Kent, died 8 June 1885 at Hythe. Will proved Canterbury 16 July 1885 (£645 18s 6d). Sole executor: William Brown Horton, Market St., Hythe, miller."
  16. [S441] 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/????[7]
    Hythe, Kent
    30 Slade St.
    Benjamin SACKETT, head, married, 39, miller, b. Kent, St. Lawrence
    Lucy SACKETT, wife, 49, laundress, b. Kent, Bethersden
    Benjamin SACKETT, son, 16, gardener's boy, b. Kent, Hythe
    Jeremiah SACKETT, son, 14, errand boy, b. Kent, Hythe
    Jebaz SACKETT, son, 10, errand boy, b. Kent, Hythe.
  17. [S662] 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/?
    Slade Street, Hythe, Kent
    Benjamin Sackett, head, married, 49, miller & Wesleyan local preacher, b. St Lawrence, Kent
    Lucy Sackett, wife, 59, b. Bethersden, Kent
    Alice Shrubsole, serv., unm., 15, house servant, b. Hythe.
  18. [S665] 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/?
    Slade St., Hythe, Kent
    Benjamin Sackett, head, widower, 59, miller & Wesleyan preacher, b. St Lawrence, Kent.
  19. [S440] 1881 Census for England & Wales, FHL 1341241, PRO RG11/1014/61/18
    Hythe St Leonard, Kent
    Slade Street
    Benjamin SACKETT, head, married, 69, b. St Laurence, Kent, miller & Methodist local preacher
    Emily SACKETT, wife, 45, b. Hythe, Kent.
  20. [S434] 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/?
    Slade St., Hythe, Kent
    Emily Sackett, head, widow, 55, living on own means, b. Hythe, Kent.