Mary Bird Sackett

(1828-1905)
Mary Bird Sackett|b. 1828\nd. 1905|p13322.htm|Henry Sackett|b. 1806\nd. 1851|p11146.htm|Elizabeth Mary Elgar|b. 1808\nd. 1876||Jeremiah Sackett|b. 1775\nd. 1847|p7721.htm|Sarah Hodgeman|d. 1850||Thomas Elgar Sr|b. 1787||Mary Bird|b. 1780\nd. 1868||
FatherHenry Sackett (1806-1851)
MotherElizabeth Mary Elgar (1808-1876)
Mary Bird Sackett, daughter of Henry Sackett and Elizabeth Mary Elgar, was baptized at St Lawrence Church, Thanet, Kent, on 28 December 1828.1 She died aged 77 in Thanet in 1905.2 She married at St Lawrence Church on 30 April 1859, Henry Diggerson Sackett, son of Thomas Sackett and Maria Diggerson.3,4,5 Henry and Mary were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Jeremiah & Sarah (Hodgeman) Sackett.
     In 1851 Mary was living at Elgar House, St Lawrence, Kent, and was recorded in the census as Mary B Sackett, unmarried, aged 21, born at St. Lawrence, and was living in the household of her grandparents, Thomas & Mary Elgar, together with her sister Margret and great-grandmother Mary Bird.6
     In 1861 she was living at 6 Royal Crescent, Ramsgate, Kent, and was recorded as Mary B Sackett, aged 36?, born in Ramsgate, and living with her husband Henry D Sackett, a house decorator, aged 33, and also born in Ramsgate. Also in the household were Henry's parents Thomas and Maria Sackett, a cousin Ann Digerson, and a female servant.7
     In 1871 she was living at 21 Liverpool Lawn, Ramsgate, Kent, in the household of her husband Henry, and was recorded as Mary B Sackett, aged 42 and born in Ramsgate. Living with them were their sons, Thomas (8) and Arthur (5).8
     In 1901 she was living at Terncot, Ellington Road, Ramsgate, Kent, in the household of her son Arthur, and was recorded as Mary A Sackett, a widow of 71, living on own means, born in Ramsgate.9

Family

Henry Diggerson Sackett (1828-1897)
Children
Last Edited7 April 2008
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Notes & Citations

  1. [S329] Baptisms Register, St Lawrence the Martyr, Thanet, Kent, "28 December 1828 Mary Bird d. Henry, tailor of St Lawrence, & Elizabeth Mary Sackett."
  2. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Jun qtr 1905. Sackett, Mary Bird, 74. Thanet."
  3. [S330] Marriages Register, St Lawrence the Martyr, Thanet, Kent, "30 April 1859 Henry Digerson Sackett, full age, bachelor, house decorator, of St Lawrence, & Mary Bird Sackett, full age, spinster, of St Lawrence. Both signed. Banns. Fathers: Thomas Sackett, lodging house keeper; Henry Sackett, house decorator. Witnesses: Thomas Elgar, Thomas? Digerson."
  4. [S1159] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Jun qtr 1859. Sackett, Mary Bird. Thanet."
  5. [S1159] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Jun qtr 1859. Sackett, Henry Digerson. Thanet."
  6. [S441] 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1630/f.201
    St. Lawrence, Kent
    Elgar House
    Thomas ELGAR, head, married, 68, builder, b. Kent, Ramsgate
    Mary ELGAR, wife, 66, b. Kent, Hearne
    Mary B. SACKETT, g-dau, unmarried, 21, b. Kent, St. Lawrence
    Margret SACKETT, g-dau, unmarried, 18, scholar, b. Kent, St. Lawrence
    Mary BIRD, mother-in-law, widow, 90, b. Kent, Hearne
    Jane TATNELL, visitor, unmarried, 63, annuitant, b. Kent, Minster.
  7. [S662] 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/?
    6 Royal Crescent, Ramsgate, Kent
    Henry D Sackett, head, married, 33, house decorator, b. Ramsgate, Kent
    Mary B Sackett, wife, 36?, b. Ramsgate
    Thomas Sackett, father, married, 57, b. Ramsgate
    Maria Sackett, mother, married, 56, b. Ramsgate
    Ann Digerson, cousin, unm., 24, b. Deal, Kent
    Francis Carr, servant, unm., 17, b. Littlestone.
  8. [S665] 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/996/ f54v
    21 Liverpool Lawn, Ramsgate, Kent
    Henry D Sackett, head, married, 41, master painter & hse. dec. empl. 2 men & 1 apprentice, b. Ramsgate
    Mary B Sackett, wife, 42, b. Ramsgate
    Thomas D Sackett, son, 8, b. Ramsgate
    Arthur D Sackett, son, 5, b. Ramsgate.
  9. [S448] 1901 Census for England & Wales, 826/169
    Ramsgate, Kent
    Terncot, Ellington Road, Ramsgate (Christchurch) (5+ rooms)
    Arthur D SACKETT, head, married, 36, monumental mason, employer, b. Ramsgate
    Florence SACKETT, wife, 27, b. Ramsgate
    Arthur D SACKETT, son, 1, b. Ramsgate
    Mary A SACKETT, mother, widow, 71, living on own means, b. Ramsgate.