Rev Benjamin Sackett

(1834-1900)
Rev Benjamin Sackett|b. 1834\nd. 1900|p13581.htm|Benjamin Sackett Cox|b. 1811\nd. 1885|p11301.htm|Mary Ann Cooper|b. c 1809\nd. 1842||Benjamin Sackett|b. 1789\nd. 1854|p7767.htm|Ann Cox|d. 1811||||||||
FatherBenjamin Sackett Cox (1811-1885)
MotherMary Ann Cooper (c 1809-1842)
ReferenceP.3
Rev Benjamin Sackett, Independent minister of Hythe, Kent, and Stepney, Middlesex, son of Benjamin Sackett Cox and Mary Ann Cooper, was born in Hyde, Kent, in 18341 and baptized at St Leonard's Wesleyan Church, Hyde, on 6 July 1834.1 He died in Shadwell, Stepney, London, on 10 May 1900.2 He married in Elham, Kent, on 22 October 1857, Elizabeth Lee, daughter of Richard Lee and Sarah Sherwood.3,4 Elizabeth was born in Hythe in 18355 and died aged 85 in West Ham, Essex, in 1920.6
     In 1841 Benjamin was living at Slade Street, St Leonard, Hythe, Kent, in the household of his parents Benjamin and Mary, and was recorded in the census as Benjamin Sackett, aged seven and born in Kent.7
     In 1851 he was living at 30 Slade Street, Hythe, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, a gardener's boy, aged 16 and born in Hythe, son of Benjamin Sackett.8
     In 1861 he was living at High Street, Hythe, Kent, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, a local preacher, a gardener, grocer & fruiterer employing two men and a boy. Benjamin was aged 26 and born in Hythe. The other members of his family were his wife Elizabeth, aged 25, also born in Hythe, and their two-week-old daughter Sarah. Also in the household were a 57-year-old shoemaker's wife, Jane Bourne, and an 18-year-old unmarried servant, Julia Earle. Benjamin and Elizabeth's son Benjamin, now one, was staying with his grandparents Richard and Sarah Lee at the date of the census (7 April 1861).9
     In 1871 he was living at Fern Lane, Heston, Middlesex, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, an Independent minister, aged 36 and born in Hythe, Kent. The other members of his household were his wife Elizabeth, aged 35 and also born in Hythe, and his children, Benjamin Richard (11), Elizabeth Sarah (10), Emily Lucy (8), Harry Lee (5), and Annie Catherine Dorothy (2).10
     In 1881 he was living at 7 Trinity Terrace, Stepney, Middlesex, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, Independent Minister at Ebenezer Chapel, Watney Street, aged 46 and born in Hythe, Kent. The other members of his household were his wife Elizabeth, aged 45 and also born at Hythe, and his children, Elizabeth (20), Emily (17), Annie (12), Blanche (9), George (8), John (6), Martin (4), and Robert (11 months).11
     In 1891 he was living at 14 Albert Square, Stepney, Middlesex, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, a Congregational minister, aged 56 and born at Hythe, Kent. The other members of his household were his wife Elizabeth, aged 55 and also born at Hythe, and his children, Annie (22), Blanche (19), George (18), John (16), Martin (14), and Robert (10).12

Sackett Family Association descendants: Sheila Phythian ·

Family

Elizabeth Lee
Children

Notes & Citations

  1. [S429] Baptisms Register, St Leonards Wesleyan Church, Hyde, Kent, "6 July 1834 Benjamin s. Benjamin & Mary Ann Sackett."
  2. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Jun qtr 1900, Sackett, Benjamin, 65. Stepney."
  3. [S1159] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Dec qtr 1857 Sackett, Benjamin. Elham. 2a:1236."
  4. [S1305] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (FreeBMD), "Dec qtr 1857 Lee, Elizabeth. Elham. 2a:1236."
  5. [S404] Birth data from census returns.
  6. [S1160] GRO Indexes to Deaths, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Dec qtr 1920. Sackett, Elizabeth, 85. West Ham."
  7. [S1445] Website 1841 England Census (Ancestry.co.uk) (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/), Stade Street, St Leonard, Hythe, Kent
    Benjamin Sackett, 30, miller, b. Kent
    Mary Sackett, 30, b. Kent
    Benjamin Sackett, 7, b. Kent
    Jeremiah Sackett, 5, b. Kent
    Jabez Sackett, 10 Mo, b. Kent
    HO107; Piece 478; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Leonard Hythe; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 34; Page: 20; Line: 10; GSU roll: 306873.
  8. [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.
  9. [S662] 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/?
    High Street, Hythe, Kent
    Benjamin Sackett, head, married, 26, gardener, grocer & fruiterer, employing 2 men & a boy, local preacher, b. Hythe
    Elizabeth Sackett, wife, 25, b. Hythe
    Sarah A Sackett, dau, 2 weeks, b. Hythe
    Jane Bourne, married, 57, shoemaker's wife, b. Dymchurch, Kent
    Julia Earle, unm., 18, servant, b. Mersham, Kent.
  10. [S665] 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/1313/f130
    Fern Lane, Heston, Middlesex
    Benjamin Sackett, head, married, 36, Independent minister, b. Hythe, Kent
    Elizabeth Sackett, wife, 35, b. Hythe
    Benjamin Richard Sackett, son, 11, scholar, b. Hythe
    Elizabeth Sarah Sackett, dau, 10, scholar, b. Hythe
    Emily Lucy Sackett, dau, 8, scholar, b. Hythe
    Harry Lee Sackett, son, 5, scholar, b. Harefield, Middlesex
    Annie Catherine Dorothy Sackett, dau, 2, b. Ealing, Middlesex.
  11. [S440] 1881 Census for England & Wales, 7 Trinity Terrace, Stepney, Middlesex
    Benjamin SACKETT, head, M, 46, Indep. Minister, Ebenezer Chapel, Watney St., b. Hythe, Kent
    Elizabeth SACKETT, wife, M, 45, b. Hythe
    Elizabeth S SACKETT, dau, U, 20, b. Hythe
    Emily Lucy SACKETT, dau, U, 17, b. Hythe
    Annie C D SACKETT, dau, 12, b. Ealing, Middlesex
    Blanche E SACKETT, dau, 9, b. Heston, Middlesex
    George W SACKETT, son, 8, b. Langford, Oxford
    John W SACKETT, son, 6, b. Langford
    Martin L SACKETT, son, 4, b. Langford
    Robert M SACKETT, son, 11m, b. Bow, Middlesex
    RG11/484/f86.
  12. [S434] 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/293/f9
    14 Albert Square, Stepney, Middlesex
    Benjamin Sackett, head, M, 56, Congr. minister, b. Hythe, Kent
    Elizabeth Sackett, wife, M, 55, b. Hythe
    Annie C D Sackett, dau, 22, b. Heston, Middlesex
    Blanche E Sackett, dau, 19, b. Heston
    George Whit. Sackett, son, 18, shipbroker's clerk (empd), b. Langford, Oxford
    John Wesley Sackett, son, 16, shipbroker's clerk (empd), b. Langford
    Martin Luther Sackett, son, 14, stationer's assist., b. Langford
    Robert M Sackett, son, 10, b. Bow, London.