Jabez Sackett

(1840-1925)
Jabez Sackett|b. 1840\nd. 1925|p13583.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
Jabez Sackett (1842-1925)
Jabez Sackett, son of Benjamin Sackett Cox and Mary Ann Cooper, was born in Hythe, Elham, Kent, on 8 August 1840.1 He died in St Peter Port, Guernsey, on 8 February 1925.2 He married at Hythe, Kent, on 5 July 1864, Sarah Anne Young, daughter of James Young and Sarah Smith.3,4 Sarah "Annie" Young was born in Hythe on 21 December 1842. She died aged 72 at Fairfield, Doyle Road, St Peter Port, on 15 July 1915.5
     In 1851 he was living at 30 Slade Street, Hythe, Kent, and was recorded as Jabez Sackett, an errand boy, aged 10 and born in Hythe, son of Benjamin Sackett.6
     In 1861 he was living at 7 H(o)ylands Ford, Rye, Sussex, and was recorded as Jabez Sackett, a schoolmaster, aged 20 and born in Hythe, Kent, an unmarried lodger in the household of Catherine Playford.7
     In 1871 he was living at High Street, Elham, Kent, and was recorded as Jabez Sackett, a schoolmaster, head of household, married, aged 30, and born in Hythe, Kent. Living with him were his wife Sarah, aged 27, and born in Hythe, and their children, Alfred (5), and Lavinia (2).8
     In 1881 he was living at North Gate, Walkington, and was recorded as Jabez Sackett, head of household, a schoolmaster, aged 40 and born in Hythe, Kent. Living with him were his wife Sarah, aged 38 and also born in Hythe, and his children, Lavinia (12), Annie (11), Frederick (9), Lillie (7), George (5), Thomas (3), and William (1). Also in the household was an unmarried female school teacher, Charlotte Clark, who would have been the assistant teacher at Walkington School.9
     Jabez moved from Yorkshire to Guernsey in about 1890 taking with him his son Thomas.
     In 1891 he was living at 4 Collings Road, St Peter Port, Guernsey, and was recorded as Jabez Sackett, a certificated schoolmaster (neither employed nor employer), married, aged 50, and born in Kent. Living with him was his son Thomas, a grocer's assistant, aged 18 [actually 13], and born in Yorkshire.10 In 1891 Jabez's wife was living at 43 Paisley Street, Newington, Sculcoates, West Hull, and was recorded as Sarah Ann Sackett, head of household, married, aged 48, and born in Hythe, Kent. Living with her were her children, Lavinia (22), Frederick (19), Lilie (17), George (16), William (11), and Laura (8).11
     In 1901 Jabez was living at Duveaux Lodge, St Sampson's, Guernsey, and was recorded as Jabez Sackett, head of household, a clerk (employed), aged 60 and born in England. The other members of his household were his wife Sarah, aged 58 and born in England, his unmarried sons, Thomas, aged 23, and William, aged 21, and his unmarried daughter Laura, aged 18.12
Obituary of Jabez Sackett (Guernsey Evening Press).

Appears in Gallery: Jabez Sackett & his descendants.

Sackett Family Association descendants of Jabez Sackett & Sarah Anne Young:
Chris Sackett (of Guernsey), Ralph Sackett and Michael James Sackett.

Family

Sarah Anne Young
Children

Notes & Citations

  1. [S1156] GRO Indexes to Births, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Sep qtr 1840. Sackett, Jabez. Elham."
  2. [S317] Register of Deaths, Guernsey, p36 fol.514
    "8 February 1925 12.30 p.m. Jabez Sackett, aged 84, s. Benjamin Sackett [mother's name not given], d. at Magnolia House, Les Amballes, St Peter Port. Occupation: schoolmaster."
  3. [S1159] GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837 to date (National Archives), "Sep qtr 1864. Sackett, Jabez. Elham."
  4. [S508] Marriages Register, Hythe, Kent, "5 July 1864 Jabez Sackett & Sarah Ann Young."
  5. [S317] Register of Deaths, Guernsey, "15 July 1915 Sarah Anne Young, wife of Jabez Sackett, 72, father James Young, mother Sarah Smith, d. at Fairfield, Doyle Road, usual abode Doyle Road, b. Hythe, Kent." (f159/166).
  6. [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.
  7. [S662] 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/557/f25v
    7 H(o)lylands Ford, Rye
    Catherine Playford, head, married, 42, b. Aldington, Kent
    Anna Playford, dau, 9, b. Rye
    Emily Playford, dau, 7, b. Rye
    Mary Alice Playford, dau, 5, b. Rye
    Jabez Sackett, lodger, unm., 20, certificated schoolmaster, b. Hythe, Kent.
  8. [S665] 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/?
    High Street, Elham, Kent
    Jabez Sackett, head, married, 30, schoolmaster, b. Hythe, Kent
    Sarah Sackett, wife, 27, b. Hythe
    Alfred J Sackett, son, 5, b. Rye, Sussex
    Lavinia Sackett, dau, 2, b. Woodchurch, Kent.
  9. [S440] 1881 Census for England & Wales, FHL 1342145, PRO RG11/4743/64/7
    Walkington, York
    North Gate
    Jabez SACKETT, head, married, 40, b. Hythe, Kent, schoolmaster
    Sarah A. SACKETT, wife, 38, b. Hythe
    Lavinia SACKETT, dau, 12, b. Woodchurch, Kent, scholar
    Annie SACKETT, dau, 11, b. Woodchurch, scholar
    Frederick SACKETT, son, 9, b. Elham, Kent, scholar
    Lillie SACKETT, dau, 7, b. Waltham, Lincoln, scholar
    George Y. SACKETT, son, 5, b. Waltham, scholar
    Thomas E. SACKETT, son, 3, b. Walkington, York, scholar
    William L. SACKETT, son, 1, b. Walkington
    Charlotte CLARK, visitor, unmarried, 40, b. Rye, Sussex, teacher (sch).
  10. [S434] 1891 Census for England & Wales, 4 Collings Road, St Peter Port, Guernsey
    Jabez Sackett, married, 50, certificated schoolmaster (neither employed nor employer), b. Kent, England
    Thomas Sackett, son, 18 [sic: 13], grocer's assistant, b. Yorkshire, England.
  11. [S434] 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/3919/ED.21
    43 Paisley St., Newington, Sculcoates, W. Hull, Yorkshire
    Sarah Ann Sackett, head, married, 48, b. Hythe, Kent
    Lavinia Sackett, dau, unm., 22, dressmaker, b. Woodchurch, Kent
    Frederick Sackett, son, unm., 19, solicitor's clerk, b. Elham, Kent
    Lilie Sackett, dau, 17, dressmaker, b. Waltham, Lincolnshire
    George Y Sackett, 16, fire engine cleaner, b. Waltham
    William J Sackett, 11, scholar, b. Walkington, Yorkshire
    Laura Sackett, dau, 8, scholar, b. Walkington.
  12. [S437] 1901 Census for Guernsey, 5322/113
    Duveaux Lodge, St Sampson's, Guernsey
    Jabez SACKETT, head, M, 60, clerk, worker, b. England
    Sarah A SACKETT, wife, M, 58, b. England
    Thomas E SACKETT, son, S, 23, vinery foreman, worker, b. England
    William SACKETT, son, S, 21, agricultural labourer, worker, b. England
    Laura SACKETT, dau, S, 18, b. England.