Rev Benjamin Sackett
(1834-1900)
| Father | Benjamin Sackett Cox (1811-1885) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Cooper (c 1809-1842) |
Benjamin Sackett
(1834–1900)
(Src: Sheila Phythian)
(1834–1900)
(Src: Sheila Phythian)
Rev Benjamin Sackett, Independent Congregational minister, son of Benjamin Sackett Cox and Mary Ann Cooper, was born in Hythe, KentG, on 3 June 18341,2 and baptized at St Leonard's Wesleyan Church, HydeG, on 6 July 1834.1 He died in Shadwell, Stepney, LondonG, on 10 May 1900.3 He married in Elham, KentG, on 22 October 1857, Elizabeth Lee, daughter of Richard Lee and Sarah Sherwood.4,5 Elizabeth was born in HytheG in 18356 and died aged 85 in West Ham, EssexG, in 1920.7
The Revd Benjamin served in a number of parishes during his ministry—Feltham, Middlesex, 1868–71; Langford, Oxfordshire, 1871–77; Witney, Oxfordshire, 1877–80; and Ebenezer, Watney Street, Shadwell (St George's-in-the-East), London, 1880–1900.2
In 1841 Benjamin was living at Slade Street, St Leonard, Hythe, KentG, in the household of his parents Benjamin and Mary, and was recorded in the census as Benjamin Sackett, aged seven and born in Kent.8
In 1851 he was living at 30 Slade Street, HytheG, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, a gardener's boy, aged 16 and born in Hythe, son of Benjamin Sackett.9
In 1861 he was living at High Street, Hythe, KentG, 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.)10
In 1871 he was living at Fern Lane, Heston, MiddlesexG, 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, aged two.11
In 1881 he was living at 7 Trinity Terrace, Stepney, MiddlesexG, 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, aged 11 months.12
In 1891 he was living at 14 Albert Square, StepneyG, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, a Congregational minister, aged 56 and born in Hythe, Kent. The other members of his household were his wife Elizabeth, aged 55 and also born in Hythe, and his children, Annie, 22, Blanche, 19, George, 18, John, 16, Martin, 14, and Robert, aged ten.13
In 1901 Benjamin's widow Elizabeth was living at 2 Chaucer Street, Wanstead, EssexG, and was recorded in the census as Elizabeth Sackett, a widow, head of household, aged 65 and born in Hythe, Kent. Living with her were her widowed daughter Emily Spice, 37, unmarried sons, George, 28, Martin, 24, and Robert, 20, and Emily's three-year-old daughter Dorothy W Spice.14
The Revd Benjamin served in a number of parishes during his ministry—Feltham, Middlesex, 1868–71; Langford, Oxfordshire, 1871–77; Witney, Oxfordshire, 1877–80; and Ebenezer, Watney Street, Shadwell (St George's-in-the-East), London, 1880–1900.2
In 1841 Benjamin was living at Slade Street, St Leonard, Hythe, KentG, in the household of his parents Benjamin and Mary, and was recorded in the census as Benjamin Sackett, aged seven and born in Kent.8
In 1851 he was living at 30 Slade Street, HytheG, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, a gardener's boy, aged 16 and born in Hythe, son of Benjamin Sackett.9
In 1861 he was living at High Street, Hythe, KentG, 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.)10
In 1871 he was living at Fern Lane, Heston, MiddlesexG, 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, aged two.11
In 1881 he was living at 7 Trinity Terrace, Stepney, MiddlesexG, 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, aged 11 months.12
In 1891 he was living at 14 Albert Square, StepneyG, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, head of household, a Congregational minister, aged 56 and born in Hythe, Kent. The other members of his household were his wife Elizabeth, aged 55 and also born in Hythe, and his children, Annie, 22, Blanche, 19, George, 18, John, 16, Martin, 14, and Robert, aged ten.13
In 1901 Benjamin's widow Elizabeth was living at 2 Chaucer Street, Wanstead, EssexG, and was recorded in the census as Elizabeth Sackett, a widow, head of household, aged 65 and born in Hythe, Kent. Living with her were her widowed daughter Emily Spice, 37, unmarried sons, George, 28, Martin, 24, and Robert, 20, and Emily's three-year-old daughter Dorothy W Spice.14
Children of Rev Benjamin Sackett and Elizabeth Lee
- Blanche Edith Sackett+ d. 1959
- Benjamin Richard Sackett+ b. 15 Feb 1860, d. 21 Sep 1949
- Elizabeth Sarah "Bessie" Sackett+ b. 1861, d. 7 Apr 1946
- Emily Lucy Sackett+ b. 1863
- Harry Lee Sackett b. 29 Aug 1865
- Annie Catherine Dowker Sackett+ b. 1868, d. 24 Jan 1956
- Rev George Whitefield Sackett+ b. 26 Mar 1873, d. 28 Mar 1955
- John Wesley Sackett b. 1875, d. 4 Oct 1932
- Martin Luther Sackett+ b. 22 Sep 1876, d. 5 Nov 1951
- Robert Moffat Sackett+ b. 1880, d. 1951
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St Leonards Wesleyan Church, Hyde, Kent, "6 July 1834 Benjamin s. Benjamin & Mary Ann Sackett."
- Website The Surman Index Online (Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies) (http://surman.english.qmul.ac.uk), "Sackett, Benjamin
b. Hythe, Kent, 3 June 1834
[Parishes] Feltham, Middx. 1868–71; Langford, Oxon 1871–77; Witney, Oxon 1877–80; Ebenezer, Watney-street, Shadwell (St George's-in-the-East) 1880–1900
Died 10 May 1900
[cf.] C.Y.B., 1901, p. 205; Summers, pp. 240, 274
Father of George Whitefield (d. 1955), q.v." - General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Jun qtr 1900, Sackett, Benjamin, 65. Stepney."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Dec qtr 1857 Sackett, Benjamin. Elham. 2a:1236."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Dec qtr 1857 Lee, Elizabeth. Elham. 2a:1236."
- Birth data from census returns.
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1920. Sackett, Elizabeth, 85. West Ham."
- 1841 England census
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. - 1851 England census
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. - 1861 England census
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. - 1871 England census
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. - 1881 England census
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. - 1891 England census
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. - 1901 England census
1608/58,
"Wanstead, Essex
2 Chaucer Street, Wanstead (St Mary) (5+ rooms)
Elizabeth Sackett, head, widow, 65, b. Hythe, Kent
Emily L Spice, dau, widow, 37, b. Hythe
George W Sackett, son, single, 28, theological student, b. Langford, Oxon
Martin L Sackett, son, single, 24, merchants' clerk, worker, b. Langford
Robert M Sackett, son, single, 20, merchants' clerk, worker, b. Bow, London, Middlesex
Dorothy W Spice, g-dau, 3, b. Mile End, London."
| Appears in | Sackett snippets Sacketts in the Church |
| Sackett line | 7th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) Descendants of Benjamin Sackett |
| Generation.Tree | P.3 |
| Last Edited | 12 Aug 2022 |
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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