Henry Sackett
(1745-1815)
| Father | John Sackett (1714/15-1798) |
| Mother | Mary Austin (c 1715-1762) |
Henry Sackett, shipwright of Bermondsey, Surrey, son of John Sackett and Mary Austin, was baptized at St John in Thanet, KentG, on 19 May 1745.1 He died aged 70 in St John in ThanetG on 5 February 1815 and was buried there on 15 February 1815.2,3 He married first at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, SurreyG, on 18 March 1770, Ann Terry.4,5 Ann was born on 26 May 1746 and baptized at St Mary MagdalenG on 19 July 1765 as an adult.6 He married second at St Mary MagdalenG on 9 January 1787, Hannah Foott.7,8 Hannah was born in about 1756.9 She died aged 33 following the birth of her son John Henry and was buried at St Mary MagdalenG on 3 August 1789.10 Her son was baptized four days later.
Henry Sackett was engaged, with his brother Ambrose, in the firm of A & H Sackett, Lighterbuilders, of Rotherhithe. The business was evidently very successful. The brothers accumulated significant wealth and were to describe themselves in later life as "gentlemen". They were both much involved in the Company of Shipwrights.
Henry took on an apprentice shipwright, Thomas Courthope, in 179211, and on 25 February 1796 took on John Sackett, son of his cousin John Sackett, husbandman of St Peter in Thanet.12
Henry and Ambrose were listed in the Universal British Directory of 1791 under Livery of London, Shipwright's Company, as lighter builders of 52 Rotherhithe. Henry was also listed as a lighter builder in Holden's Triennial Directory of 1805–07.13,14 After the brothers' deaths the business was carried on under the name of Sackett & Stokes, "near the Church", RotherhitheG.15
Henry made his will in Kennington Green, Lambeth, SurreyG, on 15 June 1807, naming as beneficiaries his son John, his daughters Ann and Mary, and his brother Ambrose.16 Henry left a substantial estate. Two trust funds were set up, the first of £2,000 for the benefit of his daughter Mary during her lifetime and subsequently for the benefit of her children. The second fund, to comprise a further £2,000, the proceeds of sale of all land and property, and the balance of personalty after other bequests, was for the benefit equally of his three children, John Henry, Ann, and Mary. Henry left an amount of £200 to his brother and business partner, Ambrose. In the event, Ambrose predeceased Henry and a large bequest from Ambrose would have been added to Henry's estate.
Henry was named as a beneficiary in his brother Ambrose's will made in St John in ThanetG on 6 February 1808. He was to inherit all Ambrose's real estate and an amount of £800 in Government stocks. He was an executor of the will.17
In 1813, Henry was granted administration of the estate of his father who had died intestate in 1798.18
Henry Sackett was engaged, with his brother Ambrose, in the firm of A & H Sackett, Lighterbuilders, of Rotherhithe. The business was evidently very successful. The brothers accumulated significant wealth and were to describe themselves in later life as "gentlemen". They were both much involved in the Company of Shipwrights.
Henry took on an apprentice shipwright, Thomas Courthope, in 179211, and on 25 February 1796 took on John Sackett, son of his cousin John Sackett, husbandman of St Peter in Thanet.12
Henry and Ambrose were listed in the Universal British Directory of 1791 under Livery of London, Shipwright's Company, as lighter builders of 52 Rotherhithe. Henry was also listed as a lighter builder in Holden's Triennial Directory of 1805–07.13,14 After the brothers' deaths the business was carried on under the name of Sackett & Stokes, "near the Church", RotherhitheG.15
Henry made his will in Kennington Green, Lambeth, SurreyG, on 15 June 1807, naming as beneficiaries his son John, his daughters Ann and Mary, and his brother Ambrose.16 Henry left a substantial estate. Two trust funds were set up, the first of £2,000 for the benefit of his daughter Mary during her lifetime and subsequently for the benefit of her children. The second fund, to comprise a further £2,000, the proceeds of sale of all land and property, and the balance of personalty after other bequests, was for the benefit equally of his three children, John Henry, Ann, and Mary. Henry left an amount of £200 to his brother and business partner, Ambrose. In the event, Ambrose predeceased Henry and a large bequest from Ambrose would have been added to Henry's estate.
Henry was named as a beneficiary in his brother Ambrose's will made in St John in ThanetG on 6 February 1808. He was to inherit all Ambrose's real estate and an amount of £800 in Government stocks. He was an executor of the will.17
In 1813, Henry was granted administration of the estate of his father who had died intestate in 1798.18
Abstract of will of Henry Sackett of Kennington Green, Lambeth, Surrey.
Date: 15 June 1807.
Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 13 April 1815.
Source: National Archives, PRO PROB 11/??.
Testator: Henry Sackett, Esquire, of Kennington Green in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey.
Beneficiaries:
Son John Henry Sackett, his watch & chain.
Mrs Mary Burnett, Long Lane, Bermondsey, £10.
Mrs Hannah Preston, widow, if she survives him, £10, otherwise to her daughter Hannah Preston.
Each and every grandchild living, £10 plus a ring or token in his memory to value 2 guineas.
Rev John Townshend, Minister of the Gospel; friend Nathaniel Beckford; brother Ambrose Sackett; sons-in-law John Preston & Benjamin Walmsley; George Lee of Rotherhithe; Mrs Mary Burnett; Mrs Hannah Preston; Capt William Black & his wife Sarah, each a ring of value 2 gns.
Brother Ambrose Sackett for his own use, £200.
Ambrose Sackett, John Preston, Benjamin Walmsley, and George Lee, his Trustees & Executors hereafter named, £50 each for their burden.
Mrs Mary Robbins of Walworth, widow, £50 plus a 2 gns mourning ring.
John Preston, £200.
Ambrose Sackett, John Preston, Benjamin Walmsley, & George Lee upon trust for the benefit of his daughter Mary Walmsley for life, thereafter Benjamin Walmsley & then their children, £2,000.
Ambrose Sackett, John Preston, Benjamin Walmsley, & George Lee upon trust, £2,000 together with all freehold & leasehold land & property to be sold as soon as may be & the proceeds to be invested in the funds at interest, & all his personal effects & money remaining after legacies, funeral expenses etc. for the benefit of his son John Henry Sackett & his daughters Ann Preston & Mary Walmsley in equal parts.
[Complicated arrangements of trusts covering four pages of manuscript]
A codicil signed and dated 7 September 1813 at Margate recognised the death of his brother Ambrose, but made no other changes.
Date: 15 June 1807.
Proved: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 13 April 1815.
Source: National Archives, PRO PROB 11/??.
Testator: Henry Sackett, Esquire, of Kennington Green in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey.
Beneficiaries:
Son John Henry Sackett, his watch & chain.
Mrs Mary Burnett, Long Lane, Bermondsey, £10.
Mrs Hannah Preston, widow, if she survives him, £10, otherwise to her daughter Hannah Preston.
Each and every grandchild living, £10 plus a ring or token in his memory to value 2 guineas.
Rev John Townshend, Minister of the Gospel; friend Nathaniel Beckford; brother Ambrose Sackett; sons-in-law John Preston & Benjamin Walmsley; George Lee of Rotherhithe; Mrs Mary Burnett; Mrs Hannah Preston; Capt William Black & his wife Sarah, each a ring of value 2 gns.
Brother Ambrose Sackett for his own use, £200.
Ambrose Sackett, John Preston, Benjamin Walmsley, and George Lee, his Trustees & Executors hereafter named, £50 each for their burden.
Mrs Mary Robbins of Walworth, widow, £50 plus a 2 gns mourning ring.
John Preston, £200.
Ambrose Sackett, John Preston, Benjamin Walmsley, & George Lee upon trust for the benefit of his daughter Mary Walmsley for life, thereafter Benjamin Walmsley & then their children, £2,000.
Ambrose Sackett, John Preston, Benjamin Walmsley, & George Lee upon trust, £2,000 together with all freehold & leasehold land & property to be sold as soon as may be & the proceeds to be invested in the funds at interest, & all his personal effects & money remaining after legacies, funeral expenses etc. for the benefit of his son John Henry Sackett & his daughters Ann Preston & Mary Walmsley in equal parts.
[Complicated arrangements of trusts covering four pages of manuscript]
A codicil signed and dated 7 September 1813 at Margate recognised the death of his brother Ambrose, but made no other changes.
Children of Henry Sackett and Ann Terry
- Ann Sackett+ b. 14 Jun 1771
- John Sackett b. 22 Oct 1773, d. young
- Henry Sackett b. 29 Oct 1776
- Mary Sackett+ b. 30 Aug 1778
Children of Henry Sackett and Hannah Foott
- Hannah Sackett b. 3 Jan 1788, d. 18 Nov 1799
- John Henry Sackett b. 7 Jul 1789, d. 1808
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St John in Thanet, Kent, "19 May 1745 Henry s. John & Mary Sackette."
- Burials Register, St John in Thanet, Kent (Marion Sackett transcripts), "15 February 1815 Henry Sackett, 70."
- Thanet Obituary (monumental inscriptions), St John's Church, Margate, Kent, stone tomb, "Ambrose Sackett, 25 August 1813 aged 70; Henry Sackett, 5 February 1815 aged 70."
- Marriage Licence Allegations, Vicar-General's Office (Society of Genealogists), "16 March 1770 Henry Sackett, bachelor, 24+, of St Mary Rotherhithe, & Ann Terry, spinster, 21+, of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, at either parish church."
- Marriages Register, St Mary Bermondsey, Surrey (Marion Sackett transcripts), "18 March 1770 Henry Sackett, of St Mary Rotherhithe & Ann Terry, of this parish (lic). Witnesses: Weldon Jones, Ambross Sackett."
"Licence: 16 March 1770 Henry Sackett, bachelor, 24+, of St Mary Rotherhithe, and Ann Terry, spinster, 21+, of St Mary Magdalen." [Vicar General's Office] - Baptisms Register, St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, Surrey (image on Ancestry.co.uk), "19 Jul 1765, Ann (surnamed Terry), born 26 May 1746, her witnesses Eliza Burden & Sophia Philips."
- Marriage Licences, Diocese of Winchester (London Metropolitan Archives), "6 January 1787 Henry Sackett, widower, of St Mary Rotherhithe, & Hannah Foott, of St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, spinster, 21+. Bondsmen: Henry Sackett of St Mary Rotherhithe & John Roe."
- Marriages Register, St Mary Bermondsey, Surrey, "9 January 1787 Henry Sackett, widower, of St Mary Rotherhithe & Hannah Foott, spinster (licence)."
"Licence: 6 January 1787 for marriage between Henry Sackett, widower of St Mary Rotherhithe, and Hannah Foott, spinster of St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, age of 21 years & upwards. Bondsmen: Henry Sackett of St Mary Rotherhithe, John Roe." [Diocese of Winchester]. - Date of birth based on age at death.
- Burials Register, St Mary, Bermondsey, Surrey, "3 August 1789 Hannah Sackett, 33 years."
- "Freedom of the City of London Admission Papers, 1681–1925" (Ancestry image), Indenture of apprenticeship as shipwright, Thomas Courthope, son of John Bryan Courthope of Saint Mary Rotherhithe, boat builder, to Henry Sackett, shipwright of London, 7 March 1792. Consideration "faithfull service."
- "Freedom of the City of London Admission Papers, 1681–1925", (Ancestry image), Indenture of apprenticeship as shipwright, John Sackett, son of John Sackett of St Peter in Thanet, Kent, husbandman, to Henry Sackett, London, 25 February 1796. Consideration "faithfull service."
- Website The Universal British Directory (Ancestry.co.uk) (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), 1791. Livery of London.
"Sackett Ambrose, 52 Rotherhithe, Shipwright's Company, Lighter-builder."
"Sackett Henry, 52 Rotherhithe, Shipwright's Company, Lighter-builder." - "Holden's Triennial Directory Directory" (Ancestry image), 1805, 1806, 1807, "Sackett Henry, lighter builder, 52 Rotherhithe st."
- Website Post Office Directory of London (Ancestry.co.uk) (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), 1819, "Sackett & Stokes, Lighter-build, near the Church, Rotherhithe."
- Will of Henry Sackett of Kennington Green, Lambeth, Surrey, 15 June 1807, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 13 April 1815 (National Archives, PRO PROB 11/??).
- Will of Ambrose Sackett of St John, Margate, Isle of Thanet, Kent, 6 February 1808, proved at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 11 October 1813 (National Archives, PRO PROB 11/??).
- Letters of administration of the estate of John Sackett of Margate, Kent, granted at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 14 October 1813 (National Archives), "John Sackett, widower, late of Margate. Letters of administration granted to Henry Sackett, natural and lawful son and only child."
| Sackett line | 4th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) Sackett shipwrights of London |
| Generation.Tree | M.3 |
| Last Edited | 21 Dec 2019 |
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