Benjamin Sackett
(1789-1854)
| Father | Jeremiah Sackett (1749/50-1838) |
| Mother | Hannah Newing (c 1761-1816) |
Benjamin Sackett, son of Jeremiah Sackett and Hannah Newing, was born in St Lawrence in ThanetG on 30 September 1789 and baptized there on 14 October 1789.1 He died aged 64 and was buried at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 25 January 1854.2,3,4 Benjamin's first partner, Ann Cox, died in childbirth in July 1811 following the birth of a son.5 Benjamin married at St George's Church, Hanover Square, Westminster, MiddlesexG, on 11 October 1815, Mary Gore, daughter of John Gore and Martha ___.6 Mary was born near Faversham, KentG, in about 17877 and baptized at Eastling, KentG, on 18 March 1787.8 She died aged about 75 and was buried at St Lawrence in ThanetG on 7 October 1862.9,10
Benjamin was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Northwood, St Lawrence in Thanet, KentG, on 12 March 1838.11 He was to inherit the house in which he was already living at Sackett's Hill, St Peter's, and a half-share with his brother Edward in an adjoining house. Benjamin and his brother Edward were also left jointly two houses at Northwood, one of which was occupied by their father's brother Edward and their father's great-niece Ann Darby who was the housekeeper. Benjamin and his brother were to provide financially for their aged uncle and for Ann.
Benjamin did not remain at Sackett's Hill very long after his father's death.
In 1841 he was living at High Street, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded as Benjamine Sacket, a gardener, aged 50 and born in Kent. Living with him was his wife Mary, 50. Also in the household was a ten-year-old Mary Gore, presumably a relation of Benjamin's wife.12
In 1851 he was living at Pegwell, St Lawrence in Thanet, KentG, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, a gardener, head of household, married, aged 61, and born in St Lawrence. Living with him was his wife Mary, aged 63, and born in Faversham.13
In 1861 Benjamin's widow Mary was living at 19 Hertford Place, RamsgateG, in the household of Edmund Edney and family, and was recorded in the census as Mary Sackett, a widow, aged 78, and born in Faversham, Kent.14
Benjamin was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Northwood, St Lawrence in Thanet, KentG, on 12 March 1838.11 He was to inherit the house in which he was already living at Sackett's Hill, St Peter's, and a half-share with his brother Edward in an adjoining house. Benjamin and his brother Edward were also left jointly two houses at Northwood, one of which was occupied by their father's brother Edward and their father's great-niece Ann Darby who was the housekeeper. Benjamin and his brother were to provide financially for their aged uncle and for Ann.
Benjamin did not remain at Sackett's Hill very long after his father's death.
In 1841 he was living at High Street, Ramsgate, KentG, and was recorded as Benjamine Sacket, a gardener, aged 50 and born in Kent. Living with him was his wife Mary, 50. Also in the household was a ten-year-old Mary Gore, presumably a relation of Benjamin's wife.12
In 1851 he was living at Pegwell, St Lawrence in Thanet, KentG, and was recorded as Benjamin Sackett, a gardener, head of household, married, aged 61, and born in St Lawrence. Living with him was his wife Mary, aged 63, and born in Faversham.13
In 1861 Benjamin's widow Mary was living at 19 Hertford Place, RamsgateG, in the household of Edmund Edney and family, and was recorded in the census as Mary Sackett, a widow, aged 78, and born in Faversham, Kent.14
Child of Benjamin Sackett and Ann Cox
- Benjamin Sackett Cox+ b. 4 Jul 1811, d. 8 Jun 1885
Children of Benjamin Sackett and Mary Gore
- Jeremiah Sackett+ b. 1816, d. 1860
- Hannah Newing Sackett b. 12 Jul 1818, d. Aug 1818
- Hannah Newing Sackett b. 1819, d. Sep 1819
- Caroline Sackett b. 1820, d. 1832
- Hannah Eliza Sackett b. 1822
Notes & Citations
- Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "14 October 1789 Benjamin s. Jeremiah & Hannah Sackett, b. 30 September."
- Burials Register, St Lawrence the Martyr, Thanet, Kent (Tyler transcripts; Society of Genealogists), "25 January 1854 Benjamin Sackett, Pegwell, 65."
- Memorial Inscriptions, St Lawrence Churchyard, Thanet, Kent (Miss Bolton's Index), no. 586, "Benjamin Sackett 1854; George Sackett date eroded; Jeremiah Sackett 1860; Emily Holloway 1916."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Mar qtr 1854. Sackett, Benjamin, 64. Thanet. 2a:385."
- Baptisms Register, St Lawrence in Thanet, Kent (Society of Genealogists), "18 October 1811 Benjamin Sackitt Cox s. Ann Cox (dec'd), b. 4 July."
- Marriages Register, St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, Middlesex, "11 October 1815 Benjamine Sackett, bachelor, & Mary Gore, widow. Licence."
- Age 63 in 1851 census gives birth in c1787; age 78 in 1861 census gives birth in c1782; age 82 at death in 1862 gives birth in c1780.
- Baptisms Register, Eastling, Kent (Findmypast image), "18 Mar 1787, Mary d. of John & Martha Gore of the parish of Ospringe."
- Burials Register, St Lawrence the Martyr, Thanet, Kent (Tyler transcripts; Society of Genealogists), "7 October 1862 Mary Sackett, Ramsgate, 82."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Deaths, "Dec qtr 1862. Sackett, Mary, 82. Thanet. 2a:421."
- Will of Jeremiah Sackett of Northwood, St Lawrence, Kent, 12 March 1838, proved at Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, 4 July 1838 (Kent Archives Office, KAO PRC 17-110-240).
- 1841 England census
High Street, Ramsgate, Kent
Benjamine Sacket, 50, gardener, b. Kent
Mary Sacket, 50, b. Kent
Mary Gore, 10, b. Kent
HO107; Piece 469; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Preston By Wingham [error for Ramsgate]; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 20; Page: 33; Line: 21; GSU roll: 306864. - 1851 England census
Pegwell, St.Lawrence, Kent
Benjamin Sackett, head, married, 61, gardener, b. Kent, St. Lawrence
Mary Sackett, wife, 63, b. Kent, Faversham
HO107/1630/f.135. - 1861 England census
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19 Hertford Pl., Ramsgate, Kent
Edmund Edney, head, married, 28, ostler, b. Canterbury, Kent
Mary A Edney, wife, 28, b. Margate, Kent
Jane Edney, dau, 2, b. Ramsgate, Kent
Mary Sackett, boarder, widow, 78, b. Faversham, Kent
Magt. P Sackett, gdau, 11, b. London
Martha Robertson, visitor, 19, b. Ramsgate, Kent
[Magt. P Sackett not identified; not found in GRO birth index; cannot be gdau of head; may be a transcription error.].
| Sackett line | 5th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) |
| Generation.Tree | N.3 |
| Last Edited | 25 Oct 2022 |
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