The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for George Cackott, son of George Cacott and Mrs Cacott
Generation No. 1
  1. George Cackott was the son of George Cacott and Mrs Cacott. He was born 1697; died 30th May 1766 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Mary Oxley on c 1720. She was born c 1700. They had the following children:
2 iRichard who was born 1739
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Cackott was the son of George Cackott and Mary Cacott [Oxley]. He was born 1739
  He married Elizabeth Piper on 1st Apr 1772 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. She was born c 1750. They had the following children:
3 iRichard who was born 1775 at Battle, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1775 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1776 at Battle, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1776 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1778 at Battle, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1778 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1779 at Battle, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1779 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  vHenry who was born 1780 at Battle, Sussex; christened 8th Dec 1780 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1783 at Battle, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1783 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  viiGeorge who was born 1784 at Battle, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1784 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  viiiJohn who was born 1786 at Battle, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1786 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  ixJames who was born 1787 at Battle, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1787 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  xRosa who was born 1795 at Battle, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1794 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Richard Cockett was the son of Richard Cackott and Elizabeth Cockett [Piper]. He was born 1775 at Battle, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1775 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  He married Susanna Jeffrey on 19th Dec 1797 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex. She was born 1st Jan 1778. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1798 at Battle, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1798 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  iiRichard who was born 1800 at Battle, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1800 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born 1802 at Battle, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1802 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  ivBetty who was born 1803 at Battle, Sussex; christened 30th Sep 1803 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1807 at Battle, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1807 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  viDavid who was born 1809 at Battle, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1809 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
4 viiJohn who was born 1811 at Battle, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1811 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex; died 1869 Brighton, Sussex; buried 27th Oct 1869 Brighton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  4. John Cockett, brazier and tin man was the son of Richard Cockett and Susanna Cockett [Jeffrey]. He was born 1811 at Battle, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1811 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex; died 1869 at Brighton, Sussex; buried 27th Oct 1869 at City Cemetery, Brighton, Sussex
  He married Catherine Buttler on 5th Feb 1832 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Portsmouth, Hampshire. They had the following children:
  iHelen who was born 1836 at Battle, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1836 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  iiKitty who was born 1840 at Catsfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1840 Catsfield.Church, Catsfield, Sussex
  iiiEmma who was born 1843 at Battle, Sussex
5 ivArthur who was born 30th Mar 1845 at Cavendish Street, Brighton, Sussex; died 20th Jun 1929 Brighton, Sussex; buried after 20th Jun 1929 Brighton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  5. Arthur Cockett, caretaker at Hanover Terrace School was the son of John Cockett, brazier and tin man and Catherine Cockett [Buttler]. He was born 30th Mar 1845 at Cavendish Street, Brighton, Sussex; died 20th Jun 1929 at Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, Sussex; buried after 20th Jun 1929 at Extra Mural Cemetery, Brighton, Sussex
  He married Annie Humphrey on 17th Jan 1871 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. She was born 1848 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1848 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex; died 27th Feb 1927 at Brighton, Sussex; buried after 27th Feb 1927 at Extra Mural Cemetery, Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
6 iAnnie who was born Jan to Mar 1874 at 1, Park Road East, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q1 Vol 2b Page 229; christened 19th Apr 1874 St. Peter, Brighton, Sussex
7 iiEllen who was born Jan to Mar 1876 at 79, Islingwood Street, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 2b Page 230; christened 28th May 1876 St. Peter, Brighton, Sussex
8 iiiJohn who was born 19th Dec 1877 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q1 Vol 2b Page 224; died Apr to June 1915
9 ivKatie who was born Oct to Dec 1879 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 263; died Oct to Dec 1920, aged 41 years
  vEdith Mary who was born Apr to June 1882 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2b Page 267
  viArthur who was born Jan to Mar 1884 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q1 Vol 2b Page 23
  viiWilliam who was born Jan to Mar 1886 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q1 Vol 2b Page 258
  viiiHarry who was born Apr to June 1891 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1891 Q2 Vol 2b Page 218
10 ixDorothy who was born 5th Feb 1894 at 42, Coleman Street, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q1 Vol 2b Page 253; died 7th Jun 1990 Shoreham, Sussex, aged 96 years
   
Generation No. 6
  6. Annie Gibbs [Cockett] was the daughter of Arthur Cockett, caretaker at Hanover Terrace School and Annie Cockett [Humphrey]. She was born Jan to Mar 1874 at 1, Park Road East, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q1 Vol 2b Page 229; christened 19th Apr 1874 at St. Peter, Brighton, Sussex
  She married Harry Frederick Gibbs, railway clerk at locomotive carriage dept. on Jan to Mar 1901, registered at Bolton District, Lancashire, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 8c Page 483. He was born 1876 at Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iHerbert Thomas who was born 1904 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  7. Ellen Heather [Cockett] was the daughter of Arthur Cockett, caretaker at Hanover Terrace School and Annie Cockett [Humphrey]. She was born Jan to Mar 1876 at 79, Islingwood Street, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q1 Vol 2b Page 230; christened 28th May 1876 at St. Peter, Brighton, Sussex
  She married Richard John Heather, tailor on Oct to Dec 1899, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q4 Vol 2b Page 489. He was born Jan to Mar 1875, registered at Reading District, Berkshire, ref: 1875 Q1 Vol 2c Page 366. They had the following children:
  iJohn Richard A. who was born Jan to Mar 1901, registered at Bolton District, Lancashire, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 8c Page 378; died July to Sep 1905, aged 4 years
  iiWilliam Henry who was born 1904 at Stratford, Essex
  iiiHelen who was born 1909 at Rotherhithe, Kent
   
  8. John Cockett, motor and cycle salesman was the son of Arthur Cockett, caretaker at Hanover Terrace School and Annie Cockett [Humphrey]. He was born 19th Dec 1877 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q1 Vol 2b Page 224; died Apr to June 1915
  He married Nellie Highfield on 2nd Jan 1906. She was born 1878 at Wolverhapton, Staffordshire; died Oct to Dec 1915. They had the following children:
12 iJohn (Jack) who was born 28th Nov 1907 at Mitcham, Surrey; died 3rd Sep 1956 London
  iiArthur Peter who was born 1909 at Merton, Surrey; died 1913
  iiiLily who was born 1912; died 1913
   
  9. Katie Sheppard [Cockett] was the daughter of Arthur Cockett, caretaker at Hanover Terrace School and Annie Cockett [Humphrey]. She was born Oct to Dec 1879 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 263; died Oct to Dec 1920, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1920 Q4 Vol 2b Page 277, aged 41 years
  She married Frank Sheppard on 20th Jun 1903 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 465. He was born 8th Apr 1883 at Brighton, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1957, registered at Chichester District, Sussex, ref: 1957 Q1 Vol 5h Page 556, aged 75 years. They had the following children:
  iGladys Kate who was born 18th Oct 1904 at Brighton, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1986
13 iiLily who was born Apr to June 1906 at Brighton, Sussex; died Apr to June 1961
  iiiKathleen M. who was born Oct to Dec 1915 at Brighton, Sussex
  ivMay who was born Apr to June 1920 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  10. Dorothy Wickens [Cockett] was the daughter of Arthur Cockett, caretaker at Hanover Terrace School and Annie Cockett [Humphrey]. She was born 5th Feb 1894 at 42, Coleman Street, Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q1 Vol 2b Page 253; died 7th Jun 1990 at Southlands Hospital, Shoreham, Sussex, aged 96 years
  She married Alfred George Wickens, master grainer on 1st Jun 1927 at Parish Church, Rye, Sussex. He was born 17th Jun 1892 at Brighton, Sussex; died 25th Apr 1932 at Brighton, Sussex; buried after 25th Apr 1932 at Downs cemetery, Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
14 iArthur Alfred who was born 9th Aug 1930 at Brighton, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 2019 Lancing, Sussex
   
Generation No. 7
  11. Herbert Thomas Gibbs was the son of Harry Frederick Gibbs, railway clerk at locomotive carriage dept. and Annie Gibbs [Cockett]. He was born 1904 at Brighton, Sussex
  He married Norah M. Waller on Oct to Dec 1935, registered at Hove District, Sussex, ref: 1935 Q4 Vol 2b Page 741. She was born c 1905
   
  12. John (Jack) Cockett was the son of John Cockett, motor and cycle salesman and Nellie Cockett [Highfield]. He was born 28th Nov 1907 at Mitcham, Surrey; died 3rd Sep 1956 at Grove Park, London
  He married Edith Louise Maynard on Jan to Mar 1932. She was born c 1910
   
  13. Lily Wilkins [Sheppard] was the daughter of Frank Sheppard and Katie Sheppard [Cockett]. She was born Apr to June 1906 at Brighton, Sussex; died Apr to June 1961, registered at Windsor District, Berkshire, ref: 1961 Q2
  She married Stanley Powell Wilkins on July to Sep 1930 at Brighton, Sussex. He was born Apr to June 1906, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q1; died Jan to Mar 1954, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1954 Q
   
  14. Arthur Alfred Wickens, ceramic technologist was the son of Alfred George Wickens, master grainer and Dorothy Wickens [Cockett]. He was born 9th Aug 1930 at Brighton, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 2019 at Lancing, Sussex
  He married Margaret Jill Fearey on 31st Mar 1962 at Mersstham, Surrey. She was born c 1935; died 8th Sep 1972 at Shoreham, Sussex
   

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