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Descendant's report for Catherine Cockett [Buttler]
Generation No. 1
  1. Catherine Cockett [Buttler] She was born 1816 at Portsmouth, Hampshire
  She married John Cockett, brazier and tin man on 5th Feb 1832 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. 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. 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
2 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. 2
  2. 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:
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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. 3
  3. 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:
8 iHerbert Thomas who was born 1904 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  4. 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
   
  5. 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:
9 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
   
  6. 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
10 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
   
  7. 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:
11 iArthur Alfred who was born 9th Aug 1930 at Brighton, Sussex; died 22nd Jun 2019 Lancing, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. 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
   
  9. 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
   
  10. 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
   
  11. 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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