Harry Thomas Ricketts b. Mar 1846 5.335, Maidstone, Kent, England d. Sep 1905 4a 399, Colchester, Essex, England: Featherstone One Name Study

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Harry Thomas Ricketts

Male 1846 - 1905  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name Harry Thomas Ricketts 
    Born Mar 1846  5.335, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1848  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth Abt 1849  Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Milit-Beg 03 Apr 1866  Hussars Barracks, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 03 Apr 1881  [6] 
    a serj major 11th Hussars 
    Residence 03 Apr 1881  Cavalary Barracks, The Green, Hampton, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Milit-End Aug 1889  West Cavalry Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 11th HUSSARS (PAO) - DETAILS OF STATIONS 1866 – 1889
      3 Apr 1866-Colchester
      25 & 28 July 1866-Embarked for India (1 troop remained at Canterbury as depot)
      26 & 30 October 1866-Arrived Poona
      November 1866-Mhow
      November 1867 -Muttra
      9 Dec 1871-Marched to Delhi to take part in a ‘Camp of Exercise’.
      16 Dec – 9 Jan 1872-Divisional Drills, Delhi.
      26 Jan 1872-King of Siam and Commander-in-Chief visited camp at Mehrowlie.
      3 February 1872-Regiment left Delhi.
      10 February 1872-Arrived Muttra.
      November 1873-Marched to Imre Kera near Roorkee to take part in a ‘Camp of Exercise’.
      5 Jan 1875-To Umballa.
      1 Dec 1875-Left Umballa for Delhi to take part in a ‘Camp of Exercise’ for visit of Field Marshal HRH The Prince of Wales KG.
      13 Dec 1875-Arrived Delhi and encamped at Badli-Ke-Serai.
      21 Dec 1875-Moved to Camp Naraina.
      3 Jan 1876-Moved to Daheerpore. The Army was moved closer to Delhi to be nearer the ground on where the review took place.
      12 Jan 1876-Review of troops by HRH The Price of Wales.
      16 Jan 1876-1 squadron with 3 officers detailed to relieve the 10th Royal Hussars as escort to HRH during the remainder of his stay in Delhi.
      26 Jan 1876-Left Delhi for Umballa.
      8 Dec 1876-Marched to Delhi to take part in the ‘Imperial Assemblage’.
      1 Jan 1877-All troops paraded in Review Order for proclamation of HM The Queen as Empress of India.
      8 Jan 1877-Left for Umballa.
      21 November 1877-Regiment left Umballa and travelled by train at night to Deolali Rest Camp, halting at Toondla, Allahabad, Jubbulpore, Sohagpore and Kundwa. 2 sergeants and 40 men volunteered to remain in India with the 5 British cavalry regiments.
      6 Dec 1877-Embarked at Bombay on HM Troopship ‘Malabar’.
      7 Jan 1878-Arrived Portsmouth.
      10 Jan 1878-Arrived Colchester.
      8 July 1878-Regiment issued with Martini-Henri carbines.
      Mar 1879-Aldershot
      Aug 1880 -Hounslow, Kensington & Hampton Court
      Aug 1882-D & H Troops to Birmingham
      A, B, C, E, F & G Troops to Leeds
      1882 – 1883-Small detachment to Egypt
      Jun 1883-B & C Troops to Liverpool
      November 1883-D & H Troops to Leeds
      Aug/September 1884-Ballincollig, Ireland
      1884 – 1885-Detachment to Sudan (CamelCorps)
      May 1886-Curragh, Ireland
      Aug 1886-Newbridge, Ireland
      31 October 1887-Detachments to Co Galway – in aid of civil power
      July 1888-Royal Barracks and Island Bridge Barracks, Dublin
      Aug 1888-Detachments to Ballinrobe & Longford in aid of civil power
      November 1888-Detachments to Drumlish
      Jun 1889-Aldershot
      Aug 1889-West Cavalry Barracks, Aldershot
    Name William Henry Thomas Ricketts  [1] 
    Occupation 05 Apr 1891  [7] 
    a collector for coal merchant 
    Reference Number 9446 
    Reference Number P5446 
    Residence 05 Apr 1891  ? Villas, Sir Isaacs Walk, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  106 Morrant Road, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died Sep 1905  4a 399, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • age 56
    Person ID I9446  Featherstone Main
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2021 

    Father Henry Ricketts,   b. Abt 1816, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Lucy Croft Featherstone,   b. 23 Apr 1825, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1903, 1b.248, Hackney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Bef 1846 
    • no official marriage found s far (June 2008)
    Family ID F3057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Letitia Wenden,   b. 1858, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Sep 1879  4a 483, Lexden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F4019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 31 Mar 1901 - 106 Morrant Road, Colchester, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Index birth registrations England & Wales, (1837-2010), birth registration index William Henry Thomas Ricketts Mar 1846 Maidstone KEN 5 335.

    2. [S1851] 1851 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851.Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): PublicRecord Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A;).

    3. [S1881] 1881 Census England & Wales, UK Gov, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;).

    4. [S327] Messages about Ricketts, various, (various, Original Date, various), HenryCampbellRicketts Posted: 7 Jun 2008 9:04AM GMT
      My great great grandfather was Harry Thomas Ricketts, born 1849 in Maidstone, Kent.
      In his Army records he lists his next of kin as William Shackleton and Lucy Shackleton of 30 Wellington Street, Victoria Park. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the couple listed in the 1871 census as living at that address in Bethnal Green.
      What was the connection? Was Lucy Harry's mother from a previous marriage?
      Harry also listed Alexander Ricketts and Eliza Ricketts in his NOK.
      Thanks, Henry

      I have to say that if Lucy had reverted to her maiden name, it would not be the first time I had seen that happen, so I am not going to rule out a previous marriage entirely. However, there doesn't seem to be a great deal in the way of a record of one.
      This is from Harry Thomas Ricketts' Army next of kin record:
      Stepfather: William Shackleton
      Mother: Lucy Shackleton
      Brother: Alexander Ricketts
      Sister: Eliza Ricketts.
      The address given for the next of kin is: 30 Wellington Street, Victoria Park, London.
      That address is the same as the one for Lucy/William Shackleton on the 1871 census return. Interestingly there is a Thomas Ricketts (age 52) listed as a boarder at the same address.
      Lucy's marriage to William was later in life - it appears that he had children from another woman.

    5. [S328] Military Service Record, Government, (HM Government, Whitehall London, various), Military Service Record
      11th HUSSARS (PAO) - DETAILS OF STATIONS 1866 – 1889
      3 Apr 1866-Colchester
      25 & 28 July 1866-Embarked for India (1 troop remained at Canterbury as depot)
      26 & 30 October 1866-Arrived Poona
      November 1866-Mhow
      November 1867 -Muttra
      9 Dec 1871-Marched to Delhi to take part in a ‘Camp of Exercise’.
      16 Dec – 9 Jan 1872-Divisional Drills, Delhi.
      26 Jan 1872-King of Siam and Commander-in-Chief visited camp at Mehrowlie.
      3 February 1872-Regiment left Delhi.
      10 February 1872-Arrived Muttra.
      November 1873-Marched to Imre Kera near Roorkee to take part in a ‘Camp of Exercise’.
      5 Jan 1875-To Umballa.
      1 Dec 1875-Left Umballa for Delhi to take part in a ‘Camp of Exercise’ for visit of Field Marshal HRH The Prince of Wales KG.
      13 Dec 1875-Arrived Delhi and encamped at Badli-Ke-Serai.
      21 Dec 1875-Moved to Camp Naraina.
      3 Jan 1876-Moved to Daheerpore. The Army was moved closer to Delhi to be nearer the ground on where the review took place.
      12 Jan 1876-Review of troops by HRH The Price of Wales.
      16 Jan 1876-1 squadron with 3 officers detailed to relieve the 10th Royal Hussars as escort to HRH during the remainder of his stay in Delhi.
      26 Jan 1876-Left Delhi for Umballa.
      8 Dec 1876-Marched to Delhi to take part in the ‘Imperial Assemblage’.
      1 Jan 1877-All troops paraded in Review Order for proclamation of HM The Queen as Empress of India.
      8 Jan 1877-Left for Umballa.
      21 November 1877-Regiment left Umballa and travelled by train at night to Deolali Rest Camp, halting at Toondla, Allahabad, Jubbulpore, Sohagpore and Kundwa. 2 sergeants and 40 men volunteered to remain in India with the 5 British cavalry regiments.
      6 Dec 1877-Embarked at Bombay on HM Troopship ‘Malabar’.
      7 Jan 1878-Arrived Portsmouth.
      10 Jan 1878-Arrived Colchester.
      8 July 1878-Regiment issued with Martini-Henri carbines.
      Mar 1879-Aldershot
      Aug 1880 -Hounslow, Kensington & Hampton Court
      Aug 1882-D & H Troops to Birmingham
      A, B, C, E, F & G Troops to Leeds
      1882 – 1883-Small detachment to Egypt
      Jun 1883-B & C Troops to Liverpool
      November 1883-D & H Troops to Leeds
      Aug/September 1884-Ballincollig, Ireland
      1884 – 1885-Detachment to Sudan (CamelCorps)
      May 1886-Curragh, Ireland
      Aug 1886-Newbridge, Ireland
      31 October 1887-Detachments to Co Galway – in aid of civil power
      July 1888-Royal Barracks and Island Bridge Barracks, Dublin
      Aug 1888-Detachments to Ballinrobe & Longford in aid of civil power
      November 1888-Detachments to Drumlish
      Jun 1889-Aldershot
      Aug 1889-West Cavalry Barracks, Aldershot.

    6. [S1881] 1881 Census England & Wales, UK Gov, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;), 1881 census RG11/841/120/9
      Cavalary Barracks, The Green, Hampton, Middlesex
      Harry Ricketts head M 35 serj major 11th Hussars Kent, Maidstone
      Jenny Ricketts wife M 28 Essex, Colchester
      Harry Ricketts son 8m Middx, Hampton.

    7. [S1891] 1891 Census England & Wales, UK Gov., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;), 1891 census RG12/1407/130/9
      ? Villas, Sir Isaacs Walk, Colchester, Essex
      Harry T Ricketts head M 41 collector for coal merchant Kent, Maidstone
      Jane L Ricketts wife M 31 Essex, Colchester
      Harry T Ricketts son 10 Essex, Colchester
      Agnes F Ricketts dau 8 Yorks, Leeds
      Edgar I Ricketts son 5 Ireland
      Ernest T Ricketts son 2 Essex, Colchester
      Julia M Ricketts dau 2mo Essex, Colchester.

    8. [S1901] 1901 Census England & Wales, (31.3.1901), 1901 census RG13/1711/20/31
      106 Morrant Road, Colchester, Essex
      Henry T Rickett head M 51 military ? Kent, Maidstone
      Jane L Rickett wife M 41 Essex, Colchester
      Edgar J Rickett son 15 Ireland
      Ernest J Rickett son 14 Essex, Colchester
      Percy W Rickett son 8 Essex, Colchester
      Florence Rickett dau 18 York, Leeds
      Lily Rickett dau 5 Essex, Colchester.

    9. [S3] death registration index, (1837-2010), death registration index Harry Thomas Ricketts Sep 1905 Colchester ESS 4a 399 age 56.

    10. [S2] Index Marriage registration England & Wales, (1837-1965), marriage registration index Sep 1879 Lexden ESS 4a 483
      Harry Thomas Ricketts and Jane Letitia Wenden.


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