Thomas Ricketts b. 1773 Cocking, Sussex, England d. 13 Mar 1849 Cocking, Sussex, England: Family History of Ivan Hurst

1773 - 1849 (76 years)

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Name	Thomas Ricketts
Birth	1773	Cocking, Sussex, England
Gender	Male
Death	13 Mar 1849	Cocking, Sussex, England
Person ID	I322526701760	Hurst Improbable Family Tree
Last Modified	15 Jun 2026

Father	Stephen Ricketts, b. 1741, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 1826, Cocking,Sussex,England (Age 85 years)
Mother	Alice Bacon, b. 1738, Easebourne, Sussex, England d. 1817, Cocking, Sussex, England (Age 79 years)
Marriage	8 Jan 1771	Easebourne, Sussex, England
Family ID	F6774	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Baytcher, b. 1768, Stedham? Sussex d. Nov 1830, Cocking, Sussex, England (Age 62 years)

Marriage 11 Sep 1796 Midhurst, Sussex, England

Children

	1. Stephen Ricketts, b. 1796, Bepton, Sussex, England d. Jan 1821, Cocking Sussex, England (Age 25 years)
	2. Sarah Ricketts, b. 1 Apr 1800, Cocking, Sussex, England d. Oct 1882, Westhampnett, Sussex, England (Age 82 years)
	3. Elizabeth Ricketts, b. 1803, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 1819, Cocking, Sussex, England (Age 16 years)
	4. Martha Ricketts, b. 1806, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 07 Jan 1810, Cocking, Sussex, England (Age 4 years)
	5. Thomas Ricketts, b. 1809, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 7 Mar 1888, Cocking, Sussex, England (Age 79 years)
	6. John Ricketts, b. 1812, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 29 Jan 1886, Midhurst, Sussex, England (Age 74 years)
	7. William Ricketts, b. 1815, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 25 Mar 1890, Petworth, Sussex, England (Age 75 years)

Family ID F6688 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

Family 2	Elizabeth Stoner, b. Abt Dec 1773, Cocking, Sussex, England d. 3 Aug 1840, Cocking Sussex (Age 66 years)
Marriage	21 Oct 1833	Cocking, Sussex, England
Family ID	F6689	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2026

Sources
[S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

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