James BUCKETT 1805 - 1900
First child, first son of John BUCKETT 1777 - 1838 and Sarah NOBBS 1781 - 1866
Born 19th May 1805, Brighstone, Isle of Wight
Died 15th January 1900, Brighstone, Isle of Wight
Married Sarah BLANCHARD 1807 - 1878 on 18 Nov 1828 at Brighstone
James and Sarah had nine children
1) Charles BUCKETT
1830 - 1910
m.
Mary ELDRIDGE 1831- 1916
(six children)
2) James BUCKETT
1833 - 1927
m.
Fanny HARBER 1838 - 1884
(one daughter)
3) Jane Elizabeth BUCKETT
1838 - 1848
4) George BUCKETT
1839 - 1839
1840 - 1896
m.
Ellen ELDRIDGE 1838 - 1915
6) Frank BUCKETT
1842 - 1915
m.
Sidwell Ann Treverton LILLICRAP 1857 - 1927
(three children)
7) Anne BUCKETT
1845 - 1853
8) Robert BUCKETT
1848 - 1939
m.
Mary LOCK
(two children)
1852 - 1919
m.
Mary Anne Young 1857 - 1910
From the Census
Residence in 1841
Brixton Street, Brighstone, IOW
James 35, Sarah 30. Children: Charles 11, James 8, Jane 3, Henry 1
Residence in 1851
Townsend Cottage, Brighstone, IOW
James 45, Sarah 44. Children: Charles 20, James 18, Henry 11, Frank 8, Ann 5, Robert 2, niece Jane Blanchard 13
Residence in 1861
3 Townsend, Brighstone, IOW
James 55, Sarah 54. Children: Frank 18, Robert 12, William 9
Residence in 1871
Brighstone Street, Brighstone, IOW
James 65, Sarah 64. Children: Frank 28, Robert 23, William 19
(1881 missing record)
Residence in 1891
Newcomen Road Cottage, Lake, Brading, IOW
Aged 85 widowed, living with his son William Buckett & family
Occupation
1841-1871 Fisherman; 1891 Living on own means.
From the 1841 census
Medal
This is the medal of James for being coxswain of the Brighstone Lifeboat situated at Brighstone Grange Station. The boat of the time was called Rescue. James served two terms as coxswain from 1860 to 1880.
Lifeboat Station
Taken from a newspaper cutting (judged to be that of Fri 12th August, 1960). Courtesy of Blackgang Chine Museum
What is a Coxswain?
What is a coxswain? The person who steers a ship's boat, racing boat, or other boat.
The helmsman and skipper of a lifeboat.
Coxswain is pronounced ‘KOK-sən.’
Memorial Plaque
Memorial plaque in St Mary the Virgin Church, Brighstone.
The first Life Boat placed on this Station by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was sent here in 1860. It was presented to the Institution by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and was named The "RESCUE"
In 1866 that Life Boat was replaced by another bearing the same name after having saved 138 lives from the following vessels:
1862 April 2nd
Barque "CEDARINE" of Bermuda
134
1864 Jany 19th
Schooner "THETIS" of London
4
138 lives saved
In 1880 this Life Boat was replaced by a new and larger Boat after having saved 49 lives from the following vessels:
1872 May 4th
Brig "L'ETOILE" of St Malo
8
1873 Feby 3rdh
Steamer "WOODHAM" of Christiania
20
1873 March 4th
Steamer "QUAIL" of Cork
7
1879 Feby 9th
Barque "ALPHEUS MARSHALL" of Digby NS
14
49 lives saved
By Order RICHARD LEWIS
Royal National Lifeboat Institution 1880
Gravestone
James and Sarah's gravestone at Brighstone.