John Just Sackt and Lutherans in London

[swinsor]

Hi,

I have an ancestor called John Just Sackt.  He was a tailor and on 21 October 1725 he married Anna Rothwell at St Andrew's, Holborn, London.  He had 5 daughters, including my ancestor Griseld Rachel Sackt (bap 22 Dec 1734 at St Martin's in the Fields, London).  His Will was proved on 20 December 1756.  He left his tailoring business to my ancestor Henry Beerling (Griseld's husband).   John also made the request that he was to be buried at the Lutheran Churchyard at the Savoy alongside his wife.  I understand that this was known as the German Church, due to the origin of its congregation.

Could anyone offer suggestions as to how and where I can research him further?  Is there any way of finding (assuming that he was an immigrant and not born in London) when and where he originated in Germany, or the date of his emigration?  Are there any surviving records from the Lutheran Church at the Savoy?  Are there any other possible avenues of research?  All advice or suggestions will be gratefully received.

Interestingly his tailoring business passed down through 3 generations (that I know of), firstly to his so-in-law Henry Beerling (mentioned above), then  to Henry Beerling's son-in-law Peter Thompson (my 4 x great grandfather) and then to his son also Peter Thompson who held a Royal Warrant to make riding apparel and uniforms for (the then) Princess Victoria and her mother the Duchess of Kent.

Thanks for your help.

Stephen

[jorose]

Try contacting the Anglo-German family history society, they have an index for St Mary in the Savoy:
http://www.agfhs.org.uk/name_index/len_metzner.html

The records also appear to be available at Westminster Archives (in case you happen to be in/near/planning a visit to London).
I have heard than these records sometimes contain more info than a standard CoE record, including origins of some of the parishioners (to varying degrees of detail/accuracy).

[swinsor]

Hi Jo,

Thanks for the advice and helpful link.  I will certainly contact them.

It is useful to know where the records are kept, but as I live a long way from London, I won't readily have the opportunity to view them.  It is interesting to speculate as to the additional information that they might contain . . . .

Kind regards,

Stephen

[jorose]

The Anglo-German FHS might be able to assist you with extracts as well - it is likely to be more reasonable to go through them than to ask the archives directly.

I checked the LDS catalogue, and if you have an LDS family history center near you (check http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp ), they have also microfilmed these records (you will find them in the catalogue by searching for Westminster, then looking at the listing for church records).