Relationship to: Steve Wakely of NSW Australia - Paternal 17th Century Ancestor

Forenames : THOMAS

Date of Birth: 1673

Place of Birth : Stoke Abbott

Father's Name: Issac Rockett alias Wakely

Mother's Name: Mary ???

Married (Spouse): Dorothie Davie

Date married: 9th May 1704

Place married: Stoke Abbott

Issue:

1. Thomas Rockett alias Wakely, b1704 Stoke Abbott; married Mary had son Thomas b: 1732, daughter Martha d: 1745

2. John Rockett alias Wakely, b: 1707 Stoke Abbott

3. Isaac Rockett alias Wakely, b: 1714 Stoke Abbott; married Mary Hart 23th May 1741 Broadwindsor; had son Isaac b: 1742 Broadwindsor

Siblings:

1. Martha b: 1676 Stoke Abbot.

2. Abraham Rockett alias Wakely, b: 1678 Stoke Abbott - The desendants of this Abraham go down to Mr. John Richard Wakely who researched the family history which is deposited at the Genealogists Society (London) and Dorset County Records Office.

3. Dorothy b: 1682 Stoke Abbott

4. Ann b: 1689 Stoke Abbott

Other information:

Thomas was probably named after his great grandfather Thomas Rockett alias Wakely of Thorncombe (b: c1575).

In line with what might now be seen by the eighteenth century as a long established tradition or even a family joke, he got married as a Wakely to Dorothy Davie 9th May 1704 at Stoke Abbott but christened his eldest son Thomas Rockett at the end of the same year.

The fate of Thomas's descendants (who emerge over time as substantial farmers) suggest that he had inherited some wealth.

It is likely that he died before 1730 as his younger brother Abraham was on the hundred jury as yeoman of Stoke Abbott in 1730. If Thomas had been alive at that time there is no doubt that being a person of substance and means he would also have been selected for the jury.