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Michael Cockett
Michael David Cockett, a retired engineer and latterly a gardener, was born during WWII at Battle, Sussex, U.K., 1 mile from Battle Abbey, the site of the Battle of Hastings 1066. Because of this, ...view moreMichael David Cockett, a retired engineer and latterly a gardener, was born during WWII at Battle, Sussex, U.K., 1 mile from Battle Abbey, the site of the Battle of Hastings 1066. Because of this, Michael became interested in history and his aunt was convinced that her Cockett family had originated from France, possibly even being at the battle. She had found out from a friend that there were coats-of-arms, manor houses, castles and an outlaw. Michael, soon after his marriage to his late wife Linda, investigated her claims over the next 35 years, tracing his family history back to the year 1276 to Alan de Kacote, near Sundridge, Kent. The family hadn’t moved far in 700 years. His ancestors were farmers, yeoman and husbandmen. However, Michael’s family name had been changed from Kacote, the name derived from a building on the Pilgrim’s Way called a ‘Kald (cold) Cottage’, and changed to Cackott then Cackett and when his ancestor arrived in Battle, in 1773, the name had changed to Cockett. Michael found what his aunt had been told was true, but it did not apply to Michael’s ancestry, but it did influence his book.view less