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Caroline Sarah Tester [Best], daughter of John Best, carrier and Harriett Best [Osborne]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
1846
Born
In the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
12th July 1847
Christened
At St Bartholomew Parish Church in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex; daughter of John Best (labourer) and Harriet Best
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Nutley Village in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex; Daughter
1851 Census
Maresfield, Sussex
 
2nd August 1862
Married
Moses Tester, farm labourer at St. Margaret's Church in the Parish of Buxted, Sussex
IGI - Family Search
Batch M15204-2
 
1863
Birth of a son
Harry in the Parish of Buxted, Sussex
Buxted Parish Registers
 
1866
Birth of a daughter
Matilda in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Nutley Parish Registers
 
1869
Birth of a daughter
Louisa Harriet in the Parish of Buxted, Sussex
Buxted Parish Registers
 
1872
Birth of a son
Ernest William in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
1874
Birth of a son
Moses John in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
1876
Birth of a daughter
Minnie in the Parish of Withyham, Sussex
Withyham Parish Registers
 
1878
Birth of a son
Roland in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
1880
Birth of a son
Charles Percy in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
3rd April 1881
Census
At Fairwarp in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex; Caroline Tester, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Maresfield
1881 Census
Maresfield, Sussex
 
1884
Married
John Collins
Don Longhurst's records
 
1885
Birth of a daughter
Ellen Mary; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1885 Vol 2b Page 152
Don Longhurst's records
 
1888
Birth of a daughter
Celia; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1888 Vol 2b Page 138
Don Longhurst's records
 
1890
Birth of a daughter
Winifred Gertrude; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1890 Vol 2b Page 130
Don Longhurst's records

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Best family records
Tester, Testor, Teaster, Testa family records
The ancestral pedigree of Caroline Sarah Tester [Best]
  
 John Best
labourer		m: 12th Oct 1811 St. Peter's Church, Chailey, SussexElizabeth Ridley 
 b: 1788
d: Dec 1826 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 17th Dec 1826 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex		  b: 1791
d: Dec 1841 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 26th Dec 1841 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex		 
  
     
 Henry Reuben Elizabeth John Caroline
 b: 1812 Chailey, Sussex
ch: 15th Nov 1812 St. Peter's Church		 b: 1816 Chailey, Sussex
ch: 23rd Jun 1816 St. Peter's Church		 b: 1818 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 28th Mar 1818 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 b: 1820 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 8th Oct 1820 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Dec 1878 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 13th Dec 1878 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex		 b: 1826 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 26th Feb 1826 St Bartholomew Parish Church
        
Grandfather
record
   
   
    
 John Best
carrier		m: 27th Jan 1839 St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, SussexHarriett Osborne 
 b: 1820 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 8th Oct 1820 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Dec 1878 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 13th Dec 1878 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex		  b: 1816 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 19th Jul 1816 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 
  
       
 Henry Mary William Caroline Sarah John Harriet Matilda
 b: 1840 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 26th Jun 1842 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 b: 1841 Maresfield, Sussex b: 1844 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 25th Aug 1844 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 b: 1846 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 12th Jul 1847 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 b: 1849 Maresfield, Sussex b: 1851 Maresfield, Sussex b: 1855 Maresfield, Sussex
         
Parental
record
   
   
    
 Moses Tester
farm labourer		m: 2nd Aug 1862 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, SussexCaroline Best1st marriage
 b: 1842 Buxted, Sussex
ch: 28th Aug 1842 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
d: Jan to Mar 1883		  b: 1846 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 12th Jul 1847 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 
  
        
Harry Matilda Louisa Harriet Ernest William Moses John Minnie Roland Charles Percy
b: 1863 Buxted, Sussex
ch: 15th Nov 1863 St. Margaret's Church		 b: 1866 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 21st Jan 1866 St James Church, Nutley, Sussex		 b: 1869 Buxted, Sussex
ch: 3rd Oct 1869 St. Margaret's Church		 b: 1872 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Dec 1872 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 b: 1874 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Nov 1874 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: 1922 St Georges, Hanover Square, London		 b: 1876 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 5th Nov 1876 St. Michael's Church, Hartfield, Sussex		 b: 1878 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Dec 1878 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 b: 1880 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Aug 1880 St Bartholomew Parish Church
         
Family
record
   
 John Collinsm: 1884Caroline Best2n marriage
 b: 1856 Capel, Kent  b: 1846 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 12th Jul 1847 St Bartholomew Parish Church		 
  
   
 Ellen Mary Celia Winifred Gertrude
 b: 1885 b: 1888 b: 1890
    

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