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Thomas Tester, farm labourer, son of Luke Tester, farm labourer and Ann Tester [Drawbridge]
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Date
Type
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Source
 
1836
Born
In the Parish of Crowborough, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
17th April 1836
Christened
At St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; son of Luke Tester (labourer) and Ann Tester
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
6th June 1841
Census
At Old Lodge Cottage, No 1 in the Parish of Hartfield, Sussex; Thomas Tester, M, [Son], age 5, born Sussex
1841 Census
Hartfield, Sussex
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Crowborough in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Son
1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
c 1857
Married
Tamar
 
 
7th April 1861
Census
At Crowboro in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Thomas Tester, M, Son, single, age 22, born Buxted, Sussex
1861 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
1868
Birth of a son
William in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
2nd April 1871
Census
At Cold Harbour in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Thomas Tester, M, Head, married, age 32, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1871 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
3rd April 1881
Census
At Springfield Cottage in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Thomas Tester, M, Head, married, age 44, born Rotherfield; occupation: farm labourer
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
5th April 1891
Census
At Springfield Cottage in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Thomas Tester, M, Head, married, age 53, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: hairdresser and gardener
1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
2nd April 1911
Census
At Queens Road in the Parish of Crowborough, Sussex; Thomas Tester, M, Head, married, age 73, born Buxted, Sussex; occupation: old age pensioner
1911 Census
Crowborough, Sussex

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Tester, Testor, Teaster, Testa family records
The ancestral pedigree of Thomas Tester, farm labourer
  
 James Testerm: 10th Dec 1783 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, SussexElizabeth Cheesman 
 b: 1752
d: May 1836 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 12th May 1836 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  b: 1762 Sussex
d: Apr 1845 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 3rd Apr 1845 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
 
  
         
John  Charles Stephen George Richard Mark Luke Matthew
b: 1784 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 11th Jul 1784 St Bartholomew Parish Church
  b: 1788 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 28th Aug 1788 St. Michael's Church
d: May 1875 High Hurst Wood, Buxted, Sussex
bur: 4th May 1875 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
 b: 1791 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 2nd Jan 1791 St. Michael's Church
d: Mar 1841 Hartfield, Sussex
bur: 14th Mar 1841 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
 b: 1793 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 27th Apr 1793 St. Michael's Church
d: Feb 1840 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 13th Feb 1840 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
 b: 1795 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 20th Sep 1795 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Dec 1875 Withyham, Sussex
bur: 20th Dec 1875 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
 b: 1798 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 24th Jun 1798 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Jul 1875 East Grinstead Union
bur: 3rd Jul 1875 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
 b: 1801 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Jun 1801 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Dec 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 1st Dec 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 1801 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Jun 1801 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Apr to Jun 1873
 James                     
 b: 1786 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 18th Mar 1786 St. Michael's Church
d: May 1862 Buxted, Sussex
bur: 4th May 1862 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
                     
                        
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Luke Tester
farm labourer
m: 15th Nov 1824 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, SussexAnn Drawbridge 
 b: 1801 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 1st Jun 1801 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Dec 1861 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 1st Dec 1861 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  b: 1801 Buxted, Sussex
d: Feb 1878 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 14th Feb 1878 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 
  
     
 George Barbara Ellen Susan Thomas Henry
 b: 1825 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 9th Apr 1825 St Bartholomew Parish Church
 b: 1828 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 24th Aug 1828 St. Michael's Church
 b: 1833 Buxted, Sussex
ch: 28th Apr 1833 St. Margaret's Church
 b: 1836 Crowborough, Sussex
ch: 17th Apr 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 1838 Buxted, Sussex
ch: 24th May 1838 St. Margaret's Church
d: Jul to Sep 1895
         
Parental
record
   
   
   
 Thomas Tester
farm labourer
m: c 1857Tamar 
 b: 1836 Crowborough, Sussex
ch: 17th Apr 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  b: 1837 Rotherfield, Sussex 
  
  
 William 
 b: 1868 Rotherfield, Sussex 
 
Family
record

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