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James Tester, bricklayer, son of Edward Tester, farm labourer and Sarah Tester [Elsey]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
1852
Born
At Hapstead in the Parish of Ardingly, Sussex
Ardingly Parish Registers
 
25th July 1852
Christened
At St. Peter's Church in the Parish of Ardingly, Sussex; son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sarah Tester
Ardingly Parish Registers
 
Jan to Mar 1880
Married
Emily Elizabeth Mitchell; registered at Brighton District, Sussex; ref: 1880 Q1 Vol 2b Page 322
Register of marriages
 
1881
Birth of a daughter
Gertrude Emily Elizabeth in the Parish of Ardingly, Sussex
Ardingly Parish Registers
 
1884
Birth of a daughter
Ada Charlotte in the Parish of Ardingly, Sussex
Ardingly Parish Registers
 
1889
Birth of a son
James William in the Parish of Ardingly, Sussex
Ardingly Parish Registers

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Tester, Testor, Teaster, Testa family records
The ancestral pedigree of James Tester, bricklayer
  
 John Testerm: 28th Nov 1710 Worth Parish Church, Worth, SussexElizabeth Savage 
 b: c 1690  b: c 1690 
  
       
 Hannah John George William Thomas Judith Sarah
 b: 1711 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 16th Sep 1711 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1713 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 10th Apr 1713 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1715 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 22nd May 1715 St. Mary's Church
d: Feb 1781 Balcombe, Sussex
bur: 19th Feb 1781 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex
 b: 1716/17 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 27th Jan 1716/17 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1721/22 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 25th Jan 1721/22 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1723 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 11th Oct 1723 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1725/26 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 13th Feb 1725/26 St. Mary's Church
          
Great-
Great-Great-
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 George Tester
m: 6th Aug 1739 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, SussexAnn Hards 
 b: 1715 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 22nd May 1715 St. Mary's Church
d: Feb 1781 Balcombe, Sussex
bur: 19th Feb 1781 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex
  b: c 1715
d: Dec 1791 Balcombe, Sussex
bur: 15th Dec 1791 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex
 
  
         
John  George Thomas Richard Matthew Edward George James
b: Nov 1739 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 4th Nov 1739 St. Mary's Church
  b: 1743/44 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 31st Jan 1743/44 St. Mary's Church
d: Jan 1831 Balcombe, Sussex
bur: 9th Jan 1831 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex
 b: 1745/46 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 5th Jan 1745/46 St. Mary's Church
d: Sep 1822 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 28th Sep 1822 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 b: 1747 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 6th Dec 1747 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1749 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 30th Jul 1749 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1752 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 14th Jan 1752 St. Mary's Church
d: Nov 1826 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 26th Nov 1826 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 b: 1754 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 3rd Mar 1754 St. Mary's Church
 b: 1756 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 12th Dec 1756 St. Mary's Church
 William               
 b: 1741 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 27th Dec 1741 St. Mary's Church
d: Jan 1821 Balcombe, Sussex
bur: 21st Jan 1821 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex
               
                     
Great-Great-
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Edward Tester
m: 25th Apr 1780 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, SussexMary Potter
 
 b: 1752 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 14th Jan 1752 St. Mary's Church
d: Nov 1826 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 26th Nov 1826 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  b: 1758
d: Sep 1818 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 12th Sep 1818 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 
  
           
Ann  Mary  George  Jane Rose Sarah Richard James Harriet
b: 1781 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 7th Oct 1781 St. Mary's Church
  b: 23rd May 1786 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 2nd Jun 1786 St. Peter's Church
  b: 19th Mar 1789 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 10th Apr 1789 St. Peter's Church
  b: 11th May 1792 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 22nd Jun 1792 St. Peter's Church
 b: Mar 1794 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 4th Jun 1794 St. Peter's Church
 b: 2nd Apr 1796 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 25th May 1796 St. Peter's Church
 b: 11th May 1798 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 1st Jul 1798 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1st Dec 1800 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 27th Dec 1800 St. Peter's Church
 Edward Rebecca Phoebe     
 b: 1782 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 30th Dec 1782 St. Mary's Church
d: Apr 1859 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 8th Apr 1859 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 b: 6th Feb 1788 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 15th Mar 1788 St. Peter's Church
d: Jul 1788 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 1st Jul 1788 St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex
 b: 18th Dec 1790 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: Before 11th Jan 1791 St. Peter's Church
     
                 
Great-
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Edward Tester
parish clerk
m: 20th Oct 1817 St. Peter's Church, Uckfield, SussexMary Barton
 
 b: 1782 Balcombe, Sussex
ch: 30th Dec 1782 St. Mary's Church
d: Apr 1859 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 8th Apr 1859 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
  b: 1784 Clitheroe, Lancashire
d: Aug 1857 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 17th Aug 1857 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 
  
  
 John Barton Edward
 b: 17th Dec 1818 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 18th Apr 1819 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1823 Cuckfield, Sussex
    
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Edward Tester
farm labourer
m: Apr to Jun 1848Sarah Elsey
 
 b: 1823 Cuckfield, Sussex  b: 1829 West Hoathly, Sussex
d: Sep 1859 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 23rd Sep 1859 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 
  
      
 John Henry Harriet James Charlotte Edward Barton Charles
 b: Nov 1848 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 26th Nov 1848 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1850 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 30th Jun 1850 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1852 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 25th Jul 1852 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1854 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 26th Nov 1854 St. Peter's Church
d: Mar 1877 Sussex County Hospital
bur: 26th Mar 1877 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 b: 1857 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 30th Aug 1857 St. Peter's Church
d: Jun 1860 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 12th Jun 1860 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
 b: 1859 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 25th Sep 1859 St. Peter's Church
d: Feb 1860 Ardingly, Sussex
bur: 6th Feb 1860 St. Peter's Church, Ardingly, Sussex
          
Parental
record
   
   
   
 James Tester
bricklayer
m: Jan to Mar 1880Emily Mitchell
 
 b: 1852 Hapstead, Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 25th Jul 1852 St. Peter's Church
  b: 1856 Cuckfield, Sussex 
  
   
 Gertrude Emily Elizabeth Ada Charlotte James William
 b: 1881 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1881 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1884 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 25th May 1884 St. Peter's Church
 b: 1889 Ardingly, Sussex
ch: 28th Apr 1889 St. Peter's Church
    
Family
record

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