The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Ann Allen [Smithers] was the daughter of William Smithers and Maria Smithers [Cole]. She was born 1830 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24^th Jan 1830 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	i	Susannah who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7^th Jun 1851 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
2	ii	Rosetta who was born 24^th Dec 1853 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2b Page 105
3	iii	Emma who was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30^th Mar 1866 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iv	Frederic who was born 1859 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30^th Mar 1866 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	v	Ruth who was born July to Sep 1862 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 2b Page 99; christened 30^th Mar 1866 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	She married John Allen on Oct to Dec 1864, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q4 Vol 2b Page 216. He was born 1805 at Penhurst, Sussex; christened 10^th Aug 1806 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Eunice Maria who was born Oct to Dec 1865 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q4 Vol 2b Page 103; christened 30^th Mar 1866 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Annie Elisabeth who was born 1868 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 2b Page 114; christened 15^th Nov 1868 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iii	George who was born 1870 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 30^th Oct 1870 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
	iv	Thomas A. who was born 1873 at Withyham, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Rosetta Tester [Smithers] was the daughter of unknown father and Ann Allen [Smithers]. She was born 24^th Dec 1853 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2b Page 105
	She married James Tester, farm labourer on 17^th Oct 1877 at Registry office, East Grinstead, Sussex, James Tester age 23, bachelor, labourer, and Rose Smithers age 24, spinster; witnessed by James Pilbeam and Mary Ann Smith; certified before John Crofsman Dawe, Registrar.. He was born 1854 at Battle, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	James who was born 25^th Nov 1877 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24^th Feb 1878 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
4	ii	Owen David who was born 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 140; christened 28^th Dec 1879 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer)
	iii	Rose who was born 1882 at Mardens Hill, Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2b Page 147; christened 23^rd Jul 1882 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of James Tester (labourer) and Rose Tester
	iv	Ernest Henry who was born 1884 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q2 Vol 2b Page 145; christened 19^th May 1884 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer)
5	v	Jesse who was born 2^nd Apr 1887 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q2 Vol 2b Page 152; christened 29^th May 1887 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer); died 14^th Nov 1956 Brighton, Sussex
	vi	Alfred John who was born 1890 at Hartfield, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q3 Vol 2b Page 135; christened 27^th Jul 1890 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer)

	3. Emma Kingswood [Smithers] was the daughter of unknown father and Ann Allen [Smithers]. She was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30^th Mar 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	She married John Kingswood on 30^th Jun 1877 at St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex. He was born 1851 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13^th Nov 1859 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Emma Alice who was born 1879 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5^th Jan 1879 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	ii	Ada who was born Jan 1881 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6^th Mar 1881 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iii	Lizzy who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6^th May 1883 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
	iv	Frederick who was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
	v	Clement Nelson (Nelson) who was born 1887 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7^th Aug 1887 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	4. Owen David Tester, farm labourer was the son of James Tester, farm labourer and Rosetta Tester [Smithers]. He was born 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 140; christened 28^th Dec 1879 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer)
	He married Edith Fermor on Oct to Dec 1907, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q4 Vol 2b Page 239. She was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Reginald who was born 1910 at Langton Green, Kent

	5. Jesse Tester was the son of James Tester, farm labourer and Rosetta Tester [Smithers]. He was born 2^nd Apr 1887 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q2 Vol 2b Page 152; christened 29^th May 1887 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer); died 14^th Nov 1956 at Brighton, Sussex
	He married Emily Harriet Kilford on 15^th May 1909 at London. She was born c 1890. They had the following children:
	i	Rose Emily who was born 11^th Nov 1912 at Catts Farm, Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex