| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. James Tester, farm labourer He was born 1854 at Battle, Sussex | |||
| He married Rosetta Smithers on 17th 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.. She was born 24th Dec 1853 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2b Page 105. They had the following children: | |||
| i | James who was born 25th Nov 1877 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24th Feb 1878 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex | ||
| 2 | ii | Owen David who was born 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 140; christened 28th 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 23rd 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 19th May 1884 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer) | ||
| 3 | v | Jesse who was born 2nd Apr 1887 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q2 Vol 2b Page 152; christened 29th May 1887 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer); died 14th 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 27th Jul 1890 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer) | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. 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 28th 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 | ||
| 3. Jesse Tester was the son of James Tester, farm labourer and Rosetta Tester [Smithers]. He was born 2nd Apr 1887 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q2 Vol 2b Page 152; christened 29th May 1887 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of James Tester (labourer); died 14th Nov 1956 at Brighton, Sussex | |||
| He married Emily Harriet Kilford on 15th May 1909 at London. She was born c 1890. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Rose Emily who was born 11th Nov 1912 at Catts Farm, Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
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