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Mark Tester, farm labourer, son of James Tester and Elizabeth Tester [Cheesman]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
1798
Born
In the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
24th June 1798
Christened
At St Bartholomew Parish Church in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex; son of James Testor and Elizabeth Testor
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
1821
Birth of a son
John Cheesman in the County of Sussex
Nonconformist Registers
 
17th September 1821
Married
Naomi Fermor at St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; witnesses: David Bishop and Susan Cammil
Rotherfield Marriage Registers
 
1824
Birth of a daughter
Mary in the Parish of Hartfield, Sussex
Hartfield Parish Registers
 
11th May 1826
Birth of a daughter
Harriett in the Parish of Nutley, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
1828
Birth of a daughter
Anne in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
12th June 1831
Birth of a son
Obed in the Parish of Maresfield, Sussex
Maresfield Parish Registers
 
1833
Birth of a daughter
Sarah in the Parish of Withyham, Sussex
1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1835
Birth of a daughter
Ruth in the Parish of Withyham, Sussex
Buxted Parish Registers
 
1838
Birth of a son
George in the County of Sussex
1841 Census
Withyham, Sussex
 
1838
Census
At Crowboro Town South in the Parish of Crowborough, Sussex; Head; belongs to Withyham Parish
1838 Census
Crowborough Town, Sussex
 
Lives in a parish house and is chiefly employed in cutting litter
 
1841
Birth of a son
James in the Parish of Withyham, Sussex
Withyham Parish Registers
 
6th June 1841
Census
At Crowborough in the Parish of Withyham, Sussex; Mark Tester, M, Head, age 45 to 49, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1841 Census
Withyham, Sussex
 
27th May 1843
Birth of a daughter
Elizabeth at Slab Castle in the Parish of Crowborough, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Crowborough Town in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Head; occupation: farm labourer
1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
7th April 1861
Census
At Crowboro in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Mark Tester, M, Head, widowed, age 60, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer
1861 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
20th October 1864
Married
Mary Bassett at St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
IGI - Family Search
Batch M14835-3
 
July 1875
Died
At East Grinstead Union; aged 74 years
Withyham Burial Registers
 
3rd July 1875
Buried
At St. Michael's Church in the Parish of Withyham, Sussex
Withyham Burial Registers

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Tester, Testor, Teaster, Testa family records
The ancestral pedigree of Mark 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
                     
                        
Parental
record
   
   
    
1st marriageMark Tester
farm labourer
m: 17th Sep 1821 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, SussexNaomi Fermor 
 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: 1799 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 10th Mar 1799 St. Denys Church
d: Apr 1853 Withyham, Sussex
bur: 3rd Apr 1853 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
 
  
          
John Cheesman  Harriett  Obed Sarah Ruth George James Elizabeth
b: 1821 Sussex
ch: 13th Dec 1821 Dorset Gardens Wesleyan, Brighton, Sussex
  b: 11th May 1826 Nutley, Sussex
ch: 7th Sep 1828 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  b: 12th Jun 1831 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 15th Jul 1831 St Bartholomew Parish Church
d: Before 18th Jul 1831 Maresfield, Sussex
bur: 18th Jul 1831 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
 b: 1833 Withyham, Sussex b: 1835 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 2nd Aug 1835 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
d: Sep 1842 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 22nd Sep 1842 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 1838 Sussex
d: Jun 1841 Withyham, Sussex
bur: 13th Jun 1841 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
 b: 1841 Withyham, Sussex
ch: 4th Jul 1841 St. Michael's Church
d: Feb 1871 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 19th Feb 1871 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 27th May 1843 Slab Castle, Crowborough, Sussex
ch: 17th Jun 1843 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   Mary  Anne          
   b: 1824 Hartfield, Sussex
ch: 25th Jan 1824 St. Mary's Church
  b: 1828 Maresfield, Sussex
ch: 21st Sep 1828 St Bartholomew Parish Church
          
                    
Family
record
    
2nd marriageMark Tester
farm labourer
m: 20th Oct 1864 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, SussexMary Bassett 
 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: 1803 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 19th Oct 1803 St. Denys Church
d: Jan 1888 Union House, Withyham, Sussex
bur: 26th Jan 1888 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
 

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