| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Thomas Tester, labourer was the son of Thomas Tester and Elizabeth Tester [Hawkins]. He was born 1776 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 21st Jan 1776 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester and Elizabeth Tester; died Jan 1823 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 48 years; buried 9th Jan 1823 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Hawkins on 25th Mar 1799 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born c 1775; died May 1825 at Wadhurst, Sussex, widow, aged 40 years; buried 31st May 1825 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Elizabeth who was born 1st Mar 1800 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th May 1800 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester | |
| ii | Thomas who was born 16th Nov 1801 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1802 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester and Mary Tester | ||
| iii | Sarah who was born 1807 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1807 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester and Mary Tester | ||
| iv | Harriet who was born 1809 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1809 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester and Mary Tester; died Apr 1830 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 20 years, daughter of Thomas and Mary; buried 9th Apr 1830 Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 3 | v | Edward who was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1813 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester and Mary Tester; died Jul 1889 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 29th Jul 1889 Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| vi | Mary who was born 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1815 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester | ||
| vii | Felicia who was born 1816 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1816 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester; died Dec 1825 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 9 years, daughter of Thomas and Mary; buried 12th Dec 1825 Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| viii | William who was born 20th Jun 1818 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1818 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester | ||
| 4 | ix | Frances who was born 7th Jul 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1820 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester | |
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Elizabeth Tester was the daughter of Thomas Tester, labourer and Mary Tester [Hawkins]. She was born 1st Mar 1800 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 11th May 1800 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester | |||
| 5 | i | Thomas who was born 8th Jan 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1820 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, baseborn son of Elizabeth Tester; died Mar 1886, aged 66 years; buried 16th Mar 1886 Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| 3. Edward Tester, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Tester, labourer and Mary Tester [Hawkins]. He was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1813 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester and Mary Tester; died Jul 1889 at Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 29th Jul 1889 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Sophia Stevens on July to Sep 1846, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q3 Vol 7 Page 695. She was born 27th Jul 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1820 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Stevens (labourer) and Delia Stevens. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Edwin who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1847 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | ||
| ii | Thomas who was born 1847 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd May 1847 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester; died Sep 1849 Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 2 years; buried 16th Sep 1849 Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 6 | iii | James who was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | |
| 7 | iv | William who was born 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | |
| v | Frances who was born 1851 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1851 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | ||
| vi | Caroline who was born 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1853 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | ||
| vii | Walter Charles who was born 1860 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1860 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | ||
| viii | Milley who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| ix | Thomas who was born 1878 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 4. Frances Rumens [Dobell] [Tester] was the daughter of Thomas Tester, labourer and Mary Tester [Hawkins]. She was born 7th Jul 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1820 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester | |||
| She married Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer on 27th Apr 1841 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, registered as Edward Dobell marrying Frances Tester. He was born 1802 at Cranbrook, Kent; died July to Sep 1874 at Ticehurst Workhouse, Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2b Page 53, Aged 72 years. They had the following children: | |||
| 8 | i | Naomi who was born July to Sep 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q3 Vol 7 Page 447, recorded as Naomi Double | |
| 9 | ii | Boaz who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 7 Page 513, recorded as Boaz Dobell; died 1932 Wadhurst, Sussex | |
| iii | Joshua who was born Jul 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 534, recorded as Joshua Dobell; died 1856 Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 5. Thomas Tester, carter was the son of unknown father and Elizabeth Tester. He was born 8th Jan 1820 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1820 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, baseborn son of Elizabeth Tester; died Mar 1886 at Ticehurst Union, aged 66 years; buried 16th Mar 1886 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Ann Stevens on 6th Jan 1845 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1822 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | George William who was born 1848 at Frant, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1848 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Anne Tester | ||
| ii | Mary Anne who was born 1849 at Frant, Sussex; christened 6th May 1849 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Anne Tester | ||
| iii | Alfred John who was born 1851 at Frant, Sussex; christened after 30th Mar 1851 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Anne Tester; died Sep 1851 Frant, Sussex, aged 6 months; buried 24th Sep 1851 Frant, Sussex | ||
| iv | Thomas Tapsell who was born 1851 at Frant, Sussex; christened after 30th Mar 1851 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Anne Tester; died Dec 1851 Frant, Sussex, aged 9 months; buried 27th Dec 1851 Frant, Sussex | ||
| v | Sarah Jane who was born 1853 at Frant, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1853 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Anne Tester | ||
| vi | Archibald who was born 1860 at Frant, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1860 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, son of Thomas Tester (labourer) and Mary Anne Tester; died Jun 1860 Frant, Sussex, aged 10 weeks; buried 1st Jun 1860 Frant, Sussex | ||
| 6. James Testor, roadman was the son of Edward Tester, farm labourer and Sophia Tester [Stevens]. He was born 1849 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | |||
| He married Betsy Down Humphrey on Jan to Mar 1877, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2b Page 163. She was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | William who was born 1878 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| ii | Fanny who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| iii | George John who was born Feb 1881 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 7. William Testor, farm labourer was the son of Edward Tester, farm labourer and Sophia Tester [Stevens]. He was born 1850 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1850 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sophia Tester | |||
| He married Ann Groves on Jan to Mar 1879, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2b Page 135. She was born 1853 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Ann who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 8. Naomi Smith [Rumens] [Dobell] was the daughter of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Frances Rumens [Dobell] [Tester]. She was born July to Sep 1842 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q3 Vol 7 Page 447, recorded as Naomi Double | |||
| She married Stephen Smith on c 1865. He was born 1834 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1891 at Tonbridge, Kent | |||
| 9. Boaz Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer was the son of Edward Rumens [Dobell], farmer and Frances Rumens [Dobell] [Tester]. He was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 7 Page 513, recorded as Boaz Dobell; died 1932 at Wadhurst, Sussex | |||
| He married Elizabeth Chewter on Oct to Dec 1869, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 2b Page 177. She was born 1844 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1844 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Elizabeth who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex | ||
| 10 | ii | Edward who was born Apr 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1965 Uckfield, Sussex | |
| Generation No. 4 | |||
| 10. Edward Rumens was the son of Boaz Rumens [Dobell], farm labourer and Elizabeth Rumens [Chewter]. He was born Apr 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1965 at Uckfield, Sussex | |||
| He married Annie Eliza Johnson on c 1905. She was born 1889 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; died 1976. They had the following children: | |||
| 11 | i | Dora Mary who was born 1910 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 2003 | |
| Generation No. 5 | |||
| 11. Dora Mary Chambers [Rumens] was the daughter of Edward Rumens and Annie Eliza Rumens [Johnson]. She was born 1910 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 2003 | |||
| She married Charles Dunmon Chambers on c 1930. He was born c 1910 | |||
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