The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Tester, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. John Tester, farm labourer He was born 1782 at West Hoathly, Sussex; died Sep 1864 at Forest Row, Sussex, aged 81 years; buried 2nd Sep 1864 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  He married Mary Murrell on 26th Mar 1807 at St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex. She was born 1783 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; died Apr 1869 at Forest Row, Sussex, aged 85 years; buried 1st Apr 1869 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1810 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th May 1810 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of John Testor and Mary Testor
2 iiMary Ann who was born 1812 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1812 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of John Tester and Mary Tester
  iiiJohn who was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1814 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of John Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester
  ivHenry who was born 1817 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1817 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of John Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester; died Oct 1824 Maresfield, Sussex, aged 7 years; buried 14th Oct 1824 Maresfield, Sussex
3 vFrances who was born 1820 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1820 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of John Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Ann Turner [Tester] was the daughter of John Tester, farm labourer and Mary Tester [Murrell]. She was born 1812 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1812 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of John Tester and Mary Tester
  She married William Turner, farm labourer on 17th Apr 1827 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1803 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1803 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of Nathaniel Turner and Mary Turner. They had the following children:
4 iThomas who was born 1829 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1829 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiEliza who was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1831 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1833 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1833 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ivHarriett who was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1835 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
5 vLydia who was born 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1837 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
6 viAnne who was born 8th Apr 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th May 1839 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiElizabeth who was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th May 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiiEmma who was born 1844 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1844 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
7 ixWilliam who was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1846 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xGeorge who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1848 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xiAmos who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1850 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
8 xiiSarah who was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1853 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. Frances Tester [Tester] was the daughter of John Tester, farm labourer and Mary Tester [Murrell]. She was born 1820 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1820 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of John Tester (labourer) and Mary Tester
  iMary who was born 1838 at Sussex
  She married John Tester, sawyer on July to Sep 1848, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 7 Page 483. He was born 1821 at Forest Row, Sussex; christened 21st Jan 1821 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of Henry Tester (labourer) and Susanna Tester
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Thomas Turner, farm labourer was the son of William Turner, farm labourer and Mary Ann Turner [Tester]. He was born 1829 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 18th Jan 1829 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Avis on 22nd Oct 1850 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1832 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1832 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiAmos who was born 1855 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiEsther (Hester) who was born 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivElizabeth (Bessie) who was born 1864 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vHenry who was born 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viHarriet who was born 1871 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  5. Lydia Best [Turner] was the daughter of William Turner, farm labourer and Mary Ann Turner [Tester]. She was born 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1837 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married William Best on 2nd Feb 1867 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1836 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1843 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1868 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Mar 1868 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiHarry who was born 1870 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1870 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiEmily who was born 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  6. Anne Card [Turner] was the daughter of William Turner, farm labourer and Mary Ann Turner [Tester]. She was born 8th Apr 1839 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 5th May 1839 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iWilliam who was born 1868 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Dec 1868 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  She married Richard Card, domestic groom on 30th Sep 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 12th Jul 1838 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1838 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRichard who was born 14th Feb 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1870 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiCharles who was born 14th Dec 1871 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiErnest who was born 1874 at Petworth, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1874 Petworth, Sussex
  ivMary who was born c 1878 at Petworth, Sussex
  vEmma who was born c 1880 at Petworth, Sussex
  viJames who was born c 1881 at Petworth, Sussex
   
  7. William Turner, dealer in marine stores was the son of William Turner, farm labourer and Mary Ann Turner [Tester]. He was born 1846 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1846 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Pratt on 9th Dec 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b Page 220. She was born 30th Apr 1850 at Slab Castle, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 2nd Jun 1850 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of David Pratt (labourer) and Ann Pratt. They had the following children:
  iAbraham who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiMark who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiEmma who was born 1871 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex
9 vThomas who was born 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viMary Ann who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiLydia who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
10 viiiPeter who was born 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixRose who was born Jan 1881 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xElizabeth who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiGeorge who was born 1887 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiiMay who was born 1889 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiiiAlfred who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  xivViolet who was born 1898 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  8. Sarah Burgess [Turner] was the daughter of William Turner, farm labourer and Mary Ann Turner [Tester]. She was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1853 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  She married Alfred Joseph Burgess on 7th Jul 1873 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1848 at Bishopstone, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born 1875 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1876 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiiEdith M. who was born 1879 at Brighton, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1880 at Brighton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Thomas Turner, plasterer was the son of William Turner, dealer in marine stores and Mary Ann Turner [Pratt]. He was born 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Alice Hemsley on July to Sep 1901, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2b Page 281. She was born 1880 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1902 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1904 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiArthur who was born 1906 at Crowborough, Sussex
  ivMark who was born 1908 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  10. Peter Turner, bricklayer was the son of William Turner, dealer in marine stores and Mary Ann Turner [Pratt]. He was born 1879 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Rose Hemsley on July to Sep 1905, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1905 Q3 Vol 2b Page 238. She was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iOlive who was born 1909 at Crowborough, Sussex
   

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