| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Samuel Tester, farm labourer He was born 1784 at Waldron, Sussex; died Jul 1860 at Buxted, Sussex, aged 77 years; buried 26th Jul 1860 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Wenham on 11th Oct 1802 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born 1784 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1784 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died Feb 1857 at Hadlow Down, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 11th Feb 1857 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Mary who was born 1805 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1805 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester | |
| 3 | ii | Henrietta who was born 1807 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1812 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester; died May 1869 Wivelsfield, Sussex, aged 62 years; buried 27th May 1869 Wivelsfield, Sussex | |
| 4 | iii | Hannah who was born 1812 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1812 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester | |
| iv | Ann who was born 1812 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1812 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester | ||
| 5 | v | Frances who was born 1815 at Waldron, Sussex; died Apr to June 1872 | |
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Mary Skinner [Tester] was the daughter of Samuel Tester, farm labourer and Mary Tester [Wenham]. She was born 1805 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1805 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester | |||
| 6 | i | Ellen who was born 1823 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1823 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, ilegitimate daughter of Mary Tester (spinster) | |
| She married William Skinner on c 1827. He was born 1801 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Mary Ann who was born 1828 at Framfield, Sussex | ||
| ii | Caroline who was born 1832 at Framfield, Sussex | ||
| 3. Henrietta Henly [Sands] [Tester] was the daughter of Samuel Tester, farm labourer and Mary Tester [Wenham]. She was born 1807 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1812 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester; died May 1869 at Wivelsfield, Sussex, aged 62 years; buried 27th May 1869 at St Peter & St John, Wivelsfield, Sussex | |||
| She married (1) unknown father on 1827. They had the following children: | |||
| 7 | i | Ansley who was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex | |
| She married (2) William Sands on 29th Nov 1828 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. He was born c 1805 | |||
| She married (3) William Hendley, farm labourer on 28th Feb 1832 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1808 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Hendley and Sarah Hendley. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Caroline who was born Nov 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1846 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of William Hendley (labourer) and Henrietta Hendley | ||
| ii | Edward Tilden who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1837 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of William Henly (labourer) and Henny Henly | ||
| iii | Sally who was born 1838 at Waldron Down, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1838 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of William Hendley (labourer) and Henney Hendley | ||
| iv | Julia who was born 1842 at Tinkers Lane, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1846 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of William Hendley (labourer) and Henrietta Hendley | ||
| v | Margaret who was born 1844 at Tinkers Lane, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1846 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of William Hendley (labourer) and Henrietta Hendley | ||
| vi | James who was born 1846 at Tinkers Lane, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1846 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of William Hendley (labourer) and Henrietta Hendley | ||
| vii | Thomas who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| 4. Hannah Hemsley [Tester] was the daughter of Samuel Tester, farm labourer and Mary Tester [Wenham]. She was born 1812 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1812 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Tester and Mary Tester | |||
| She married Trayton Hemsley, farmer on 23rd Apr 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1819 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Trayton who was born 1843 at Buxted, Sussex | ||
| 8 | ii | Samuel who was born 1845 at Buxted, Sussex | |
| 9 | iii | Henry who was born 1848 at Buxted, Sussex | |
| 10 | iv | Obed who was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex | |
| 5. Frances Cornwell [Tester] was the daughter of Samuel Tester, farm labourer and Mary Tester [Wenham]. She was born 1815 at Waldron, Sussex; died Apr to June 1872, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2b Page 59 | |||
| She married John Cornwall, farm labourer on 7th Dec 1834 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1814 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1814 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| 11 | i | John who was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex | |
| Generation No. 3 | |||
| 6. Ellen Tester was the daughter of unknown father and Mary Skinner [Tester]. She was born 1823 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1823 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, ilegitimate daughter of Mary Tester (spinster) | |||
| 12 | i | John who was born 1843 at Framfield, Sussex | |
| ii | Reuben who was born 1850 at Framfield, Sussex | ||
| 7. Ansley Goldsmith [Tester] was the daughter of unknown father and Henrietta Henly [Sands] [Tester]. She was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| She married John Goldsmith, innkeeper on Jan to Mar 1864, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 2b Page 89. He was born 1819 at Hellingly, Sussex | |||
| 8. Samuel Hemsley, hotel keeper was the son of Trayton Hemsley, farmer and Hannah Hemsley [Tester]. He was born 1845 at Buxted, Sussex | |||
| He married Kate Harriet Trussel on 18th Aug 1869 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1846 at Parndon, Essex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Trayton Bernard who was born 28th Mar 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11th May 1873 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| ii | Samuel King who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| iii | Horace Henry who was born 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1882 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| iv | Blanche Ethel who was born 28th Oct 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1883 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| v | Ivo Lionel who was born 9th Mar 1886 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1886 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| vi | Ernest V who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| vii | Gordon M who was born 1890 at Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| 9. Henry Hemsley, farmer was the son of Trayton Hemsley, farmer and Hannah Hemsley [Tester]. He was born 1848 at Buxted, Sussex | |||
| He married Jemima Wood on 24th Oct 1867 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Fanny K. who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| ii | Trayton H. who was born Aug 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex | ||
| iii | Constance Clara who was born Nov 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1873 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | ||
| 10. Obed Hemsley, innkeeper was the son of Trayton Hemsley, farmer and Hannah Hemsley [Tester]. He was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex | |||
| He married Kate Shoulder on Jan to Mar 1878, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q1 Vol 2b Page 167. She was born 1856 at Lewes, Sussex | |||
| 11. John Cornwell, farm labourer was the son of John Cornwall, farm labourer and Frances Cornwell [Tester]. He was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Ann Cole on Apr to June 1863, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 2b Page 167. She was born 6th Apr 1843 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1843 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died July to Sep 1874, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2b Page 66, aged 32 years. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Lois who was born 1867 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1867 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex | ||
| ii | Frank who was born 1871 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1871 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 4 | |||
| 12. John Tester, gardener was the son of unknown father and Ellen Tester. He was born 1843 at Framfield, Sussex | |||
| He married Alice Bryant on July to Sep 1866, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1866 Q3 Vol 2b Page 165. She was born 1848 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1848 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, illegitimate daughter of Charity Bryant. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Emma Harriet who was born 1867 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1867 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of John Tester (labourer) and Alice Tester | ||
| ii | John Sidney who was born 8th Feb 1872 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Mar 1872 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of John Tester (gardener) and Alice Tester | ||
| iii | Charity who was born 1878 at Warbleton, Sussex | ||
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