The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Tester [Rummery]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Tester [Rummery] She was born c 1785
  She married Edward Tester, labourer on 23rd Jan 1807 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born c 1785. They had the following children:
2 iElisha who was born Sep 1807 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1807 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Edward Tester and Sarah Tester; died Nov 1882 Waldron, Sussex, aged 75 years; buried 27th Nov 1882 Waldron, Sussex
3 iiWilliam who was born 29th Jan 1811 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Edward Tester, deceased (labourer) and Sarah Tester
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 18th Nov 1812 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Edward Tester, deceased (labourer) and Sarah Tester
  ivCaroline who was born 26th Feb 1814 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Edward Tester, deceased (labourer) and Sarah Tester
  vEliza who was born 21st Feb 1817 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Edward Tester, deceased (labourer) and Sarah Tester
  viSamuel who was born 1819 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1819 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Edward Tester (labourer) and Sarah Tester
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elisha Tester, farm labourer was the son of Edward Tester, labourer and Sarah Tester [Rummery]. He was born Sep 1807 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1807 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Edward Tester and Sarah Tester; died Nov 1882 at Waldron, Sussex, aged 75 years; buried 27th Nov 1882 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  iEdward who was born 1832 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1832 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Elisha Tester (labourer) and Hannaha Tester
  He married Hannah Cornwell on 7th Sep 1832 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born Dec 1807 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 27th Dec 1807 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHannah who was born 1844 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1844 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Elisha Tester (labourer) and Hannaha Tester
4 iiEdwin who was born 1847 at Waldron, Sussex; died Jan 1929 Waldron, Sussex; buried 23rd Jan 1929 Waldron, Sussex
  iiiOwen who was born 1850 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1850 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Elisha Tester (labourer) and Hannaha Tester
   
  3. William Tester, carpenter and farm labourer was the son of Edward Tester, labourer and Sarah Tester [Rummery]. He was born 29th Jan 1811 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1826 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Edward Tester, deceased (labourer) and Sarah Tester
  He married (1) Mary Ann Durrant on 6th Aug 1832 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. She was born 1813; died Dec 1837 at Waldron, Sussex, aged 24 years; buried 5th Dec 1837 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iMary Ann who was born 1833 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1833 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of William Tester (labourer) and Mary Ann Tester
  iiCaroline who was born 1836 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1836 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of William Tester (labourer) and Mary Ann Tester
  He married (2) Charlotte Fenner on Oct to Dec 1845, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 7 Page 835. She was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Edwin Tester, farm labourer was the son of Elisha Tester, farm labourer and Hannah Tester [Cornwell]. He was born 1847 at Waldron, Sussex; died Jan 1929 at Waldron, Sussex; buried 23rd Jan 1929 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Ann Wilson on July to Sep 1868, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 2b Page 167. She was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1848 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1869 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiAnn who was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiEdwin who was born 1874 at Waldron, Sussex
  ivCaroline who was born 1876 at Waldron, Sussex
  vAlice who was born 1880 at Waldron, Sussex
   
  5. Mary Ann Sinden [Tester] was the daughter of William Tester, carpenter and farm labourer and Mary Ann Tester [Durrant]. She was born 1833 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1833 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of William Tester (labourer) and Mary Ann Tester
  She married Elijah Sinden on c 1860. He was born 1836 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1868 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiEsther who was born 1870 at Waldron, Sussex
  iiiJoseph who was born 1872 at Waldron, Sussex
   

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