The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Charlotte Guest [Tester] was the daughter of Thomas Tester and Elizabeth Tester [Hawkins]. She was born 1788 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25^th Dec 1788 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Tester and Elizabeth Tester
	i	Caroline who was born 1805 to 1810 at Sussex
	She married John Guest, farmer on 4^th Apr 1808 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, witnesses Sarah & Edward Tester. He was born 1787 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 15^th Jul 1787 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, baseborn, mother Mary Guest, reputed father John Walters. They had the following children:
	i	Sarah who was born 1818 at Sussex
2	ii	James who was born 30^th Mar 1820 at Sandhurst, Kent
3	iii	John who was born 1823 at Sandhurst, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. James Guest, farmer was the son of John Guest, farmer and Charlotte Guest [Tester]. He was born 30^th Mar 1820 at Sandhurst, Kent
	He married (1) Henrietta Kemp on 31^st Mar 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses John Guest & Sarah Kemp. She was born 1818 at Ticehurst, Sussex; buried 16^th Jun 1865 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, aged 48 years, resident in Rotherfield. They had the following children:
4	i	Benjamin who was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	Mary who was born 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	Thomas who was born 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex
5	iv	John who was born Jan to Mar 1854 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2B Page 82
	He married (2) Esther Baldwin on 31^st Oct 1866 at St. John the Baptist Church, Tidebrook, Sussex, witnesses Richard Henry White & Mary Forman. She was born Apr to June 1842 at Brenchley, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1842Q2 Vol 5 Page 447. They had the following children:
	i	Ruth who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	Samuel who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	Martha Hannah who was born Jul 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex

	3. John Guest was the son of John Guest, farmer and Charlotte Guest [Tester]. He was born 1823 at Sandhurst, Kent
	He married Ann Crittal on 15^th Nov 1848 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 2^nd Dec 1820 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Jan 1821 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Caroline who was born 1851 at Rotherfield, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	4. Benjamin Guest was the son of James Guest, farmer and Henrietta Guest [Kemp]. He was born 1845 at Mayfield, Sussex
	He married Elizabeth H. on c 1865. She was born 1843 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Eliza H. who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	ii	Mary H. who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	iii	Joseph J. who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	iv	Charles C. who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
	v	Infant who was born Feb 1881 at Wadhurst, Sussex

	5. John Guest, corn miller was the son of James Guest, farmer and Henrietta Guest [Kemp]. He was born Jan to Mar 1854 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2B Page 82
	He married Ellen Philadelphia Bourner on 1^st Nov 1876 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses James Richardson & Mary Guest. She was born Oct to Dec 1855 at Battle, Sussex, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol 2B Page 39. They had the following children:
	i	Mary H. who was born 1878 at Heathfield, Sussex
	ii	William B. who was born 1880 at Burwash, Sussex