The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Frances Rumens [Dobell] [Tester], daughter of Thomas Tester, labourer and Mary Tester [Hawkins]
Generation No. 1
  1. 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:
2 iNaomi 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
3 iiBoaz 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
  iiiJoshua 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. 2
  2. 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
   
  3. 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:
  iElizabeth who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex
4 iiEdward who was born Apr 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex; died 1965 Uckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. 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:
5 iDora Mary who was born 1910 at Ticehurst, Sussex; died 2003
   
Generation No. 4
  5. 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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