The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Philadelphia Piper [Tester], daughter of Thomas Tester and Elizabeth Tester [Hawkins]
Generation No. 1
  1. Philadelphia Piper [Tester] was the daughter of Thomas Tester and Elizabeth Tester [Hawkins]. She was born 1783 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1783 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of Thos. Tester and Elizabeth Tester
  iElizabeth who was born 1805 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 22nd Sep 1805 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  She married John Piper on 15th Apr 1805 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. He was born c 1785. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1807 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1807 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1809 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Jan 1809 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
2 iiiWilliam who was born 1810 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1810 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivHarriet who was born 1812 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1812 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  vAlice who was born 21st Sep 1815 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1815 Burwash Independent Chapel, Burwash, Sussex, ceremony performed by Jacob Mortell
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Piper, farm bailiff was the son of John Piper and Philadelphia Piper [Tester]. He was born 1810 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1810 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Francis Bourne on 6th Feb 1832 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 1815 at Brightling, Sussex, daughter of John and Mary Bourne; christened 11th Jul 1815 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iFrederick John who was born 14th May 1832 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1832 Wesleyan Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent, ceremony performed by John T. Barr
4 iiHenry William who was born 20th May 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1834 Robertsbride & Hurstgreen Wesleyan Chapels, Salehurst, Sussex, ceremony performed by Thomas Collins
  iiiGeorge who was born 23rd Nov 1836 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1837 Wesleyan Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent, ceremony performed by John Farm
5 ivHorace who was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1839 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vSarah Matilda who was born 1841 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1841 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
6 viWilliam Thomas who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1844 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
7 viiAlexander who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1848 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
8 viiiCharles who was born 1856 at Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Frederick John Piper, farm labourer was the son of William Piper, farm bailiff and Elizabeth Francis Piper [Bourne]. He was born 14th May 1832 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1832 at Wesleyan Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent, ceremony performed by John T. Barr
  He married Mary Ann Russell on 1st Jan 1853 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1833 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1854 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1854 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
9 iiHenry W. who was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiCaroline Matilda who was born 1857 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1857 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivAnna Maria who was born 1858 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Oct 1858 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1860 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1860 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viJane who was born 1863 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiGeorge who was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiAlice who was born 1867 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 23rd Jun 1867 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ixHorace who was born 1870 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  xEmily Jane who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 18th May 1873 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  xiAgnes who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1875 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  4. Henry William Piper, draper and grocer was the son of William Piper, farm bailiff and Elizabeth Francis Piper [Bourne]. He was born 20th May 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1834 at Robertsbride & Hurstgreen Wesleyan Chapels, Salehurst, Sussex, ceremony performed by Thomas Collins
  He married Ellen Carman on Oct to Dec 1858, registered at Hastings District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q4 Vol 2b Page 29. She was born 1833 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry William Cathcart Carmen who was born 1859 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1859 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
10 iiElizabeth Ellen who was born 1860 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1860 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiEliza Anne who was born 1862 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  5. Horace Piper, shoe maker was the son of William Piper, farm bailiff and Elizabeth Francis Piper [Bourne]. He was born 1839 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1839 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Sarah Masters on 16th May 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Ashford, Kent. She was born 1841 at Tenterden, Kent, daughter of John Masters. They had the following children:
  iLizzie who was born 1870 at Ashford, Kent
   
  6. William Thomas Piper, coal merchant was the son of William Piper, farm bailiff and Elizabeth Francis Piper [Bourne]. He was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1844 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Olive Elizabeth Glazier on Jan to Mar 1868, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q1 Vol 2b Page 112. She was born 1847 at Northfleet, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEleanor who was born 1870 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1877 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
  7. Alexander Piper, general labourer was the son of William Piper, farm bailiff and Elizabeth Francis Piper [Bourne]. He was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1848 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Phoebe Greengoe on Apr to June 1878, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2b Page 184. She was born 1857 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1880 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiEttie who was born 1880 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
  8. Charles Piper, plumber was the son of William Piper, farm bailiff and Elizabeth Francis Piper [Bourne]. He was born 1856 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Mahala Pullinger on 15th Apr 1880 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 11th Feb 1856 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam John who was born Mar 1881 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiFrank Charles who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Henry W. Piper, farm labourer was the son of Frederick John Piper, farm labourer and Mary Ann Piper [Russell]. He was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Esther Manktelow on Jan to Mar 1877, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2b Page 161. She was born 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlice M. who was born 1878 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiCarrie who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  10. Elizabeth Ellen Manktelow [Piper] was the daughter of Henry William Piper, draper and grocer and Ellen Piper [Carman]. She was born 1860 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1860 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Oliver Manktelow, grocer's assistant on Oct to Dec 1890 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2A Page 1209. He was born Oct to Dec 1860 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q4 Vol 9A Page 390
   

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