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Tester, James

Male Cal 1836 - 1920  (84 years)

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  • Name Tester, James  [1] 
    Christening 9 Aug 1835  The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth Cal 1836  , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 6y 
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 6y 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 14y 
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    apprentice blacksmith 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 14y 
    Occupation 21 Feb 1860  , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    blacksmith 
    Age: 24y 
    Residence 21 Feb 1860  , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 24y 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  , Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 25y 
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  , Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    blacksmith 
    Residence 7 Apr 1861  , Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 25y 
    Occupation 5 Jan 1862  , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    blacksmith 
    Residence 5 Jan 1862  , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  , Turnpike Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 34y 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  , Turnpike Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    blacksmith (master, employing 1 man) 
    Residence 2 Apr 1871  , Turnpike Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 34y 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Blacksmith's Cottage, , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 45y 
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  Blacksmith's Cottage, , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    blacksmith 
    Residence 3 Apr 1881  Blacksmith's Cottage, , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 45y 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Smith's forge & cottage, , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 55y 
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  Smith's forge & cottage, , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    blacksmith 
    • Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employer
    Residence 5 Apr 1891  Smith's forge & cottage, , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 55y 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  , Prospect Villa, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 75y 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  , Prospect Villa, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    blacksmith 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  , Prospect Villa, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 75y 
    Death 15 Nov 1920  [10, 11] 
    Burial 19 Nov 1920  Holy Trinity Church, London Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Person ID I3110  Jennerations
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2025 | Edit 

    Father Tester, James,   b. 4 May 1808, , , , Burwash, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 15 Jun 1886, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Leaney, Frances,   b. Cal 1802, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1881 (Age < 78 years) 
    Marriage 1 May 1830  St Bartholomew church, High Street, , Burwash, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Paterson, Emily Ann,   b. 1836, , , , Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1860  The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Witness Role: Witness: Name: George Baldock
      Witness Role: Witness: Emily TESTER
      Witness Role: Witness: Name: George Castles Kemp [5]
    Children 
     1. Tester, William George,   b. Est Dec 1861, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1930, Bernhurst, , Sellindge, Hythe, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Tester, Thomas John,   b. Cal 1867, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Tester, Frederick Henry,   b. Cal 1869, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Tester, Herbert Frank,   b. 1872, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Tester, Frances Elizabeth,   b. Cal 1873, , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 13 Feb 1899, , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     6. Tester, James Alfred,   c. 3 Dec 1865, The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Tester, Earnest Edward,   b. 1875, , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 | Edit 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 9 Aug 1835 - The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Cal 1836 - , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 6y - 6 Jun 1841 - , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 6y - 6 Jun 1841 - , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 14y - 30 Mar 1851 - , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - apprentice blacksmith - 30 Mar 1851 - , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 14y - 30 Mar 1851 - , , Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith,Age: 24y - 21 Feb 1860 - , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 24y - 21 Feb 1860 - , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Feb 1860 - The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 25y - 7 Apr 1861 - , Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith - 7 Apr 1861 - , Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 25y - 7 Apr 1861 - , Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith - 5 Jan 1862 - , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Jan 1862 - , , , Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Nov 1920 - Holy Trinity Church, London Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2965] Baptism The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, Etchingham, East Sussex, England 5 Jan 1862 William George Tester.

    2. [S2968] Census 1891 Smith's forge & cottage, Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, England RG12/779/58/1 (James Tester), (RG12/779/58/1), 5 Apr 1891 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S3297] Census 1841 Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, England HO107/1108/6 (James Tester), (HO107/1108/6), 6 Jun 1841 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S3294] Census 1851 Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, England HO107/1639/197/9 (James Tester), (HO107/1639/197/9), 30 Mar 1851 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S3284] Marriage The Assumption of Blessed Mary and St Nicholas Church, Etchingham, East Sussex, England 21 Feb 1860 James Tester & Emily Ann Paterson.

    6. [S3283] Census 1861 Etchingham Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, England RG9/571/63/1 (James Tester), (RG9/571/63/1), 7 Apr 1861 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S3275] Census 1871 Turnpike Road, Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, England RG10/1047/68/6 (James Tester), (RG10/1047/68/6), 2 Apr 1871 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S3267] Census 1881 Blacksmith's Cottage, Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, England RG11/1046/67/1 (James Tester), (RG11/1046/67/1), 3 Apr 1881 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S3253] Census 1911 Prospect Terrace, Hurst Green, Etchingham, East Sussex, England RG14/4898 (James Tester), (RG14/4898), 2 Apr 1911 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S2973] Online Image (Plaque/Stone): findagrave.com.

    11. [S3314] Obituary in Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 20 August 1920.

    12. [S3293] Marriage St Bartholomew church, High Street, Burwash, Sussex, England 1 May 1830 James Tester & Frances Leaney.


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