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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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