James Tester^[1]

Cal 1835 -

• Name	James Tester  [1]
  Birth	Cal 1835	Etchingham, East Sussex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Bugshill Forge, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England   [1]
  	Age: 5y
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Bugshill Forge, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England   [1]
  	Age: 5y
  Occupation	7 Nov 1852	Salehurst, Sussex, England   [3]
  	labourer
  	Age: 20y
  Residence	7 Nov 1852	Salehurst, Sussex, England   [3]
  	Age: 20y
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England   [2]
  	Age: 28y
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England   [2]
  	carter
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England   [2]
  	Age: 28y
  Person ID	I3410	jenneratons
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Tester,   b. Est Dec 1789, Etchingham, East Sussex, England
  Mother	Catherine,   b. Cal 1788, Mountfield, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Priscilla Dunk,   b. Cal 1833, Salehurst, Sussex, England
  Marriage	7 Nov 1852	St Mary the Virgin, 2 Church Lane, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England   [3]
  	Witness Role: Witness: Name: Thomas Luck Witness Role: Witness: Name: Frances Luck
  Children	1. James A Tester,   b. Cal 1852, Salehurst, Sussex, England   2. Elizabeth F Tester,   b. Cal 1854, Salehurst, Sussex, England   3. Thomas F Tester,   b. Cal 1855, Salehurst, Sussex, England   4. George E Tester,   b. Cal 1857, Salehurst, Sussex, England   5. Mary J Tester,   b. Cal 1859, Salehurst, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Cal 1835 - Etchingham, East Sussex, England Census - Age: 5y - 6 Jun 1841 - Bugshill Forge, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England Residence - Age: 5y - 6 Jun 1841 - Bugshill Forge, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England Occupation - labourer,Age: 20y - 7 Nov 1852 - Salehurst, Sussex, England Residence - Age: 20y - 7 Nov 1852 - Salehurst, Sussex, England Marriage - 7 Nov 1852 - St Mary the Virgin, 2 Church Lane, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England Census - Age: 28y - 7 Apr 1861 - Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England Occupation - carter - 7 Apr 1861 - Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England Residence - Age: 28y - 7 Apr 1861 - Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3287] Census 1841 Bugshill Forge, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England HO107/1108/8 (Edward Tester), (HO107/1108/8), 6 Jun 1841 (Reliability: 2). [S3320] Census 1861 Mottingsden, Spring Lane, Halton's Hill, Burwash, East Sussex, England RG9/570/88/9 (James Tester), (RG9/570/88/9), 7 Apr 1861 (Reliability: 2). [S3319] Marriage St Mary the Virgin, 2 Church Lane, Salehurst, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 7 Nov 1852 James Tester & Mary Priscilla Dunk.