Tester, John
| Birth Name | Tester, John |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Birth | 21 January 1800 at Eaton Ford, Huntingdon, England 1 |
| Baptism | 29 December 1802 at St Neot's Weslyan Circuit, Huntingdonshire, England |
Attributes
| Occupation | Teacher |
Parents
| Father | Tester, Jonathon (Birth) | |
| Mother | White, Mary (Birth) | |
| Siblings |
Tester, Jabez Tester, Amos Tester, Suzanna Tester, Martha |
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Families
| Married | Wife | Robinson, Martha |
| Marriage | 30 March 1818 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England 2 | |
| Children |
Tester, Anna |
Narrative
An application for a passport was made by a John Tester in 1858.
Name of the Bearer of the Passport: John Tester
Number of the Passport: 7151
Date of the Passport: July 31 1858
Observations: -
I don't know if this is our John Tester but it could fit in with the story that he taught in Bonn at the university.
Possible sighting of our John Tester in the 1861 census:
In Heytesbury, Wiltshire in 1861 living in a school
John Tester Boarder Widower 54 Tutor Cotton End Bedfordshire
RG9/1306/8 Pg10
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Our Tester lived in Leicester for some time. The following records of Testers in Leicester may be of other family members, but we have not yet been able to confirm or deny this:
Ann TESTER, m. John Cox 11 Jun 1823, Saint Margaret, Leicester
Lydia TESTER m. John Green 25 Sep 1827, Saint Margaret, Leicester
Mary TESTER m. Mattias Brown 5 Jan 1829, Saint Margaret, Leicester
Also a baptism in St Margaret's parish:
24D65 B1 23-Dec 1815 John Tester Joseph & Elizabeth
No other Tester Baptisms found within the other main Parishes of the time
late 1700’s ~ early 1800’s
Source References
| 1. | Ancestors of Kenneth Wilson Confidence: Normal |
| 2. | Familyseach.org Confidence: Normal |