Individual Details

Sarah Ann TESTER

(1799 - 1871)

Birth	1799	Etchingham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Baptism	5 May 1799	St Mary of the Assumption & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Note (fam)	7 Jan 1822	& Sarah Tester came from very poor families. According to the vestry minutes of the Etchingham Parish (1821-1826) made by the Rev Hugh Totty, Thomas made 3 requests for relief from the local parish & was granted 2 gallons of flour each time. Sarah's father Henry Snr applied for relief in the form of flour & money at least twice between 15 Oct 1821 & 6 May 1823. Her eldest brother Henry Jnr is mentioned 13 times between 3 Feb 1822 & 19 Jun 1825 as requesting relief including clothes, rent money and footwear.The parish was obviously getting a bit tired of his constant requests as on the 6 May 1823 they minuted that he was to be given "3 gallons of flour (5 requested) but he must maintain his family himself". It doesn't appear to have had any impact - Thomas BAKER
Marriage	18 Jan 1824	St Mary of the Assumption & St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - Thomas BAKER
Alt name	18 Jan 1824	Sarah Ann BAKER
Emigration (fam)	1 Jun 1839	with their 5 children on board the 'Neptune', a barque of 643 tons. Thomas' son Benjamin was 20 years old & recently married by this time and remained in England. The family arrived in Sydney on 27 Sep 1839 - Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom - Thomas BAKER
Death	1871	Scone, New South Wales, Australia