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Hi,
Am looking for help with families Tester and Harber/our/or who intermarried and some combined the names. I have a Richard Tester Harbour bapt. 29/4/1787 at Worth St Nicholas with mother Ann Harbour notes saying he was baseborn. I have this Richard Tester Harber marrying Sarah Robinson 18/12/1822 at Billingshurst. This Richard Tester Harber had been married previously.

I am particularly looking for info. on his first wife whose name could be Caroline or have Caroline as part of her name. There is a bapt.entry in the Billingshurst Bapts. for Richard Harber 28/12/1823 with father Richard and mother && Caroline.

These Richard Tester Harbers were charcoal burners.

Hoping someone can help with finding info. on the first wife.

Cheers Julie

is this one of yours

RICHARD TESTER HARBER Pedigree
Male Family


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Event(s):
Birth:
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Marriages:
Spouse: MARY CHESEMER Family
Marriage: 26 MAR 1845 Kirdford, Sussex, England



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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M070701 1558 - 1876 0918270-271, 0416749 Film 6902102 Film


Sheet: 00

Hi,

Thank you for sending me that entry. I thought at first it was the Richard I was looking for but now I am not sure. I am in Australia and a Richard Tester Harber born 1852 in Sussex came here and on his death certificate it stated his parents names were Richard Harber and Mary Putlock so now I am doubting that the entry that you have sent me is the right one.

I can't find a marriage for a Richard and Mary Putlock either so I guess I am looking for 2 marriages really not just the one I first listed.

Cheers Julie

Marriages Mar 1845 (>99%)
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Chesemere Mary Petworth 7 535
HARBER Richard Jester Petworth 7 535
Harber Richard Tester Petworth 7 535

Hi Jill,

Thanks for the response. I think that is the same entry from Siobhan above and I don't think it is right because one of the ones I am looking for is Puttock not Chesemere.

Cheers Julie

im looking through some other things for you Julie,
hes the only Richard Tester Harber showing at the minute do you have any childrens names for 1823 Richard, just to try work back from

could Mary of been married before? perhaps her maiden name was Puttock but when she married Richard she had the surname chesemere.

thats what i was thinking Siobhan just having a look for that,

Hi Jill,
I don't know how to explain this as it is sooooo complex. I have Richard Tester Harber (RTH) b.1823 married to an Amelia Sarah Robinson Harber whose father was Emanuel Harber who also had a father was RTH who married Sarah Robinson in 1822. In other words Amelia married her cousin

I don't believe that Sarah was the mother of RTH I believe he is the product of a first marriage for RTH.

I hope that explains it because I get lost especially when the family of RTH and Sarah are listed as Tester in the 1840 Census.

Cheers Julie

Thank you both so much for trying to help me sort this out.

I see what you are getting at Mary Chesemar might have originally been Mary Puttock and then married a second time and used the name Chesemar when she married my RTH

Is that what you think it might be.

Cheers Julie

ooooooooo blimey, i think im following,
our familes didnt make it easy or us did they,

its a possible Julie but i cant find a marriage if that is the case,

looking for different spellings as well
then i go and find a puttick marrying a chesemere and in sussex too. but females names eliza..

i will keep looking and if anything shows i will get back to you.
sorry i havent been able to help you more.

Jill

How right you are Jill. Do either of you have these people in your tree or are you helping me out of the goodness of your hearts. Either way thank you so much. If they are in your trees then we are connected.

Cheers Julie

By the way for the RTH married to Mary Chesemar I have childre: Jane 1848, Mary 1855, Abel 1861, Louisa 1868 and RTH 1852 he is the one who came to Aust.

i dont have them in my tree Julie,
happy to help if i can though.

1861 census i found them and he was born billingshurst,

Name: Richard Harber
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Billingshurst, Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Otford
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Sevenoaks
Sub-registration district: Shoreham
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 96
Household Members: Name Age
Abel Harber 3 Mo
Alice Harber 4
Jane Harber 12
Mary Harber 37
Mary Harber 6
Richard Harber 37
Richard Harber 9

will get back to you if i find anything else to help you.

Thanks for the 1861 census info at least they are called Harber there. It is the son Richard who came to Aust.

Thank you so much Jill I really do appreciate your interest and help.

Cheers Julie