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Hi, I hope someone will be able to help me find information on my Great Grandparents Joseph W Tester and Florence Jane Coppins, Particularly their Parents and Siblings. I believe they were born around 1885 in Kent/Sussex, I cannot find any birth records for Florence on here or FreeBMD.

Thankyou

Name: Florence Jane Coppins
Spouse Name: Joseph William Tester
Record Type: Banns
Marriage Bann Date: 14 Jun 1914
Parish: Christ Church, East Greenwich
County: Kent
Borough: Greenwich

EDIT
At time of banns he is a bachelor, she a spinster, ..both of this parish.
Written across the top of that entry is an address..
152 Old Woolwich Road.

1891

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PRATT, Frederick Head Married M 27 1864 Labourer Agricultural
Brighton
Sussex VIEW
PRATT, Eliza Wife Married F 26 1865
Hartfield
Sussex VIEW
PRATT, Alfred Son Single M 1 1890
Falmer
Sussex VIEW
PRATT Daughter F 0 (2D) 1891
Falmer
Sussex VIEW
HILL, David Lodger Single M 16 1875 Ox Boy
Brighton
Sussex VIEW
TESTER, William H Lodger Married M 32 1859 Labourer Agricultural
Crawley
Sussex VIEW
TESTER, Mary A Wife Married F 32 1859
Plumpton
Sussex VIEW
TESTER, Joseph W Son M 3 1888
Lewes
Sussex VIEW
TESTER, Alfred H Son M 1 1890
Lewes
Sussex VIEW

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
801 Folio:
49 Page:
3

Registration District:
Lewes Sub District:
Rottingdean Enumeration District:
4 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Stanmer

Civil Parish:
Stanmer Municipal Borough:
Address:
Mary Farm, Bevendean, Stanmer County:
Sussex


Regards Vera

Births Mar 1887 (>99%)
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COPPINS Flora Woolwich 1d 12_0
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Births Jun 1887 (>99%)
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Tester Joseph William Lewes 2b 201


Regards Vera

You are only guessing about their birth years....do you even know that Coppins was Florence's maiden anme?

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1891

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COPPINS, Arthur W Head Married M 39 1852 Engineers Tool Maker
Kensal Green
London VIEW
COPPINS, Mary Wife Married F 34 1857
East Rudham
Norfolk VIEW
COPPINS, Kate Daughter F 6 1885
Marylebone
London VIEW
COPPINS, Flora Daughter F 4 1887
Charlton
Kent VIEW

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
531 Folio:
5 Page:
10

Registration District:
Woolwich Sub District:
Woolwich Dockyard Enumeration District:
13 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Thomas

Civil Parish:
Woolwich Municipal Borough:
Address:
8, Albion Road, Woolwich County:
London



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Regards Vera

Could this be Florence's birth (spelling often differed at this time):-

Name: COPPINGS, Florence Jane
Registration District: Faversham
County: Kent
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's Maiden Name: Not available before 1911 Q3
Volume No: 2A
Page No: 833

Kath. x

If you get the marriage certificate it will have their Fathers' names on it. You need this for confirmation of anything that may be found here.

Just for INFO

Marriages Jun 1914 (>99%)
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Coppins Florence J Tester Greenwich 1d 1855
Tester Joseph W Coppins Greenwich 1d 1855

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Florence J Tester
Birth Date: abt 1887
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1952
Age at Death: 65
Registration district: Greenwich
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5c
Page: 634

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Joseph W Tester
Birth Date: abt 1887
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1965
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Hatfield
Inferred County: Hertfordshire
Volume: 4b
Page: 96

Name: Florence J Tester
Birth Date: abt 1887
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1952
Age at Death: 65
Registration district: Greenwich
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5c
Page: 634

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Name: Joseph W Tester
Birth Date: abt 1887
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1965
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Hatfield
Inferred County: Hertfordshire
Volume: 4b
Page: 96

Name: Joseph William Tester
Spouse Name: Florence Jane Coppins -Spinster
Record Type: Banns
Marriage Bann Date: 14 Jun 1914
Parish: Christ Church, East Greenwich
County: Kent
Borough: Greenwich

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1891

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COPPING, Frederick Head Married M 38 1853 Agricultural Labourer
Faversham
Kent VIEW
COPPING, Susana Wife Married F 36 1855
Blackmoor
Norfolk VIEW
COPPING, Alice H Daughter F 7 1884 Scholar
Preston
Kent VIEW
COPPING, Florence J Daughter F 4 1887 Scholar
Faversham
Kent VIEW
BEDURST, Thomas Lodger Single M 48 1843 Farm Labourer
Upchurch
Kent VIEW
BEDURST, Lucy Cousin Married F 21 1870
Faversham
Kent VIEW

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
715 Folio:
89 Page:
10

Registration District:
Faversham Sub District:
Teynham Enumeration District:
8 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Teynham

Civil Parish:
Teynham Municipal Borough:
Faversham Address:
Cottage, Luceene Street, Teynham, Lucerne Street, Faversham County:
Kent


Regards Vera

Ancestry links the marriage record to the birth records posted earlier...........

Lewes for Joseph

Faversham for Florence

1901

Name: Florence Coppinge
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Faversham, Kent, England

Civil parish: Lambeth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: Lambeth
Sub-registration district: Norwood
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 236
Piece: 436
Folio: 77
Page Number: 37
Household Members: Name Age
David W Sell 75
Franck Sell 40
Kathern A Sell 27
Florence K Gordon 21
Patrick Gordon 6
Silvia Gordon 4
Florence Coppinge 14

There is this Florence on the 1891 census that would match up with the birth given above (name slightly different again but same middle initial):-

COPPING, Frederick Head Married M 38 1853 Agricultural Labourer Faversham Kent
COPPING, Susana Wife Married F 36 1855 Blackmoor Norfolk
COPPING, Alice H Daughter F 7 1884 Scholar Preston Kent
COPPING, Florence J Daughter F 4 1887 Scholar Faversham Kent <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
BEDURST, Thomas Lodger Single M 48 1843 Farm Labourer Upchurch Kent
BEDURST, Lucy Cousin Married F 21 1870 Faversham Kent

Address:
Cottage, Luceene Street, Teynham, Lucerne Street, Faversham


RG number: RG12
Piece: 715
Folio: 89
Page: 10

EDIT - Sorry Vera - didn't see that you had already given this record.

Kath. x

No problem thanks Kath x

Thanks all for this great info! Things are starting to make a lot more sense. x

Could this be Joseph in 1911?

Person: TESTER, Joseph
Institution: G Company 2nd Bn The Buffs, G COMPANY 2ND BATTALION THE BUFFS, SINGAPORE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
Military details: Private 2nd Bn The Buffs


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TESTER, Joseph Single ? 23 1888 Plumbton Sussex VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
34984 Reference:
RG14PN34984 RD641 SD9 ED9 SN9999

Registration District:
Sub District:
Enumeration District:
9 Parish:

Address:
Headqrs Ss Singapore SS County:
Overseas military

This is possibly him. I now also know he was a drummer boy in the Boar war.