Publications
I Can Equal Three (sort of), by Anne Capewell, published December 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 4, article, pp.155-156) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508975] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:After reading Sue Martin's article in the March magazine I felt I had to put pen to paper and respond to the challenge. My granddad, Charles Thomas TESTER, was the youngest of eight. His parents were Emmanuel TESTER, born at Southwick in 1856, and Helen LAKER, born at Shoreham also in 1856. Their children were Henry Matthew 1881, George William (or William George) 1883, Frederick Emmanuel 1885, Ellen May 1888 (died 1896), Florence Alice 1890, John Alfred 1891, Ada 1895 and Charles Thomas 1897. The first 4 children were born in Lancing but the family had moved to Portslade by the time Florence was born. Sometime between 1901 and 1911 the family moved to 72 Trafalgar Road, Portslade - my mum can remember a brass plaque engraved with E TESTER hanging above the door
More about The Sussex Dialect, by Anne Capewell, published June 2016 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 2, article, pp.59-60) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/509232]
Preview:I read with interest the recent article by Dr Graeme Davis regarding the Sussex dialect (Sussex Family Historian, Volume 22 No 1, Page 25). My mother can remember many of the words (and more) being spoken at home by her parents and other family members. However we do disagree with the author on a couple of points.