Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameJob Chesterman 
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674Birth26 Nov 1823, Fairy, Somerset, England3085
Death30 Aug 1860, Buenos Aires, South America Age: 36
FatherJoseph Chesterman (ca1776-1843)
MotherMary Anne Deverall (ca1793-1862)
Notes for Job Chesterman
5'7", swarthy, black eyes, black hair. For info on ships served on and +position, see Naval records674
St John's Church is located in the centre of Buenos Aires, at 25 de Mayo 282. It is the oldest Anglican church in Argentina, and was founded in 1831. The first English chaplain arrived in 1825 to take up his duties. St John's is now the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Argentina. There are 49 monuments located inside the building, taking various forms, principally 18 stained glass windows, 16 marble tablets and 7 wooden tablets. One of these monuments reads:
Job Chesterman, Quartermaster of HMS Oberon, who was drowned in the severe gale of 30th August 1860 in his endeavours to rescue the surviving crew of the British barque Crusader which had sunk at her anchor in the Outer Roads, Buenos Ayres.3086
St John's Church is located in the centre of Buenos Aires, at 25 de Mayo 282. It is the oldest Anglican church in Argentina, and was founded in 1831. The first English chaplain arrived in 1825 to take up his duties. St John's is now the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Argentina. There are 49 monuments located inside the building, taking various forms, principally 18 stained glass windows, 16 marble tablets and 7 wooden tablets. One of these monuments reads:
Job Chesterman, Quartermaster of HMS Oberon, who was drowned in the severe gale of 30th August 1860 in his endeavours to rescue the surviving crew of the British barque Crusader which had sunk at her anchor in the Outer Roads, Buenos Ayres.3086
Notes for Elizabeth Anne (Spouse 1)
Elizabeth Chesterman is listed living with her mother and her son John William Chesterman in 1861. This was a year after Job’s death. Elizabeth married John Kirk in December of this year.
1861 Census of England, Portsea, Hampshire
Name Age
Eliza King 44 f, head, b Landport, Hampshire, England
Eliza Chesterman 24 f, daughter, b Landport, Hampshire, England
John W Chesterman 2 m, grandson, b Landport, Hampshire, England
1861 Census of England, Portsea, Hampshire
Name Age
Eliza King 44 f, head, b Landport, Hampshire, England
Eliza Chesterman 24 f, daughter, b Landport, Hampshire, England
John W Chesterman 2 m, grandson, b Landport, Hampshire, England