The names of John Chesterman’s parents were obtained from the marriage record for John Chesterman and Elizabeth Ann Adams.1357

Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1901
Marriage Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Groom's Name: John Chesterman
Groom's Age: 34
Groom's Birth Date: 1867
Groom's Birthplace: , Ontario
Groom's Marital Status: Bachelor
Groom's Residence:
Groom's Father's Name: Absalom Chesterman
Groom's Mother's Name: Hannah Chesterman
Bride's Name: Elizabeth Ann Adams
Bride's Age: 19
Bride's Birth Date: 1882
Bride's Birthplace: Askam, England
Bride's Marital Status: Spinster
Bride's Residence:
Bride's Father's Name: John Adams
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Adams
Film Number: 1983525
Digital Folder Number: 4401574
Image Number: 1395
BC Archives Film Number: B11368
Registration Number: 1400
Banns or License: License
Collection: British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932

An Absolam Chesterman, 20 years old, head of household, is listed in the 1851 England Census. His birthplace is given as Bath, Somertshire.

1861 England Census, Greenwich, Kent, England
9 Wellington Street

Name Age
Absalom Chesterman 29 head bricklayer’s lab. born in Greenwich, Kent
Hannah Chesterman 28 wife born in Ireland
John Chesterman 4 Mo son
Mary A Chesterman 2 dau
Mary Chesterman 58 mother (widow)
Mary Hayes 23 lodger

1871 England Census, Greenwich, Kent, England
13 East Street

Name Age
Absalom Chesterman 38 b Hunton, Somerset
Hanna Chesterman 36 b Cork, Ireland
Mary Chesterman 12
John Chesterman 10
Wm T Chesterman 8
Job Chesterman 5
Eliza Chesterman 2

Hannah’s last name is from John Chesterman’s British Columbia Death Registration record. Her middle name is from this record and also from the Greenwich baptismal book, which recorded the baptisms and birth dates of three of her children.1358

Her year or birth is not really clear:

1851 census - 1834
1861 census - 1833
1871 census - 1835
1881 census - 1837
Death cert - 1837

In my view, the earlier dates are more likely because it is more likely that a family will know that their daughter is 17 than whoever gave information for the later censuses and death cert would know her exact age.

1851 England Census, Southwark St. George, Surrey, England

Name Age
William Driscoll 50 m, head, b Ireland
Ellen Driscoll 42 f, wife, b Ireland
Hannah Driscoll 17 f, daughter, b Southwk, Surrey, England

British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986 for John Chesterman

Death date 03 Oct 1913
Death place Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Name John Chesterman
Gender Male
Age 46y 9m 23d
Birth place Ontario
Spouse name Elizabeth
Father name Chesterman
Mother name Driscoll
Film number 1927141
Digital GS number 4437642
Image number 1306

1881 Census of Greenwich, London, England
14 Haddo Street

Name Age
William Huggett 29
Mary A. Huggett 22
Frances M. Huggett 1 mo
Thomas R. Cheese 57
Hannah Chesterman 44 lodger widow charwoman b Kent, Greenwich*

* This may be another Hannah Chesterman, as Hannah was recorded in 1861 and 1871 as having been born in Cork, Ireland. On the other hand, if she was simply a lodger and the census information was given by the head of household, it could have been given incorrectly.