Burials in the Victoria Cemetery, 1853

Source: St John's Cathedral archives, item 35-25-04

The Siege of Buenos Aires, December 1852 to July 1853

The decade following the fall of Rosas (1852-62) is the crucual period of Argentine history. After forty years of trial the country now achieved national organisation—not without much conflict and two pitched battles, before the proud localism of the wealthy port and the jealous regionalism of the scattered provinces could be reconciled.

In the struggle between the City and the Province of Buenos Aires to gain dominance following the bloodless revolution of 11th September 1852, the Province assumed independent sovereignty, seceding from the Argentine Confederation.

A hostile force, gathered by Colonel Lagos with his gaucho followers, declared war again the City, besieging it from December 1852 and July 1853.

During the final two months of the siege, the besiegers did not allow the use of the Victoria Cemetery, located outside the then city boundaries. So during this time, the old Socorro Cemetery was reopened and 21 interments took place there.

A History of the Argentine Republic, F. A. Kirkpatrick, C.U.P., 1931, pp. 162-4

Last Name, First Name Where born Age Date
d/m/yy		 Occupation Died from Officiant
Turner, Peter Germany 52 6/1/1853   Fit Mr Siegel
(unknown) China 22 8/1/1853 Sailor    
Smith, Charles England 34 10/1/1853 Carpenter Lock jaw J. Chubb Ford
Aldridge, John Germany 19 10/1/1853   Inflammation Mr Siegel
Dunn, Ellen Buenos Ayres 14 months 11/1/1853   Teething  
Fram, William Germany 44 14/1/1853      
Vigor, Charles England 40 17/1/1853     Mr Faulkner
Wilbecker Buenos Ayres 4 days 17/1/1853      
Gifford, Charles England   18/1/1853     J. Chubb Ford
Bolton, John England 53 20/1/1853     Mr Faulkner
Campbell, Alexander Buenos Ayres 22 days 22/1/1853      
Gibson, Anne Scotland 48 24/1/1853   Dropsy Mr Smith
Schroeder, William Germany 44 29/1/1853     Mr Siegel
Brash, William Buenos Ayres 5 days 31/1/1853   Mal Mr Smith
Noble, Janet Buenos Ayres 5 days 12/2/1853   Mal Mr Smith
Camp, Elizabeth England 26 14/2/1853      
Dodge, Simon Buenos Ayres 7 months 22/2/1853   Smallpox  
Wilson, Thomas England 31 24/2/1853   Sudden  
Williams, William North America 22 24/2/1853 Cook Dropsy  
Truman, William North America 30 24/2/1853 Cook Consumption  
Wilks, Edward Buenos Ayres 16 months 26/2/1853   Smallpox J. Chubb Ford
Cuddridge Buenos Ayres Stillborn 28/2/1853      
Higgin Buenos Ayres 2 days 4/3/1853   Mal Mr Siegel
White, Elizabeth Scotland 89 6/3/1853   Old age Mr Lore
Haynes, Ambrose England 30 7/3/1853 Seaman Sudden death  
Gaskell, Thomas England 45 9/3/1853 Carpenter Liver complaint Mr Faulkner
Dunker, Louisa Buenos Ayres 4 weeks 13/3/1853      
Black, Daniel Scotland 55 13/3/1853 Saddler   Mr Smith
Aldridge, Mary Germany 8 months 13/3/1853   Mal  
McCargo, Thomas Buenos Ayres 14 days 15/3/1853   Mal  
Beard, Jonathan Buenos Ayres 10 days 15/3/1853   Mal  
Bell, Margaret Buenos Ayres 6 weeks 17/3/1853   Mal Mr Smith
Wilson, John Germany 59 19/3/1853   Inflammation Mr Siegel
Knight, George Buenos Ayres 19 24/3/1853   Inflammation Mr Faulkner
Ford, William P. North America 60 29/3/1853   Apoplexy Mr Lore
Humpheys, John Buenos Ayres 7 months 31/3/1853      
Ranken, Maria Germany 10 6/4/1853   Smallpox Mr Siegel
Bos, Henry Germany   8/4/1853     Mr Siegel
Brown, Leonard England 42 20/4/1853   Smallpox Mr Lore

Burials in Old Cemetery during the siege of Buenos Ayres, 1853

Last Name, First Name Where born Age Date
d/m/yy		 Occupation Officiant
Dickson, James Ireland 66 23/5/1853 Consumption Mr Faulkner
George, Mary Ann Buenos Ayres 2½ 4/5/1853 Smallpox Mr Faulkner
Heath, Charles Buenos Ayres 4 months 7/5/1853 Inflammation Mr Faulkner
Hughes, Edmund John Davis Buenos Ayres 6 weeks 8/5/1853 Inflammation Mr Faulkner
Heyn, John Germany 50 12/5/1853 Consumption Mr Siegel
Wilson, John Ireland 55 15/5/1853 Inflammation Mr Faulkner
Richmond, Sarah England 48 16/5/1853 Inflammation Mr Faulkner
White, Rebecca L. Buenos Ayres 2 months 19/5/1853 Inflammation Mr Lore
Carpenter, William Buenos Ayres 2 months 25/5/1853 Inflammation Mr Smith
Spence, Elizabeth Buenos Ayres 53 29/5/1853 Consumption Mr Smith
Hails, Rosa Ann Buenos Ayres 20 31/5/1853 Consumption Mr Lore
Bradish, Isabella England 53 2/6/1853 Inflammation Mr Faulkner
Wern, Cuise Buenos Ayres 8 days 7/6/1853   Mr Siegel
Williams, William North America 47 16/6/1853 Dropsy  
Jump, Oliver England 70 25/6/1853 Old age Mr Faulkner
Coyle, Mary England 70 27/6/1853 Old age Mr Faulkner
Wernicke, Charlotte & Wilhelmina Buenos Ayres 1 day 30/6/1853 Weakness Mr Siegel
Blake, Abraham England 80 5/7/1853 Old age Mr Faulkner
Shaw, Henry Buenos Ayres 11 months 5/7/1853 Disease of brain Mr Smith
Corrigal [Cargill], Robert Scotland 31 11/7/1853 Inflammation Mr Lore
Jackson, Caroline England 46 13/7/1853 Inflammation Mr Faulkner

Interments in the Victoria Cemetery after the raising of the siege

Last Name, First Name Where born Age Date
dd/mm/yyyy		 Occupation Died from Officiant
Istmay [Ismay], Thomas England 43 16/7/1853 Currier Inflammation Mr Lore
Brown, Maria Scotland 58 16/7/1853   Fever Mr Smith
Schiffell, Henry Germany 30 21/7/1853 Seaman Murdered Mr Siegel
Atkinson, Mary England 19 26/7/1853   Debility Mr Lore
Mason, Thomas England 78 29/7/1853 Carpenter Paralysis J. Chubb Ford
Stein, Augustus Germany 42 30/7/1853   Smallpox Mr Siegel
Otte, Charles Germany 42 30/7/1853 Merchant Smallpox Mr Siegel
Ballantine, William Scotland 20 6/8/1853   Consumption Mr Smith
Weilsdrop, Charles Germany 30 11/8/1853   Decline Mr Siegel
Anderson, Mary Scotland 85 13/8/1853   Old age Mr Faulkner
Helsby, James C. England 58 19/8/1853   Consumption Mr Lore
Morris, Henry C. Buenos Ayres 27 19/8/1853 Carpenter Debility Mr Lore
Junior   Stillborn 3/9/1853      
Deetjeen Buenos Ayres   20/9/1853     Mr Siegel
Brill, Martha Buenos Ayres   25/9/1853     Mr Faulkner
Jackson, George Alfred Buenos Ayres   25/9/1853   Mal Mr Faulkner
Brown, George Buenos Ayres 3 days 19/9/1853   Mal Mr Smith
Lowry, Joseph Buenos Ayres 18 months 6/10/1853   Water on the head Mr Smith
Rubens, Frederick Germany 6 months 10/10/1853   Mal Mr Siegel
Quistaf, Louis Germany 10 days 10/10/1853   Mal Mr Siegel
Paris, John Buenos Ayres 3 days 10/10/1853   Mal Mr Smith
Wernicke, Wilhelmina & Charlotte Buenos Ayres 1 day 15/10/1853 brought from
Old Cemetery		 Weakness Mr Siegel
Ferguson, John Scotland 92 20/10/1853 Farmer Old age Mr Smith
Mason, Elizabeth England 74 21/10/1853   Consumption J. Chubb Ford
Coxon, William Scotland 34 25/10/1853   Liver complaint  
Macnab, Duncan Scotland 55 3/11/1853 Merchant Consumption J. Chubb Ford
Smith, Peter England 45 11/11/1853 Seaman Cold J. Chubb Ford
Alais, Jane England 72 14/11/1853   Old age J. Chubb Ford
Pentecost, James England 48 24/11/1853   Sudden J. Chubb Ford
Hargraves, Lydia Buenos Ayres 14 months 2/12/1853     J. Chubb Ford
Shaw, James Buenos Ayres 18 months 8/12/1853   Brain fever  
Simons, Henry England 24 17/12/1853   Consumption  
Wilks, Richard Buenos Ayres 15 days 22/12/1853   Brain fever Mr Smith
Gwynne, Henry Ireland 48 25/12/1853 Pilot Dysentery Mr Lore
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