William Charmbury

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Summary

Born
Jan 1809
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Jul 1839
Arrival
Dec 1839
Death
Feb 1875
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Personal Information

Name: William Charmbury
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1809
Death: 25th Feb 1875
Age at death: 66
Occupation: Quarryman

Crime

Convicted at: Somerset Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 9th Jul 1839
Ship: Layton
Arrival: 7th Dec 1839
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

William Charmbury was transported on the Layton, departing 9th Jul 1839 and arriving 7th Dec 1839 with 260 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.

LaytonLayton (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 55 (29)
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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Place of origin: Wickham's Cross, Somerset Trial; 4 January 1839. Status; Married - 2 children. Wife; Elizabeth No; 2530 Trade; Quarryman aged 31 years old ?? Port Arthur: Name; William Chambery ** POL709-1-1 page 143 (29 Jan 1862) POL709-1-1 page 310 (18 Dec 1862) POL709-1-2 page 24 (02 Feb 1865) POL709-1-7 page 45 (04 Mar 1870) 1870 - Port Arthur. Admission dates: 1870 Ship to colony: Layton House of Assembly Paper no. 128 of 1870 page 6 1875 - Deaths. Date of death: 25 Feb 1875 aged 73 ** years old at the Invalid Depot, Cascades. Pauper Cause of death; Malignant disease of stomach.