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William Chignal

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Summary

Born
Jan 1793
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Jul 1839
Arrival
Dec 1839
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Chignal
Gender: Male
Born: 19th Jan 1793
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Chignall

Crime

Crime: Burglary (house breaking)
Convicted at: Essex Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

William Chignal 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 52
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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 30th July 2025

1870 - HEALTH & WELFARE. Name; William Chignoll. Age: 72 years old, Invalid Launceston Invalid Depot. Admission dates: 09 Aug 1870 Ship to colony: Layton, 3 House of Assembly Paper no. 63 of 1871 page 20 1872 - HEALTH & WELFARE. Name; William Chignoll ** Launceston Invalid Depot: POL709-1-10 page 13 (09 Sep 1872 to 13 Jan 1873) POL709-1-11 page 52 (14 Feb 1874 to 10 Mar 1874) POL709-1-13 page 23 (07 Apr 1874 to 01 Feb 1876) POL709-1-13 page 40 (07 Mar 1876) - Transferred to Hobart Town

D Wong avatar
221
on 25th August 2015

Essex Standard Essex, England 9 Mar 1838 ESSEX ASSIZES William Chignall, 45, and Ruben Cousins, tt,(??) labourers, indicted for a burglary in the house of Catherine Townsend, at Messing. Ruben Cousins/Cousens was also on board Layton. William was 5’4 ½” tall, black to grey hair and whiskers, single, with 5 children. Feb. 1848: TOL Feb. 1850: Recommended for a CP April 1851: CP 28/9/1852: Steerage passenger – Launceston to Melbourne per ‘Yarra Yarra’ – Free by Servitude.

A.Hanson avatar
4
on 25th August 2015

Granted a pardon after 12 years and 2 months