Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Hambler was transported on the Layton, departing 6th Apr 1841 and arriving 1st Sep 1841 with 250 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.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 289 (146) |
| Source Description | This 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 Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
No one has claimed John Hambler yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for John Hambler.
Convict Notes




26/12/1840 Northampton Mercury Northamptonshire, England: LAMBETH-STREET Gaol. Tuesday,—Before J. A. Arnold, Esq. Committal of Crow Butcher. —John Hipwell, of Churchover, farmer, charged John Hambley, of Catthorpe,with breaking a sheep's neck. Further on in the notice John was referred to as Hambler and was apparently on his way to tell Hipwell about the sheep. John Hambler was 25 years old when transported – his crime was ‘Maliciously killing sheep’, the property of John Hipwell. John was 5’ 6” tall, could read, single, protestant, fresh complexion, auburn hair and thin whiskers, grey eyes, scar on left elbow. Father: John, a shoemaker Mother: Mary Brothers: William and David Sister: Eleanore. 1/12/1846: TOL 28/1/1852: Free Certificate. 20/3/1851: Passenger per ‘Panama’ Launceston to Adelaide – Free by Servitude. 31/3/1851 Adelaide Times: PASSENGERS INWARDS. Passengers per Panama—John Hambler, Thos. M'Grath, Charles Longridge, Joseph Yardley, John Treasure. 1851: Married Elizabeth Ann Palmer in Adelaide – No births, or deaths registered in SA, Vic, NSW or QLD.