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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Layton was transported on the Guildford, departing 4th Apr 1822 and arriving 15th Jul 1822 with 192 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 165 (83) |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Samuel (Layton) are: LAYTON Samuel (Layton/Leighton) was born about 1803. He was tried at Leeds Borough Quarter Sessions Yorkshire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 15 7 1822 after a voyage of 3.5months on GUILDFORD. He was an emancipist butcher when he married Elizabeth (Perkins) on 7 10 1829 at St James CofE Sydney. He was Free by Servitude by 1830 & recorded as a butcher. [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Perkins) was born on 23 2 1811 & baptised on 25 12 1811 w/Sarah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1814 with her mother. She married Samuel (Leighton) emancipist butcher on 7 10 1829 at St James CofE Sydney. Details of Elizabeth (Perkins)s family are given in entry for Catherine (White EXPERIMENT 1804) on this Website. Samuel (Leighton/Layton) & Elizabeth (Perkins) produced at least 1child: 1.Mary Ann (Layton) was born on 28 7 1830 at Market St Sydney & baptised on 25 8 1830 at St James CofE Sydney. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.