Richard Chugg

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 11th July 2026

Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-6/CON31-1-6P108 NO 309. Richard Chugg, Tried Monmouth 18 Aug 1819, Life. April 4 1823. Drawing rations for a man in the Hospital, dismissed from his situation as Overseer. Conditional Pardon, No 673. 24 Feb 1835. Free Pardon, No 481, 21 Sept 1839. ------------------------------ Description Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON23-1-1/CON23-1-1-P068 No 309. Richard Chugg, age 20, Trade, Tinman, Native place, Ilfracombe, Devon. See record for full details. -------------------------------------- Marriage Record: Launceston Richard Chugg, prisoner, bachelor of Launceston, married Ann Sydes, spinster of Launceston, were married by Banns, 13th July 1824 at Launceston, by Chaplain, John Youl. Richard signed his name, Ann her mark X. Witnesses were James Lucas and John McMahon. ---------------------- I HEREBY caution the Public not to give trust in any shape to my wife Anne Chugg, on my account, she having left her home without any provocation from me. RICHARD CHUGG. May 9th, 1830. Launceston Advertiser, 10 May 1830. -------------------------- The undersigned begs leave to acquaint his Friends and the Public, that he has taken the old established House known by the name of the EDINBURGH CASTLE, and he trusts by unremitting attention to business to merit a share of their patronage. RICHARD CHUGG. N.B ? Good Stabling. Launceston, 11th May, 1839. The Cornwall Chronicle, 25 May 1839. ------------------------------ IN the matter of the Insolvency of Richard Chugg,of Launceston, in Van Diemen's Land, Farmer. …. The Courier, (Hobart), 13 April 1841. -------------------------------------------- Birth Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD32-1-3/RGD32-1-3-P528 Birth of Richard William Chugg, 17 May 1841, baptised at St John’s, Launceston, 1 Sept 1841, Parents, Richard and Mary Chugg, resident at Launceston, Father a farmer. ---------------------------------- Marriage Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-4/RGD37-1-4P372 Marriage of Richard Chugg, age 45, Farmer, widower and Mary Hicks, age 23, widow, at Baptist Chapel, York St, Launceston, 27th January 1845. ----------------------- Death Record- https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-27/RGD35-1-27P73 Launceston District. Death of Mary Chugg, died 15 May 1858, aged 40 years, Farmer’s wife, Cause of death, Inflammation of the chest. Informant was the undertaker. ------------------------ DIED.—At Franklin Village, on the 15h instant, Mary, the beloved wife of Richard Chugg, aged 40 years. The Cornwall Chronicle, 22 May 1858. -------------------------- Death Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-30/RGD35-1-30P10 Launceston district. Richard Chugg, Died 10 April 1861, aged 64 years, farmer, Cause of death, apoplexy. Informant was the undertaker. ----------------------- The Will of Richard Chugg: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-6/AD960-1-6-961_1

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 11th July 2026

William Owen, Edward and Richard Chugg, charged with the murder of John Gunter, poor harmless shoemaker, who lived on the side of Skirrid Hill, about miles from Abergavenny. It appeared, the confession of Chugg, that Owen, about two years ago had stolen a game cock from the deceased, who caused  him to pay guinea to make it up; when Owen observed, that he would sure to fetch it out of him, even if it were twelve years afterwards; and on Monday night, he put his dreadful threat into execution, by going with the other two unfortunate prisoners to Gunter’s house, about twelve o'clock, first pulling off their clothes in a field adjoining the house, and blacking their faces. Immediately breaking in, they dragged the deceased out of bed, put a rope round his neck, and endeavoured hang him, but the room was too low for that purpose; Owen then struck him on the head with axe; and Jones took the axe from him and completed the horrid catastrophe. There was a boy in the house, about eight years old, the nephew of the unfortunate victim, whom Chugg held whilst other wretches murdered his uncle, and they wished afterwards to sacrifice the child, but Chugg resolutely resisted their savage purpose, and saved his life; the miscreants then fastened the child in a coal hole, and after ransacking the house, left it. Owen lived in a cottage about a mile from Abergavenny, and has been a bad character for some years;  is about eighteen, and appears have been drawn entirely from giving way to bad company and Jones is a  travelling tinker, but has been acquainted with Owen for some time past. Great credit is due the Magistrates of Abergavenny, and particularly to Mr. Protheroe, of Newport, by whose exertions alone Jones and Chugg were taken.   Hereford Journal, 2 June 1819. The calendar contained the names of twenty-seven prisoners, amongst whom were Wm. Owens, Edw. Jones, and  Richard Chugg, who were indicted for the wilful murder of John Gunter, a poor shoemaker, who resided ar Llanvihangel Crucorney, near Abergavenny. The particulars of this horrible transaction were detailed in our paper at the time. The trial of these unhappy men commenced eight o'clock on Friday morning, and continued till half past six the same evening, when a verdict of Guilty returned against all three. The awful sentence of Death was immediately passed upon them, and the two former suffered on Monday, but the latter has been respited till the ?th September. They evinced the greatest contrition.   Hereford Journal, 25 Aug 1819. ----------------------------------------------------------- National Archives. Hulk Records Sheerness Hulks. HO-9-7_5 page 18. Received from five prisoners from Monmouth, 2 Nov 1819. Richard Chugg, age 20, C.R. Murder, Tried Monmouth, 18 Aug 1819, Life, discharged 25 June 1820, per Caledonia to NSW.

Level 7

Kevin OHara on 3rd January 2022

Guilty, sentenced to death to take place 2 days after trial, sentence transmuted to transportation for life in Tasmania. Sent to Woolwich Jail thence to Caledonia, in Portsmouth.