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BurialThe
funeral left Mr Cole’s of Sand Hill, Launceston at 11:30 am. Richard was buried on 11 April 1861 at St Andrew’s Anglican
Church, Evandale; now known as Pioneer Park.
The headstone for Richard and Mary still survives in Pioneer Park. Sacred also
There
was a CHUGG family reunion on 17 February 1974 for descendants of Richard Chugg
at the Evandale Showgrounds, and another Chugg reunion at Pioneer Park in April
1991. There is a plaque in Pioneer
Park which reads: We the descendants of CensusAnn died some time before 1841,
but there is no record of her death. There
is no record of any children born to Richard and Ann.
However, it is possible they had a son because in the census taken on 1
January 1842, Richard’s household in the parish of Perth, Norfolk Plains is
listed as having eight members, one of whom is a boy aged between 7 and 14
years. The members of Richard’s
household were listed as follows, except the names have been deduced and added
here: ·
Richard, married male between the ages of 21 and 45,
free, Anglican, land proprietor. ·
Mary, married female between the ages of 21 and 45,
arrived free, Roman Catholic. ·
Overseer/farm labourer, unmarried male between the
ages of 21 and 45, free, gardener, stockman and person employed in agriculture. ·
Farm labourer, unmarried male between the ages of 21
and 45, Ticket of Leave holder, gardener, stockman and person employed in
agriculture. ·
Farm labourer, unmarried male between the ages of 21
and 45, Ticket of Leave holder, gardener, stockman and person employed in
agriculture. ·
Richard William, male under the age of 2 years, born
in the colony, Anglican. ·
Male between the ages of 7 and 14 years, born in the
colony. ·
Emma Theresa, female between the ages of 2 and 7
years, born in the colony, Roman Catholic. The
denominations of the three farm labourers and the boy are difficult to assign
– two were Anglican, one was Wesleyan Methodist and the other was Roman
Catholic. If
the boy was the Roman Catholic, then it is likely he was a relative of Mary’s.
It is unlikely that Mary was his mother as she would have been 13 years
or younger when she bore him. He
may have been a younger brother. It
is also possible that he was the son of Richard and Ann, but he is not mentioned
as the eldest child in Richard’s will. Richard’s place of residence at the time of the census was Brine(?) Farm. The house was built of wood and had been completed. The eight people listed on the census generally resided at the Farm. Thus, at this time, Richard was a farmer. DeathRichard
died in Launceston on 10 April 1861 of apoplexy.
He was aged 64 years. The
informant was John Simpson, undertaker. His
death was registered on 12 April 1861. His
death notice in The Mercury
read: CHUGG – April 9, at Launceston, Mr. Richard Chugg, aged 64 years. Richard’s death notice in the Cornwall
Chronicle read: On the 9th instant, of a fit of Apoplexy, Mr Richard Chugg,
aged 64 years, deeply regretted by a large circle of friends. The funeral will
leave Mr Cole’s, Sand Hill, Launceston, on Thursday (tomorrow), at half past
11 o’clock, a.m., and from thence proceed to Evandale, when friends are
respectfully invited to attend. DescriptionRichard was described in his convict records as being aged 23 (or 24) years, as having grey (or light) grey eyes, brown (or light brown) hair, a large scar on his right wrist and standing 5’ 6¾” tall. Richard was a tinman – it is likely he worked in the tin mines in Cornwall and Devon. Doing the TimeUpon arrival, Richard would have been assigned but there is no record of his assignment, though on the Muster Roll (CSO 1/96/2284 p.102) taken on board Caledonia on 22 November 1820, the initials PD are inscribed next to Richard's name (as well as next to the names of several other convicts). Thus, Richard was taken to Port Dalrymple for assignment from there. On 17 October 1823 he was working as an assigned servant for Mr STEVENSON in the Launceston district (CON 79/1). The first time Richard is noted in the official records after disembarkation is on 4 April 1823, when assigned to public works and charged with drawing rations for a man in the hospital. As punishment, he was dismissed from his situation as overseer. It is possible that this crime was opportunistic and brought about through hunger. Prior to being granted his conditional pardon, convict records note that Richard was assigned in the Launceston area on 11 November 1834 and then assigned on 12 December 1834 in the Norfolk Plains area. Richard travelled to Hobart on 2 May 1836 to attend the wedding of Thomas SYDES, Ann’s younger brother. Did Ann go too? And on 13 March 1837, Richard was a witness at the marriage of Thomas ELDRIDGE and Sarah WILLIAMS in Launceston; friends presumably. Richard came to the notice of the Launceston constabulary several times after he received his Conditional Pardon, as listed in the following table (CON 78/1).
FreedomRichard
sought indulgence for his Ticket of Leave on 2 July 1829 from the police.
He received his Ticket of Leave from them on 7 July 1829.
This was sent to the Secretary on 10 August and approved by the Governor
on 19 October 1829.
The parties will, therefore, apply at this office, for their respective Ticket, on the 23d of November next, but, in cases where from residence in the interior, it may not be convenient to repair to Hobart-town, the description of the person may be taken by the nearest Police Magistrate, and transmitted by him; and, upon its receipt, accompanied by a Statement of the man's intended residence, the Ticket will be completed, and returned to the Magistrate for delivery. Richard was granted Conditional Pardon No. 673 on 27 March 1836 (though one convict record records the date as 24 February 1835). Government Notice number 74 from the Colonial Secretary's Office dated 30 March 1836, published in the Hobart Town Gazette of 1 April 1836 reads: The Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to direct that the names of the following individuals who have received Absolute or Conditional remissions of their Sentences and of which His Majesty's allowance has been signified, shall be published for general information. The individuals in whose favor the Pardons have been granted will therefore apply at the Muster Master's Office, Hobart Town, or to that of a Police Magistrate in the Interior, in order that the Instruments of Pardon may be forthwith issued as each person until possessed of such Document is liable to be treated as a prisoner of the Crown.
CONDITIONAL PARDONS Then
on 21 September 1839 he was granted Free Pardon No. 481. Memoranda of Pardon have been issued for the following convicts until Her Majesty's pleasure be known:-
FREE PARDON Marriage 1Richard CHUGG married Ann SYDES at St Johns Church, Launceston on 13 July 1824. Richard was a bachelor of Launceston aged 26 years and Ann was a spinster of Launceston aged 17 years. They were married by the chaplain John YOUL in the presence of James LUCAS and John MCMAHON. Banns had been published on 26 June 1824. Richard signed the marriage record, whilst Ann made her mark, x. Witnesses to the marriage were James LUCAS and John McMAHON. Richard was a prisoner at the time of this marriage, Ann was free. Both Ann and Richard were residents of Launceston. Ann was the daughter of Richard SYDES and Ann WHITE of Norfolk Island. Ann was born circa 1807 on Norfolk Island. She sailed from Norfolk Island to Port Dalrymple with her family per Lady Nelson on 20 January 1813 at the time that Norfolk Island was evacuated. Ann had at least five siblings, the eldest of which was Kennedy MURRAY, son of Ann WHITE and Kennedy MURRAY; the youngest of which was Thomas SYDES. Marriage 2Richard CHUGG married Mary HICKS (nee BIRD) on 27 January 1845 in the district of Launceston at the Baptist Chapel, York Street. They were married by Henry DOWLING according to the rites and ceremonies of congregationalists in the presence of Harold BARKER (BOWLER?) and Samuel WARNES. Richard
was a widower aged 45 years. Mary was a widow aged 23 years.
Mary had previously been married to William HICKS who is presumed to have
died, though there is no record of his death. Mary brought at least one child to the marriage; Emma Theresa was born in November 1839 and was five years old when her mother remarried to Richard CHUGG. Emma kept her father’s name of HICKS as Emma Theresa HICKS, aged 21 married Thomas GEE, aged 22 at Evandale on 14 December 1860. OccupationsAs
a Ticket of Leave holder, on 13 November 1829 Richard was issued with a pass
whilst in the service of Mr John DELL, to
be returned by 18 February 1830, to travel to the
South Esk district to work. This
pass was returned on 10 February 1830 when he was issued with another pass, to
be returned on 10 May, to travel to
his
own
farm in the South Esk district.
This pass was returned on 12 May 1830 when he was issued with another
pass,
again in the service of Mr John DELL,
to be returned by 11 August 1830, to travel
to the South Esk
district. From 1839 to 1840 Richard was the licensee of the Edinburgh Castle hotel in Elizabeth Street, Launceston. A notice by the Colonial Treasury dated 8 October 1839 published in the Hobart Town Gazette on 11 October 1839 stated: A
Licence to retail Wines, Spirits, &c., for the period ending 29th September
now next ensuing inclusive (provided it be not forfeited before such day), has
been granted to the under-mentioned individuals respectively:- Henry READING had previously been the licensee for the Edinburgh Castle. During his time as licensee, Richard was convicted of breaches of the Publicans Act on 16 August 1839, 27 September 1839, 11 December 1839, 11 February 1840 and 27 March 1840 – he was fined variously 10/- or £1. Thus, by November 1840, Henry READING was again the licensee of the Edinburgh Castle (Hobart Town Gazette, 27 November 1840). Richard must have been farming and clearing land at this time too, as he exported the following goods on the Joshua Carrol, a schooner of 143 tons leaving Launceston for South Australia on 8 October 1840:- 11,000 shingles, 13,600 laths, 1,800 broad palings, 10 bags flour and 45 bags oats (Launceston Courier, 12 October 1840). From 1847 to 1851 Richard was the licensee of the Sir William Wallace hotel in Franklin Village, Launceston. According to the Launceston Examiner of 4 September 1847, at the annual licensing meeting Richard was granted the licence by transfer.
Holding by Transfer Richard continued to hold the licence in 1848, so no conviction must have ensued from the information that was lodged. A notice by the Internal Revenue Office dated 30 September was published in the Hobart Town Gazette on 3 October 1848. A
Licence to retail Wines, Spirits, &c., to the 29th day of September in the year
now next ensuing inclusive (provided it be not forfeited before such day), has
been granted to the under-mentioned individuals respectively:- PropertyOn 11 December 1839, the Office of the Board of Assignment assigned Richard CHUGG of Norfolk Plains one convict from the Launceston Prisoners' Barracks. Presumably this convict was a labourer to help Richard work the land he was farming at the time. On 26 October 1840, Richard submitted a land grant application to the Government for 66 acres of land in the district of Cornwall. The following notice from the Commissioner's Office, dated 20 November 1840, appeared in the Hobart Town Gazette on 20 November 1840. Notice is hereby given, that the following claims for Grants will be ready for examination by the Commissioners appointed for that purpose, upon or immediately after the 20th day of January next, on or before which date any caveat or counter claim must be entered.
RICHARD CHUGG. Cornwall.
(Originally Patrick Cain, who sold to the applicant.- Claim
dated 26th October, 1840.)
From the description it is difficult to tell where this land
was actually located. However, it is likely that Richard borrowed the
money to buy the property as in 1841 Richard was declared insolvent. An
article in the HTC and the VDL Gazette on
13 April 1841 read: In
the matter of the Insolvency of Richard Chugg, of Launceston, in Van Diemen’s
Land, Farmer – to the creditors of the above-named Richard Chugg, and also to
the said Richard Chugg himself – Notice is hereby given, that William Stammers
Button and Jonathan Stammers Waddell, being creditors of the said Richard Chugg,
did this day present a petition to William Gardner Sams, Esq., the Commissioner
of Insolvent Estates for Launceston, setting forth the matters and things
required by the Act of Council intituled “an Act to make provision for the
more effectual distribution of Insolvent estates” and praying that he, the
said Richard Chugg, might be declared insolvent, and that his estate and effects
might be distributed generally amongst his creditors, and the said petition
having been heard before the said Commissioner this day, he the said
Commissioner did declare the said Richard Chugg insolvent within the meaning of
the said Act of Council, and appointed John Atkinson, of Launceston aforesaid,
Esquire, provisional assignee of the estate and effects of the said insolvent,
and further appointed Wednesday, the fifth day of May next, at the Court House
of Launceston, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, for the first meeting of the
creditors of the said insolvent, and for otherwise proceeding in the matter of
such insolvency – Dated this twelfth day of April, 1841. Gleadow
& Henty, Solicitors to the said Insolvency Circa
1844 Richard Chugg owned an inn at Franklin Village which was located on his 800
acre property in a paddock back from the road and another inn nearby (the Sir
William Wallace Hotel). This
building is no longer there. From
1847 to 1851 Richard was the licensee of the Sir William Wallace Hotel in
Franklin Village, Launceston. He
gave up the license for this hotel on 3 May 1852. Publicans’ Licenses, Launceston. Circa
1847 Richard Chugg and Britton Jones gave the land for St Oswald’s Church and
cemetery at Franklin Village, free of all charge.
The church was completed in time for Christmas services in 1848. In the Valuation Rolls for the districts of Longford and Morven for 1858, Richard is listed as owning and occupying the following property:
·
1280 acres of forest land in Stringy Bark Forest near Longford
(supposedly called Stinking Springs) · 100 acres of agricultural land at Talisker valued at £75 · 300 acres of pastoral land at Franklin Village valued at £50 · a house and shop at Franklin Village occupying less than 1 acre valued at £30 He is also listed as owning the following property: · 3 houses on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £40 – unoccupied · a house on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £15 – occupied by John Crofton · a house on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £10 – occupied by William Burley · a house on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £15 – occupied by Thomas Hall · a house and blacksmith’s shop on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £40 – occupied by John Drake · a house on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £15 – occupied by John Smith · a house on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £15 – occupied by John Sides (probably a relative of Richard’s first wife, Ann SYDES) · a house on land of less than 1 acre at Franklin Village valued at £10 – occupied by William Thomas Thus, in 1858, Richard owned 11 houses, a shop, a blacksmith’s shop and 300 acres of land, all at Franklin Village, in addition to 100 acres of land at Talisker and 1280 acres of forest near Longford. The total value of this property was £379. It is likely that Richard built the houses he rented from timber from his forested land near Longford and rented them out for income – an early property developer! TransportationRichard was transported per Caledonia on her first voyage as a convict transport, departing Portsmouth, England on 10 July 1820 after being embarked on 22 November 1819. Von Stieglitz (1948) got it wrong when
he wrote that: The Chugg family was founded in Tasmania by
Richard Chugg, who arrived during the middle 1820s with his wife, from
Devonshire. Over 73 years ago,
members of his family rented Corra Linn
from the last direct descendants of the Rose family. It is likely that VON STIEGLITZ was avoiding reference to Richard’s convict past as 1948 was an era when the stigma of convict ancestry was strong. Richard did not bring a wife with him, he met and married his wife in Van Diemen's Land. TrialRichard was convicted of murder and tried at
Monmouth Summer Assizes on Wednesday, 18 August 1819.
He was convicted, along with Edward JONES, of aiding and abetting William
OWEN in the murder of John GUNTER. OWEN
struck GUNTER with a hatchet and killed him.
All three initially were sentenced to be
hanged the following Monday, 23 August 1819, and their bodies to be “dissected
and anatomised”. However,
Richard’s sentence at least was later reprieved and commuted to transportation
for life. Why his sentence was
commuted to transportation is not known. The following information about the offence
is extracted from Chugg (1998).
The murder occurred on 24 May 1819 at Llanvihangel Crucorney which is
located approximately six kilometres north of Abergavenny in Wales.
CHUGG,
JONES and OWEN were all listed as labourers from the parish of Llantilio
Pertholy, County Monmouth, Wales. All
three were also indicted for breaking and entering GUNTER’s house and stealing
four shillings and sixpence. According to the jury’s statement, OWEN used a hatchet worth one shilling to strike GUNTER on the right side of the head whilst holding him. The mortal wound was five inches in breadth and 2 inches in depth and there was a lot of bruising. GUNTER died instantly. JONES and CHUGG were said to be present aiding, abetting, assisting, comforting and maintaining OWEN to perpetrate the murder of malicious aforethought. WillRichard
made a will, his last, on 5 December 1859, after the death of his wife, Mary.
At this time, his eldest son, Richard William, was still a minor at 18
years of age. Richard appointed two
executors – his son, Richard William, but only when he had attained the age of
21, and his first wife’s half-brother, Kennedy Murray.
However, Kennedy died before Richard, so Richard William became the sole
executor, even though he was only 20 years of age at the time of his father’s
death. However,
there must have been someone acting in the position of executor until Richard
William turned 21 as he was appointed executor on 23 May 1862 by the Supreme
Court of Van Diemen’s Land. Even
though Richard left £500 in trust for each of his sons and daughters, at the
time of his appointment as executor, Richard William declared that he believed
that his father’s estate did not exceed the value of £500. Richard
William and Kennedy Murray were also listed as guardians of Richard’s other
children, a role Richard William must have taken on after the death of his
father. The youngest child, William, would have been only 7 years of age.
Emma may also have helped out. There
is no mention of Emma or any other children older than Richard William in the
will. Richard’s sons were to get their £500 as a lump sum payment when they turned 21 years of age. However, his daughters, and their daughters in turn, were to be given the interest from the investment of their £500 and Richard stipulated that this interest was to be given “into her own proper hands for her separate use and independent of any husband”. Any remaining monies were to be invested and put “towards the maintenance education or advancement in life” of his children. It
is possible that Richard’s children did not receive the full benefit of his
will, if as Richard William stated to the supreme court, there was not £500
total in Richard’s personal estate. |
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