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Family 5: Family of Samuel Chettle
Baptism - Samuel Chettle 23 Oct 1777 Son of Robert and Elizabeth Chettle (St Nicholas)
Marriage - Samuel Chettle & Mary Rowlett 25 December 1807 (All Saints)
Trade - Frame Work Knitter
Home - Leicester, All Saints Parish living in Northgate Street.
Freeman - 11 May 1807, Samuel Chettle 5th Son of Robert, apprentice to Thos. Dyson.
Children of Samuel & Mary (All Saints)
Baptism 9 Jan 1809* - George Rodney Chettle,
Born - 6 Jan 1809, All Saints
Baptism 1 Jul 1811 Elizabeth Sarah Chettle
Born - 22 June 1811, St Margarets
Baptism 11 July 1815 - Sarah Chettle, All Saints
Baptism 9 Jun 1817 - Robert Thomas Chettle, All Saints
Samuel Chettle was “transported” to Australia in 1817 for stealing a dead pig and he died on 19 Mar 1822, from a "visitation from God" at the Parramatta Convict Barracks Australia.
Mary Chettle died 1854 and is buried in Welford Road Cemetery on February 27th 1854 aged 81. Her funeral service was held at St Mary de Castro Church Leicester.
*Our line continues with George Rodney Chettle.
Freeman : George Rodney Chettle 16 July 1832, Hairdresser, 1st Son of Samuel (Frame Work Knitter) deceased.
Freeman : Robert Thomas Chettle 15 July 1839, Butcher, 2nd Son of Samuel (F.W.K)
Robert Thomas Chettle was the last Freeman in the Family until it was restored to the Chettle Family on 7th November 1984. As ca be seen, Samuel Chettle was Married on Christmas Day at All Saints Church and a Witness to the Marriage and probably his best man was his Brother in Law John Jarvis. John Jarvis was Married to Elizabeth Chettle.
Also Married on Christmas Day 1807 was Samuels youngest Sister Mary, to John Monk. This Wedding took place at St Margarets Church just a few minutes walk from All Saints. Quite a day for the Chettle Family!
Another break with any of the previous Families was the naming of Samuels children. He named his children after his Brothers and Sisters. Previous to this the eldest children had been named after their Parents and Grandparents. Elizabeth Jarvis (Chettle) named one of her Son’s Robert Chettle Jarvis and Mary Monk (Chettle) named one of her Son’s John Chettle Monk.
The Marriage of Samuel Chettle to Mary Rowlett: 25th December 1807:
The Baptism of George Rodney Chettle: 9 January 1809 All Saints Church Leicester:
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Samuel Chettle
The harsh reality of Georgian life in the early 1800’s leading to 7 years transportation for stealing a dead pig, no doubt to feed his family.
Born 1777 Leicester
Convicted of larceny in 1806 and sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Acquitted of larceny in 1816, “No Prosecution”.
Convicted of larceny in January 1817 and sentenced to 7 years transportation.
Transported to Australia in April 1817 aboard the Lord Eldon
Details upon Arrival show Samuel Chettle to be from Leicester a Framework Weaver aged 40, 5ft 7” complexion ruddy, dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Leicester Journal and Midland Counties General Advertiser – January 31st 1817
Leicester Quarter Sessions
The image below copied with the kind permission of the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Sincere thanks to David Chettle for locating this document.
At the Quarter Sessions for this Borough, held on Thursday 16th instant, several prisoners were tried and sentenced as follows:- viz.
“Samuel Chettle for stealing a dead pig; to be transported for 7 years - and Chettle has also been convicted before”.
Samuel Chettle did not return to England and his he left 3 children in Leicester, the youngest was born in June 1817. It should also be noted that none of Samuels’s children called any of their children Samuel. We now need to investigate to see if Samuel survived his 7 years captivity and to see if he had any further family in Australia.
We now know that Samuel Chettle died at the Parramatta Convict Barracks Australia on 19 March 1822, he died from a "visitation from God".
The original document is below with a transcribed version.
Thank you to Thomas Chettle for finding this information.
The Inquest of his death reads:
An inquisition indental taken at His Majesties Barracks Paramatta in the County aforesaid, the Nineteenth day of March in the year of the Reign of George 4th. Before me John Eyre one of the Coroners of our Lord the Kings for the County aforesaid, upon the view of the body of Samuel Chettle, Prisoner of that County then and there being, dies upon the oaths of twelve, good and lawful men as in the margin named. Six Convicts of aforesaid His Majesties Barracks as six of the men have keepers who being sworn and charged to organise as the part of aforesaid Lord the King, when where known and after what manner the said Samuel Chettle came to his death, do say upon their oaths that the aforesaid Samuel Chettle came to his death on the day of taking this inquisition being a convict of aforesaid barracks in the County of aforesaid, then and there died of the Visitation of God and then and there and manner and from aforesaid came to his death and not otherwise. In witness thereof and well as the aforesaid Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid have to this inquisition put their names and the day and the year aforesaid at the place aforesaid.
John Eyre Coroner
The twelve good lawful men were:
| Richard Wall Coroner |
James Elden |
| James Wright |
Richard Langford |
| Edward Wardropper |
William Knight |
| George Bradshaw |
Ralph Booth |
| Joseph Lee |
John Wilson |
| James Walker |
John Fulligan |
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