James Chard

Abt 1777 - 1856  (~ 79 years)

• Name	James Chard  [1]
  Born	Abt 1777	Taunton, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 Jan 1780	St James Church of England, Taunton, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Newspaper	16 Jan 1817	Plymouth & Cornish Advertiser, Exeter, England
  	Robbery, and Apprehension of a Robber. -- Saturday evening. Mr. W. Parker, of Ubley, on his return from Bristol, was stopped between the 5th and 6th mile-stones, by three footpads, who robbed him of his watch, two 5l, and a few 1l notes, with some silver. Mr. Parker immediately returned to Bristol, and acquainted Roberts, the night constable, and Scholes, of Bedminster, with the circumstances; and on Sunday they apprehended Jas. Chard, one of the robbers, at his house in Church Street, Great-Gardens. He is a native of Taunton, six feet high, and stout of proportion. He had not been in custody many hours, before three other persons swore to his having robbed them within the last three weeks. His hat was lined with rope, to protect his head, and he generally wore a white frock. He confessed that he had committed four robberies within the last three weeks, and disclosed the names of his accomplices in robbing Mr Parker, but they have not yet been taken. Chard is fully committed to Ilchester gaol for trial.
  Criminal	Bef 11 Apr 1817  [2]
  	tried in Somerset Assizes for highway robbery with Robert Long, found guilty and setenced to transportation.
  Died	27 Mar 1856	Taunton Farm, Moorefields, St.George, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Buried	29 Mar 1856	Methodist Cemetery, Moorefields, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Person ID	I29333	Mote/McInnes
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	John Chard,   b. 06 Feb 1757, Taunton, Somersetshire, England
  Mother	Jane Poole,   b. Abt 1756, England
  Married	01 Mar 1778	St James Church of England, Taunton, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F7612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Lee Dinscombe,   b. Abt 1779, West Monkton, England ,   d. 14 Oct 1836, Abode: Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1803	St James Church of England, Taunton, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Census	1828	NSW, Australia   [3]
  	and are shown as farmers at Botany on 90 acres with 30 acres cleared and 20 under cultivation. They had two cattle
  Children	1. Sarah Chard,   b. Abt 1804, Taunton, Somersetshire, England   2. Elizabeth Chard,   b. 14 Apr 1806, Taunton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. Abt 1822, England  (Age 15 years)   3. John Chard,   b. 25 Dec 1807, Taunton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 31 Mar 1888, Baltic Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia  (Age 80 years)   4. James Chard,   b. Abt 1809, Taunton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. Abt 1809, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. James Chard,   b. Abt 1810, Taunton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 27 Mar 1856, St George, NSW, Australia  (Age ~ 46 years)   6. Jane Chard,   b. Abt 1811, Taunton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. Aft 1822  (Age ~ 12 years)   7. Thomas Chard,   b. 18 Mar 1814, Taunton, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 20 Mar 1904, Moorefields, Canterbury, (now Kingsgrove), NSW, Australia  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F7610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Flamston,   b. Abt 1784, Parish of Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England ,   d. 05 Aug 1853, Moorefields, Canterbury, (now Kingsgrove) NSW, Australia  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1837	St James C of E, Sydney, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F7611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Griskaitis, Margery, Griskaitis, Margery, Compiler: Margery Griskaitis, (July 2000). [S673] Sarah Chard, Nicholson, John, (aug 2007). [S4] NSW 1828 Census, Compiler: Sainty, M R; Johnson, K A, (Library of Australian History, 17 Mitchell Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060 Australia, 1980), Record # C0948.