Sir Charles Peter Layard (5 December 1849 – 8 June 1916) was the 18th Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1902 to 1906.Charles Peter Layard was born on 5 December 1949 in Colombo, the youngest of nine children, to Charles Peter Layard (1806 - 1893) and Louisa Anne neé Edwards (1809 - 1886), who hailed from a distinguished family, whose earlier relatives migrated to Ceylon.