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John Barry was transported on the Castle Forbes, departing 3rd Oct 1819 and arriving 4th Mar 1820 with 143 passengers.
The Castle Forbes was a 439-ton merchant ship built by Robert Gibbon & Sons at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1818. She made two voyages transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. Castle Forbes arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 27 January 1820. After their arrival in Sydney, 136 men were sent on to Van Diemen's Land Colony (now named Tasmania), arriving in Hobart 1 March 1820. 4 men remained in New South Wales and 4 deaths recorded on this voyage. Alexander Pearce (the infamous bushranger) was one of these men. (Incomplete register of persons transported - records are currently being inputted)
Castle Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. CON31-1-1 Image 164 |
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Convict Notes
Application to bring out family CSO1/377/8578 pp277-282 Death Under Sentence; CON63-1-2/1355275 No; 263. Died January 1871. Aged; 80 years old. New Norfolk P.H. 1871 - Deaths in the District of New Norfolk - 1871 Died; 7 January 1871. Aged; 93 years old. Labourer. Cause of death; Natural Decay. Informant. Thomas Hatch. Son in law, New Norfolk ** ages as per the original registers
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Barry, age on arrival, 32, per Castle Forbes (1), 1820, Tried at Cork City. 1818, Life. DOB, 1788, native place, Buttevant Cork Co., Trade, Labourer.