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Jeremiah Burns was transported on the Castle Forbes, departing 28th Sep 1823 and arriving 19th Jan 1824 with 142 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)
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| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Jeremiah Burns, alias Byrnes, age on arrival, 34, per Castle Forbes (2) 1824, Tried Waterford 1823, Life. DOB 1790, Native place, Kerry. Trade: Stone quarryman reaper. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, 6th March, 1828. HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following Alterations in the Police of the Colony : Campbell Town.- Jeremiah Byrne, per Castle Forbes, to be Scourger, from the 14th Ultimo, in the Room of James Winwood, removed to Illawarra. Sydney Gazette, 10 Mar 1828. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. Jeremiah Byrne, age 34, G.S. Castle Forbes, Life, catholic, Scourger, Campbell Town, Airds. -------------------------------------------------- Absconded Prisoners. Jeremiah Byrne, Castle Forbes, 44, Kerry, labourer, 5 feet 10, ruddy comp. Brown hair, Black to grey hair, grey eyes, from Maitland Bridge, since March 4. NSW Govt Gazette, 26 Mar 1834.