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John Dempsey 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)
Castle Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Familysearch marriage records. NSW 1828 Census Index. |
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Absconded 1. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes 20. Dublin, five feet six and three quarter inches, hazle eyes, red hair, fair freckled comp. Emu Plains. Sydney Gazette, 22 Apr 1824. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. DEMPSEY, John. Per "Castle Forbes", 1824. 1824 Jan 20 On list of convicts landed from the "Castle Forbes" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.195) 1824 Apr 27 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.127, 476-7)
(Francis Allman, Captain 48th Regiment; Commandant at Port Macquarie, 1 Mar 1821-Apr 1824.) ---------------------------------------------------- Convict Applications to Marry. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, age 23, Life, Bond; and Catherine Hughes, per Brothers (2), age 23, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission, 24 Aug 1827, Newcastle, Revd. Frederick Wilkinson. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, age 23, Life, Bond; Disallowed; and Catherine Hughes, per Brothers (2), age 23, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission, 19 Sep 1827, Newcastle, Revd. Frederick Wilkinson. --------------------------------------------------- In a later application to marry in 1839, John is described as a widower. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, Age 35, Life, Conditional Pardon, Widower; and Jane Smith, per Fanny (2), age 26, 14 years, Bond. At Narrellan, Revd Thomas Hassall. A second entry gives the date as 26 Mar 1839 -------------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, 1824, Ticket of Exemption from Govt. Labor, 30/145. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, 1824, Ticket of Exemption from Govt. Labor, 31/68. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, 1824, Ticket of Exemption from Govt. Labor, 32/61. torn up on his receiving a ticket of leave (no 33/635). John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, 1824, Ticket of Leave, 33/635. District, Maitland; Born, Dunleary (sic); Trade, labourer; Tried, Wicklow. John Dempsey, Castle Forbes, 1824, Conditional Pardon, 1 Feb 1838. 39/204.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Dempsey, age 20, Castle Forbes (2) (1824), tried at Wicklow, 1823, Life, Trade – Groom. DOB, 1804. Native place, Dublin Co. ---------------------------------------------------- Marriage of John Dempsey and Catherine Hughes, 12 November 1827, New South Wales. Familysearch. -------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 Census Index. John Dempsey, age 23, G.S. catholic, Castle Forbes, 1821, Life, with Francis Allman, a landholder at Rath Luba, Wallis Plains. Catherine Dempsey, age 21, G.S. catholic, Brothers, 1827, 7 years, with Francis Allman, at Rath Luba, Wallis Plains.