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Edward Fitzgerald 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 | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. |
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Convict Notes
Possible BROTHER: Richard Fitzgerald arrived per Ship; Surry - 1836.
Returned to Ireland. Transported again. Refer New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Hero - 1835 Indent No; 64 Name; Edward Fitzgerald Remarks; CAME BEFORE; Per Ship; Castle Forbes, in 1820. Returned home free, as steward of the Sulphur Bomb.
Age; 20 Trade; Clerk and Theatrical Performer Height; 5 ft. 4 1/2 in Complexion; Florid Hair; Lt. Brown Eyes; Hazel