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Transportation
Martin Kavenagh 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 | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. |
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Convict Notes
SISTER; Catherine Kavanagh. Arrived per Ship; Edward - 1829. BROTHER; Lawrence Kavanagh. Arrived per Ship; Fergusson - 1829
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship: Castle Forbes 1823-1824 Name; Martin Cavanagh Age; 21 [1802] Date; 18th Nov. . Notes; Complains of fever, gripping pain in the belly Disease; Diarrhea Discharged; 6th Jan. Expired this morning at 3 o'clock
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 110. Name; Martin Kavenagh Age; 21 Offence; Burgulary & Felony Trial; Life. Wicklow. Lent Assizes 1823. Height; 5 ft. 10 in Complexion; Fair Hair; Fair Eyes; Grey Remarks; DIED, In Latitude 36 '25'. Longitude 138' 32'