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Charles Leonard 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 Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839 for Mary Caulfield 1828 (Reel 2192). Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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21 Feb 1821. List of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" Charles Leonard, Tried Criminal Court, Hobart Town, Jan 19 1821, 3 year sentence, per Castle Forbes Trade, farmer, Co. Meath, Lent 1819, 7 years. Court of Criminal Jurisdiction. Thomas McElern, Charles Leonard, and Thomas Ryan, charged with entering the dwelling-house of, and robbing Edward Crowder, ferryman at Bluff Point, on the night of the 11th of September, and stealing a great quantity of articles the property of the said E. Crowder, were, in consequences of there not being sufficient proof as to their identity, acquitted, but ordered to be retained in custody. Hobart Town Gazette, 3 Feb 1821. All three were sent to Newcastle, Charles Leonard and John McElern for three years, ( both arrived on the Castle Forbes) and John Ryan, per Guildford 4, for 5 years.
Tasmanian Records. Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-2/CON13-1-2P19 Charles Leonard, Tried at Meath, Lent 1819, 7 years. Age 29, native place, Co. Meath, Labourer, 5 ft 8 ¼. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark ruddy comp. Ship report: very well behaved & very useful on board. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-2/CON13-1-2P19 On this record, Charles Leonard’s age (29) has been crossed out and amended to 33. ------------------------------ Colonial Secretary Index. LEONARD, Charles. Per "Castle Forbes", 1820 1821 Feb 21 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.142) 1821 Dec 19 In Parramatta Gaol; absentee from Newcastle. Petition for mitigation of sentence; appears as Lennard (Fiche 3211; 4/1863 p.76) 1821 Dec 29 Runaway from Newcastle who delivered himself up under the Proclamation of 15 Dec; re his staying in Sydney or return to Newcastle (Reel 6067; 4/1807 p.257) 1822 Feb 6 To be removed to Port Macquarie having given himself up under the proclamation of Sir Thomas Brisbane (Reel 6008; 4/3504A p.405) 1822 Feb 6 On list of convict runaways from Newcastle removed to Port Macquarie per "Newcastle" (Reel 6008, 4/3504A p.494; Reel 6019, 4/34864 pp.350-1)
Convict Permission to Marry. Charles Leonard, per Castle Forbes, age 43, 7 years, Free; and Elizabeth Nowlan, per Palambam, age 31, 7 years, Bond. Sydney. NSW BMD Marriage Reg: 2697/1834. Charles Leonard and Elizabeth Nowland, JA district. (Presbyterian, Sydney, Scots Church) NSW Convict Index. Elizabeth Nowlan, per Palambam, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 10 Dec 1836, No 36/1274. Wife of Charles Leonard, per Castle Forbes, 1820 fbs (as stated on her CF)
NSW Convict Index. Charles Leonard, per Castle Forbes, 1820, Certificate of Freedom, 6 Apr 1826, 022/5162. Renewed CF 29/806. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, April 11 1826. The undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates during the last week. Castle Forbes— Charles Leonard, Terence Hollowood. The Australian, Sydney, 12 Apr 1826.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Charles Leonard, alias Lennard, age on arrival, 30, per Castle Forbes (1), 1820, Tried at Meath, 1819, 7 years. DOB, 1790, native place, Meath Co., Trade, Labourer. Remarks: Married, son John Leonard arrived per Andromeda II (1) 1830.
Mary Caulfield in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839 Name: Mary Caulfield Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1795 Age: 33 Arrival year: 1825 Arriving Vessel: Castle Forbes (1) Spouse Name: Charles Leonard Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Birth Year: 1791 Spouse Age: 37 Spouse Arrival Year: 1819 Spouse Vessel: Mariner (2) Marriage Year: Abt 1828 Application Date: 10 May 1828 Application Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Mary: Assigned to Mr Neux Sydney Charles: At Newcastle