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Michael Mara 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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Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th August, 2020 wrote: New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856 Copies of Letters Sent Outside The Colony, “Foreign”, 1814-1856 Name; Michael Monaghen Ship: Castle Forbes 3 No; Where and by whom convicted. Patterson Plains, Captain Gillman Sentence: Renewal of original sentence Date of Conviction; 6 June 1825 Noted against his name; Died 3rd quarter of 1825. ———————————————————————- New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Name: Michl Monaghan Arrival Date: 1824. Vessel: Castle Forbes Province: New South Wales Title: General muster M - Z Year(s): 1825 Sentence; Life. Government Employee. Pt. Macquarie ————————————————- Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Michael Monaghan Death Date: 1825 Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1825 Registration Place: Port Macquarie, New South Wales Volume Number: V182550 448
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 653. Michael Mara (Monagher) (Marr); Ship: Castle Forbes 1824 Details: Reaper aged 25 from Tipperary. Tried at Clonmell 30 July 1823. Sentenced to transportation for life. Well behaved on the voyage out. Assigned to Mr. Cory on arrival. -------------------------------------------------- Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry) First Name: Michael Manahar, (Mara), (Monagher), (Marr.) Ship: Castle Forbes 1824 Date: 8 July 1824 Place: Pattersons Plains Details: Michael Managar, Donald Keating and John Power all arrived on the Castle Forbes in 1824 and assigned to John Cory at Paterson. They were charged with conniving at the robbery of John Cory’s house and suspicion of participating in disposing of the stolen articles. Mr Cory states - On the 24 June, I was at Pattersons Plains on business. When I returned home I found my hut had been forcibly entered and four gallons of spirits, three shirts, three blankets were stolen. This robbery could not have been effected without the connivance of the prisoners. They told me when I returned that I was just too late to prevent the hut being robbed, and that they had seen one man about but that they did not attempt to stop him. I have found Mannahar particularly troublesome, he has frequently gone away from my farm without leave, and on my remonstrating with him, he threatened to take my life. Michael Manahan sentenced to 50 lashes and to be sent to Port Macquarie for the remainder of his sentence. Donald Keating was sentenced to 75 lashes, John Power was sentenced to 50 lashes.
Colonial Secretary Index. MONAGHER, Michael (Per "Castle Forbes", 1824) see MARA, Patrick MARA, Michael. Per "Castle Forbes", 1824. 1824 Jul On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle; listed as Marr alias Marnar (Reel 6023; 4/1718 p.188a) 1824 On list of convicts at Port Macquarie; listed as Monagher alias Marr (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.482-3) 1824 Aug 26 Convict servant of John Cory. To be victualled from the Store at Newcastle for six months (Reel 6013; 4/3512 p.271)
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Michael Mara, age on arrival, 25, Castle Forbes (2) 1824. Tried Clonmel Tipperary Co., 1823, Life, DOB 1799, Native place, Tipperary. Reaper.