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John Mckay

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Summary

Born
Jan 1771
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Oct 1819
Arrival
Mar 1820
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Mckay
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1771
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Soldier/gardener
Aliases: Mccawley

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Cavan
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 3rd Oct 1819
Ship: Castle Forbes
Arrival: 4th Mar 1820
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Mckay 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 ForbesCastle Forbes (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Robyn Everist avatar
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on 14th February 2026

VDL Conduct record https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-23/CON31-1-23P207

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 17th April 2022

Correction: Tried in 1818.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 17th April 2022

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John McKay, alias McCawley, age on arrival, 49, per Castle Forbes (1), 1820, Tried at Cavan Co., 1819, 7 years, DOB, 1771, native place, Cavan Co., Trade, Soldier gardener.