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Transportation
James Monaghan 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 | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. 1828 Census Index. |
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Convict Notes
Absconded. 2. Monaghan James, Castle Forbes, 25, Sligo, 5 feet 5, blue eyes, red hair, fair freckled comp. from Windsor Gaol. Sydney Gazette, 18 Mar 1826.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Monaghan, age on arrival, 23, Castle Forbes (2) 1824. Tried Sligo, 1823, 7 years, DOB 1801, Native place, Sligo. Reaper. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MONAGHAN, James. Per "Castle Forbes", 1824. 1824 Jan 20 On list of convicts landed from the "Castle Forbes" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.196) 1825 Oct 7 Assigned to Richard Kelly on the Hawkesbury (Fiche 3139; 4/1842B No.435 p.815) 1825 Nov 2 Convict servant of Richard Kelly. To be victualled from the Stores at Sydney for six months (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.507) ---------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. James Monaghan, Castle Forbes, Gaol, Sydney. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index. James Monaghan, Castle Forbes 1824. Certificate of Freedom, 19 Mar 1830. 30/0112.