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Garrett Neal 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)
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| Primary Source | New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826. Tasmanian Records. |
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Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-29$init=CON31-1-29p281 No 49. Garrett Neale, per Castle Forbes, tried Dublin 22 June 1819, 7 years. See record for details. Several colonial convictions noted in margin: S.C. 3 Dec 1833, 7 years. S.C. 30 Sep 1834. 7 years. Q.S. 15 Aug 1844, 2 years. ---------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 26th. Garrett Neale, was ordered to find sureties to take his trial on suspicion of having robbed John M'Kenna, commonly called " Nosy," of £11. The Tasmanian, 29 Mar 1833. -------------------------------------------------- POLICE REPORTS. Friday, June 28th. William Jones, Mary Layton, and Garratt Neale, fined 5s. for drunkenness. The Tasmanian, 5 July 1833. --------------------------------------------------- Supreme Court. Criminal Side. Tuesday December 3, 1833. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Montagu.) Garrett Neale was convicted of larceny, and sentenced to 7 years transportation. The Tasmanian 6 Dec 1833. Garrett Neale and John Knott, were charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of William Hardy, on the 5th of August last, and stealing therein, one jacket, one waistcoat and trowsers, and five shillings in half-pence. Verdict - Guilty, on the first count, which charged the prisoners with larceny. - Sentenced to be transported for seven years. Colonial Times, 7 Oct 1834. -------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT NOTICES. The period for which the undermentioned persons were transported expire at the date fixed after their respective names : — Castle Forbes, Garrett Neal, 30th September. The Cornwall Chronicle, 4 Sep 1841.
1819 - 22 Jun Trial - City Dublin - 22 June 1819. & years Certificate 1826/285 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 49 Name; Garrett Neal. Ship arrived by; Castle Forbes To whom assigned; HOSPITAL 1833 - 23 Mar. Prisoner. Confined; 7 Aug 1834 - Offence; Felony. 11 Aug 1834. Sentence 7 years