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Hugh O'hair 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
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Convict Notes
Ireland National Archives. Ireland- Australia Transportation Database. Doc Ref: FS 1835 List 4. Hugh O’Hare. List of free settlers arrived at the Convict Penitentiary House at Cork and waiting a passage to New South Wales. Convicts sons, Edward and James.
National Archives, Ireland. Ireland – Australia Database. Hugh O’Hare. Co. Down Doc Date; 25/8/1831. Doc Ref: FS 1831 1. List of wives and families of convicts in New South Wales who are recommended by the Governor of that colony to be provided with a free passage for the purpose of joining such convicts. Wife, Nancy Fitzpatrick, residing in Parish of Kilkoo. Colonial Secretary Index. O'HARE, Hugh. Per "Castle Forbes", 1824 1824 Jan 23 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.95) 1824 Apr 20 Convict servant of David Reid. To be victualled from the Stores at Liverpool for six months (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.637) 1825 May 2 Servant of David Reid of Inverary, Argyle. Petition applying for free passage for his wife Nancy Fitzpatrick and five children (Fiche 3287; 4/1112.1A pp.274-8)
DOWN ASSIZES. DOWNPATRICK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. Forgery. Hugh O Hear and Terence Jordan were indicted for uttering a forged note, of the Northern Bank, on the 27th February last, at Newry ; and also for having in their possession, with the intent to utter, counterfeit tokens of the Bank of Ireland. ... Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 31 March 1823.
National Archives, Ireland. Ireland – Australia Database. Hugh O’Hare. Ship: Castle Forbes 1823. Doc Date; 26/9/1835. List 3. Wife Nancy Fitzpatrick and 5 children, recommended for a free passage to New South Wales.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Hugh O’Hair, alias O’Hare, age on arrival, 43, Castle Forbes (2) 1824. Tried Downpatrick Down Co., 1823, Life, DOB 1781, Native place, Down. Shearer ploughman.