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Darby Quinlan 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 | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
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New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: Darby Quinlan. Age: 40. Date of conviction: 1822 Place of Conviction: Cork. Estimated birth year: abt 1782 - 1787 Vessel: Castle Forbes. Date of Arrival: 26 Sep 1823 Offence; Administering Oaths. Sentence Life. Age 40, 5 Ft 8 inches. Grey - Eyes. Fair - Hair. Fair - Complexion Cork - Summer assizes 1822 Trade or Calling; Reaper --------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 Name: Darby Quinlan. Date: 1 May 1832 Place: New South Wales, Australia Category: Assignment and Employment of Convicts Title: Government Labour Exemption Register, 1830-1832 Volume Number: 4/4062 -------------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: Darly Quinlan. Date of Death: Jan 1835 District: Windsor. DROWNED