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James Regan 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. |
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Convict Notes
1828 - NSW, Australia Census. No; 11181. Age; 33. Catholic. Herdsman. Assigned; Col. Stewart, Bathurst.
1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; James Ragan Age; No Details Class; Convict Vessel; Castle Forbes - 1824 - 7 years Employment/Remarks; HOSPITAL; Windsor
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Regan, alias Reagan, age on arrival, 30, Castle Forbes (2) 1824. Carrickfergus Antrim Co., 1823, 7 years, DOB 1794, Native place, Coleraine Londonderry Co. Servant.