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Patrick Reilley 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
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD. WHEREAS PATRICK REILEY, per Castle Forbes, PATRICK CLINCH, per Isabella, and LAURENCE CLEARY, per Mangles, Three Bonded Servants belonging to the Estate of V. JACOB, Esq. at Hunter's River, after committing various Depredations, accompanied by Acts of Atrocity, effected their ESCAPE; A REWARD of TWENTY DOLLARS, per Man is hereby offered for their Apprehension. A. B. Spark. Sydney Gazette, 21 Jul 1825.
Absconded. 1. Riley, Patrick Castle Forbes, 27, County Meath, 5 feet 4, light grey eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion, from V. Jacob, Esq. Newcastle, charged with Robbery. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Reilley, alias Riley, Reilly, age on arrival, 26, Castle Forbes (2) 1824. Meath, 1822, Life, DOB 1798, Native place, Meath. Shepherd.