Castle Forbes
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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153 daysVan Diemen's Land
Castle Forbes
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)
143 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1802 - 1829 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 - 1825 | Lancaster Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1799 - 1865 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
Deamond | Armagh Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1788 - 1871 | Cork City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Ireland, Dublin Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1800 - 1821 | Ireland, Armagh Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1799 Burrowes | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Ireland, Dublin Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1789 | Ireland, Armagh Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1798 | Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1795 Cornelius | Drogheda Louth County Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1798 | Ireland. Longford Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1795 - 1826 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1777 Cochrane | Ireland, Cork Irish rebel | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1764 Connell | Ireland, Kings County Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1799 Conner | Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1780 | Ireland, Kings County Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Ireland, Down Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1799 | Ireland, Cavan Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1787 - 1857 Cubitt, Cupitt, Cupid | Antrim Court (Ireland) Sheep-stealing | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1795 - 1879 Cullin | Ireland, Armagh Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1793 | Ireland, Armagh Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1802 | Ireland, Londonderry Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1778 | Ireland, Kings County Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
Ireland, Kings County Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land | |
1786 | Ireland, Down Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824Castle ForbesNew South Wales | 142 | 31 Years | 37 |