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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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 |
|---|---|---|
1795 | Ireland. Longford Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1778 Mclarnan | Ireland, Down Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1796 | Ireland, Londonderry Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1803 | Ireland, Cavan Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1771 Mccawley | Ireland, Cavan Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1798 - 1826 Mckinnery, Mckinney | Ireland, Down 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 |
1790 Mcnamea | Ireland, Cavan Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1793 - 1824 Mcnaght | Ireland, Antrim Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1797 Mcvee, Mcveigh | Ireland, Antrim 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 |
1797 | Ireland, Kings County Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1763 | Ireland, Down Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1769 | Leitrim, Ireland Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1799 | Ireland, Down Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
Ireland, Dublin Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land | |
1801 | Ireland, Down Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1787 | Ireland, Antrim Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1783 | Ireland. Kildare Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1791 | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1789 | Ireland, Louth Assizes, Dundalk 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 |
Ireland, Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land | |
1797 Neill, O'neill, Neale | Ireland, Dublin Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1789 Nolan, Newlan | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1756 O'regan, O'heady | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1759 - 1847 | Ireland, Cavan Stealing a pig | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1801 Osborne, Osbourne | Dublin City Not Recorded | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1790 - 1824 | Armagh Stealing boots/shoes | 3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820 Van Diemen's Land |
1789 | Ireland, Cork 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 |