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)
142 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1794 - 1874 William A'hern | Ireland, Cork Felony (unspecified) | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1779 | Ireland, Cork Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1805 Fitzgerald | Ireland. Waterford Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1801 - 1835 | Ireland, Antrim Cow stealing | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1797 - 1858 Bodkin | Ireland, Longford Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1791 Burke, Edward Burke | Ireland, Limerick Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1798 - 1830 Briant, Bryant | Ireland. Tipperary Irish rebel | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1789 Bourke | Ireland, Limerick Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1794 - 1846 Bourke | Ireland. Limerick Perjury | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1790 Byrnes | Ireland, Waterford Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1802 Walsh, Burn | Ireland. Waterford Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1794 - 1836 | Ireland, Cork Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1809 - 1826 Cary | Cork City Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1794 | Cork City Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1787 Eagor, Egan | Ireland, Antrim Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1800 Coffey | Ireland. Waterford Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1804 Coffey | Cork City Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1797 Coffey, Timothy Coffee | Ireland, Tipperary Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
Cork City Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales | |
1808 Cauley, Coakley | Cork City Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
O'connor | Ireland, Antrim Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1806 | Ireland, Cork Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1799 Cregan, Creagan | Ireland, Limerick Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1799 | Cork City Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1799 Curran | Drogheda Louth County Manslaughter/culpable homicide | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1790 Culhane | Ireland, Limerick Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1795 | Ireland, Tipperary Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1802 | Ireland, Antrim Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1804 | Ireland, Wicklow Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
1801 | Ireland, Londonderry Not Recorded | 28/9/1823 - 19/1/1824 New South Wales |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
3/10/1819 - 4/3/1820Castle ForbesVan Diemen's Land | 143 | 32 Years | 19 |