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Transportation
Patrick Flood was transported on the Morley, departing 3rd Nov 1827 and arriving 3rd Mar 1828 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
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Pat. Flood, convicted of the robbery of cloth, was put to the bar.—He was sentenced to be transported for seven years. Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 21 Aug 1826. Patrick Flood was indicted for stealing cloth, the property of Mr. Holroyd. The facts the case were these;— Mr. Holroyd Leeds, had made a consignment of cloth to the value of £195 to Patrick Flood and Co. of Dame-street, for the purpose of being sold on commission; this cloth was forwarded to Simpson and Co. brokers, of Liverpool, to be shipped in the Mersey steam packet, for Dublin; they were put on board this vessel on the 35th June; but some time elapsed without Mr. Flood having received the consignment. Mr. Holroyd, who came to Dublin in the same vessel set an inquiry on foot; he ascertained that the cloth arrived to Mr. Allen, the storekeeper of the Steam-Packet Company, the 25th June, and was taken away on the 26th by the prisoner, Patrick Flood, who produced a bill of lading for it, and a ship letter. Mr. Holroyd had search made in the house of the prisoner, who is hatter in Temple-bar, in consequence of information received. The prisoner was not at home at the time; some of the cloth was found in his house, and duplicate for some more it, which had been pawned. On Mr. Holroyd seeing the prisoner the next day at the head police-office, told Mr. H. that be had got the cloth from the packet, and would pay for it if he get time. He had sold some of tbe cloth said country man who was passing, for £6O, and bad applied the money his debts. Further made, another piece of the cloth and some duplicates were found in the house of .... Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 21 Aug 1826.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Flood, age on arrival, 62, per Morley (5) 1828, tried 1826 at Dublin, 7 years, for Stealing cloth. DOB, 1766, native place, Dublin. Catholic. Married, 6 children. Hatter.