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Transportation
Patrick Rochford was transported on the Eliza, departing 10th May 1832 and arriving 6th Sep 1832 with 196 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
ENNIS ASSIZES. Summary of convictions up to Monday evening:— … Patrick Rochford for demanding money to buy powder and arms from several farmers, by threats and menaces. There were many other indictments against this man, for entering farm houses and forcing the owners to contribute to the Terry Alt fund, … Kerry Evening Post, 3 March 1832. Secret Societies in County Clare. As common lands were enclosed and evictions increased, nightly attacks on cattle, land and property became common. Secret Society weapons consisted of farm implements and the occasional stolen firearm. The tactics used by the Whiteboys included the sending of threatening letters, digging up pasture land, mutilating livestock, burning estate property, intimidating landlords and assaulting stewards. Occasionally they resorted to murder. The 'Whiteboy Acts' legislated severely against nocturnal crimes. Convictions for the above offences often resulted in death by hanging, or transportation to Australia for terms of between seven years and life. By the 1830's, secret agrarian societies in the style of the Whiteboys again came into prominence. Increased bitterness towards tithes and rackrent, alongside poor harvests and a fall in the price of cereals, brought about their re-establishment. In County Clare two groups figured prominently; 'Lady Clare's Boys', who wore women's clothes for disguise, and the 'Terry Alts', reputedly named after a shoemaker from Corofin. Their main aims were the reduction of rents, undisturbed occupation of holdings by tenants and increased wages for labourers. Their tactics were similar to those of their Whiteboy predecessors, and they enjoyed the popular support of peasants and working people. Source: Clare County Library
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Rochford, age on arrival, 23, per Eliza II (4)(1832), Tried 1832 at Clare, Life for Assault robbery. DOB, 1809, Native place, Clare Co. Catholic. Married. Ploughman reaper sower.