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Bernard Rockford was transported on the Prince Regent, departing 19th Sep 1820 and arriving 9th Jan 1821 with 148 passengers.
Prince Regent, 1820-21. On Tuesday arrived from Ireland, the ship Prince Regent, Captain Clifford. She left the Cove of Cork the 19th of September last, and brings, in excellent health, 144 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Taylor, R. N. The guard comprises 30 men of the 1st Foot (Royals), under orders of Lieut. Lewis. Sydney Gazette, 13 Jan 1821.
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Police Incidents. MONDAY, JULY 2. Bernard Rochford, holdings ticket-of leave for the district of Yass, and lately residing in York-street, was charged with fraud under the following circumstances. It appeared that some years ago, a piece of land, in the neighbourhood of New Town, consisting of one hundred and twenty acres was devised to him by a person named Devine, to whom he was assigned servant. Rochford subsequently disposed of the land to a gentleman named Coulson, for the sum of fifteen hundred pounds. He afterwards contracted debt to Mr. Pendray, tailor, George-street, to the amount of nearly two hundred pounds, and proposed the assignment of twenty acres of this land to liquidate the amount. After the land had been transferred to Pendray, he again sold it to a person named Barrett. The Bench without going into the question of the fraud, sentenced Rochford's ticket to be cancelled for being out of his district, and ordered him to be returned to the service of Government. Sydney Gazette, 5 July 1838.
Colonial Secretary Index. ROCHFORD, Bernard. Per "Prince Regent", 1821. 1823 Jun On return of convicts discharged from the Establishment, Emu Plains; to John Cullen, Sydney (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.143) 1823 Jun 20 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.106) 1825 Jan 24 On list of men in the employ of John Cullen; listed as Rotchford (Fiche 3126; 4/1841A No.183 p.179) -------------------------------------------------- Convict Permission to Marry. Bernard Rochford, per Prince Regent (2), age 66, Life, Bond; and Mary A. Bacon, age 45, Came free, Free; Date of permission, 2 Jan 1828, Roman Catholic, Sydney, Revd. Daniel Power. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. (The family are listed together, as servants of Nichs. Devine, Petersham dist.) Barnet Rochford, age 47, G.S. Prince Regent, 1820, Life, catholic, Servants, Nichs. Devine, Petersham district. Mary Rochfort, age 48, C.F. Windham, 1814, catholic. Elizabeth Rochford, age 15 , B.C. catholic, McQuarie Rochford, age 14, B.C. catholic, Campbell, age 10, B.C. catholic. --------------------------------------------------
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Bernard Rockford, age on arrival, 60, per Prince Regent II (1) 1821, Tried 1820 at Galway Co., Life, DOB 1761, native place, Loughrea Galway Co., Farmer. Died at Sydney, 1839.