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Transportation
Patrick Rooney was transported on the Boyd, departing 10th Mar 1809 and arriving 14th Aug 1809 with 144 passengers.
395 ton ship. Departed Cork, Ireland for New South Wales, Australia 1809. After leaving Australia, for New Zealand, the vessel was set upon by natives from Bay of Islands and most onboard the ship were massacred (including cannibalization). The boat was captured and towed to Motu Wai (Red Island) were it was totally destroyed.
Boyd (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
The Tickets of Leave, granted to the following persons, have been cancelled : Boyd, Patrick Rooney, for Neglecting to attend the Sunday Musters of Ticket-of-Leave Men. By Command of His Excellency the Governor, ALEXANDER M'LEAY. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Nov 15, 1828. Sydney Gazette, 19 Nov 1828.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Rooney, per Boyd (1809), Tried at Down, 1808, Life sentence.