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How many convicts and freemen arrived in botany bay 1788?
In 1788, approximately 775 convicts and 645 freemen (including marines, officers, and their families) arrived in Botany Bay with the First Fleet, which was the first European settlement of Australia.
How many freeman arrived in Botany bay?
there was 56 freemen
How many freemen and convicts arrived at botney bay?
In January 1788, the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay, bringing approximately 736 convicts and around 200 freemen, including sailors and marines. The fleet consisted of 11 ships, which transported these individuals from England to establish the first European colony in Australia. The convicts were primarily sentenced for various crimes, while the freemen included those responsible for the administration and support of the new settlement.
How many convicts came to Botany Bay?
None. The convicts did not settle at Botany Bay, but at Port Jackson.
How many of the 1004 convicts who arrived in Sydney Cove in 1788 were Catholic?
About 732 convicts are catholic.
How many men did captain cook have as crew when he came to nz?
None. Captain Cook did not carry convicts. His was a mission of exploration and discovery. Cook was not part of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. Cook's only part in the passage of convicts was to recommend Botany Bay as a suitable site for a penal colony, but he died nine years before the First Fleet arrived.
Did the convicts know anything about Australia before arriving here?
The convicts knew nothing about Australia before their arrival. They had no concept of the climate, the fauna or the flora. Even the officials had no idea, sending inadequate tools and supplies with th convicts. As far as the convicts knew, they were going to a place called "Botany Bay" which was on the other side of the world. A great many of them thought that they would be near China, and once they arrived, many escape attempts were based on the assumption that China lay on the other side of the mountains.
What was captain Arthur Phillips job once the first fleet arrived in Botany Bay?
yes it was as he had many jobs to arrive in other countries
How many days was the First Fleet?
From the day the First Fleet departed Portsmouth in England on 13 May 1787 until it arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788 (but where they did not disembark as originally planned), it took a total of 250 days. If one counts the extra eight days to Port Jackson, where the convicts actually left the ships, it was 258 days.
What year did convicts leave England to go to Australia?
The transportation of convicts to Austalia continued for many decades. The First Fleet of convicts to Australia departed England in May 1787, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788. Transportation of convicts to Australia ended when the last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. This ship, the "Hougoumont", brought its final cargo of 269 convicts to Western Australia, as New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.
What types of convicts are there?
There are many types of convicts but the main ones are government service convicts, assigned convicts, expirees, emancipists and ticket of leave convicts.
What is celebrated on Australia day?
Australia Day marks the beginning of European settlement in Australia, and the raising of the British flag on Australian soil for the first time.Australia was first settled by British convicts. The First Fleet of convicts arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but Governor Arthur Phillip immediately determined that there was insufficient fresh water, an absence of usable timber, poor quality soil and no safe harbour at Botany Bay. Thus the fleet was moved to Port Jackson, arriving on 26 January 1788.Australia Day has become a day to celebrate our national identity, and what it is to be "Australian". This is also the day when many immigrants who have undergone citizenship education become naturalised Australians in citizenship ceremonies.
