How many people were born on the first fleet?

Answer 1

Records are not exact, as they do not reflect how many people actually arrived in Australia alive.

The First Fleet consisted of 11 ships carrying approximately 1,487 people. As far as records show, this included -

• 759 convicts,
• 13 children of convicts,
• 252 marines, wives and children
• 20 officials
• 210 Royal Navy seamen
• 233 merchantmen

Answer 2

The First Fleet contained the following animals:

• 18 Turkeys
• 29 Geese
• 35 Ducks
• 122 Fowls
• 87 Chickens
• Kittens
• Puppies
• 4 Mares
• 2 Stallions
• 4 Cows
• 1 Bull
• 1 Bull Calf
• 44 Sheep
• 19 Goats
• 32 Hogs
• 5 Rabbits
• Gov. Phillip's Greyhounds
• Rev. Johnson's Cats

Some of these came from England; others, such as most of the stock animals, were purchased from ports along the way.

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Answer 3

According to Project Gutenberg Australia: the First Fleet, between 1373 and 1483 people disembarked at Port Jackson. The figures are not exact because no complete crew musters have survived for the six transports and three storeships: thus, there may have been as many as 110 more seamen who have not been identified.

Answer 4

There were eleven ships in the First Fleet.

Records of the number of people who were on the First Fleet are not exact as they do not reflect how many ships' crew were aboard.

The First Fleet had at least 1,350 people, of which 780 were convicts. Of the remaining 570 or so, most were marines and officers. Some of the marines' and officers' families were also aboard.

Answer 5

Records of numbers of people aboard the First Fleet are not exact, as they do not indicate accurately how many people actually arrived in Australia alive.

The First Fleet consisted of 11 ships carrying approximately 1,487 people. As far as records show, this included -

• 759 convicts,
• 13 children of convicts,
• 252 marines, wives and children
• 20 officials
• 210 Royal Navy seamen
• 233 merchantmen

The 11 ships were:

• HMS Sirius - the flagship
• HMS Supply - the supply ship
• The Borrowdale - storeship
• The Fishburn - storeship
• Golden Grove - storeship
• Lady Penrhyn - transport
• Prince of Wales - transport
• Scarborough - transport
• The Charlotte - transport
• The Friendship - transport
• The Alexander - transport and the biggest ship

Answer 6

The First Fleet comprised 11 ships carrying 1,487 people. 759 convicts 13 children of convicts 252 marines, wives and children 20 officials 210 Royal Navy seamen 233 merchantmen

Answer 7

Just one. That is why it was called the "First Fleet". There can only ever be one "first". Over the next sixty years or so, many more fleets came to Australia.

Answer 8

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