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The youngest convict on the First Fleet was nine. He was John Hudson, a chimney sweep who was transported for stealing clothes and a pistol.
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How old was the youngest First Fleet passenger?
The youngest male was nine-year-old chimney sweep John Hudson - transported for stealing clothes and a pistol. The youngest female was thirteen-year-old clog maker Elizabeth Hayward - transported for stealing a linen dress and a silk bonnet.
What did John Hudson do wrong to go on the first fleet ships?
John Hudson was the youngest male convict transported to Australia in the First Fleet. Just nine years old, he was a chimney sweep who was transported for stealing clothes and a pistol.
How old was Matthew Everingham a convict of the first fleet when he died?
48 years old
How old is the oldest person on the first fleet?
The oldest person on the First Fleet was convict Dorothy Handland, aged 82. She had been convicted of perjury back in England and sentenced to transportation for seven years. Not only was she the oldest convict, she was also the first person to commit suicide in Australia. She hanged herself from a large gum tree in Sydney in 1789.
When did John Hudson a first fleet convict die?
John Hudson Died of old age
Did Elizabeth Hayward the youngest convict to enter Australia get married?
Elizabeth Hayward was not the youngest convict to enter Australia. She was the youngest female convict. The youngest convict was John Hudson, just nine years old. Elizabeth Hayward was married twice. Her husbands were William Nicholls, and then George Collins.
How many children were on the first fleet?
Sources vary, but the following is a close estimate. There were either thirteen or fourteen children of convicts on the First Fleet. It is not known how many officers' children were aboard, but nine more we born along the way. In addition, there were seventeen convict children.
Why was James Ruse the convict transported to Australia?
James Ruse was transported to Australia as a convict in 1788 for stealing items in England. He was one of the first convicts to be transported to help establish the new British colony in New South Wales. Ruse later became a successful farmer and is regarded as Australia's first settler to grow a successful crop of wheat.
How old is Lady Penrhyn of the First Fleet?
The Lady Penrhyn of the First Fleet was built at the Thames in 1786.
How old were the women on the first fleet?
10 to40
What ship of the First Fleet was John Hudson transported on?
John Hudson was a nine year old transported on the ship called 'Friendship'
Who was the last person on the First Fleet to die and when was it?
The last man (and the last person) from the First Fleet to die was John Harmsworth, who was the son of a soldier on the First Fleet, on the 'Prince of Wales'. Harmsworth died at 73 years old on 21 September 1860.However, the last actual male convict was William Bond, who died in Sydney in 1839.The last surviving female First Fleeter was Betty Kingaka Elizabeth Thackery who died age 89 on 7 August 1856 and was buried in Hobart.
