they ate food
convicts look dirty with very little food
At mealtimes.
Well good convicts got food and water! If they were ALWAYS good they would get a ticket of leave!!!
they ate food
most people don,t have food to eat. and
Stealing. As a matter of fact, almost 60% of the convicts of the First Fleet were sentenced for theft of items of little value, such as food.
Spartan, with hard work and basic accommodation and food.
There are many types of convicts but the main ones are government service convicts, assigned convicts, expirees, emancipists and ticket of leave convicts.
The escaped convicts were captured.
Most convicts were just poor. Not nessesarily farmers. They were forced to steal from people were well off. They would steal mostly food or possesions that they could sell on.
The voyage lasted eight months - with no refrigeration it was salted meat, and the crews and guards had the same food.
not much. most convicts were given a small bite of bread that would last them only a short while but would be left to starve. many convicts were convicted for stealing food so it was thought that if that was their crime they did not deserve food of any kind.