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Were there Catholics in the First Fleet in 1788?
Yes. Roman Catholics were aboard the First Fleet. The First Fleet consisted of some Irish Catholics as well as the English prisoners.
What crimes did the convits in the first fleet commit?
The convicts who came to Australia in the First Fleet committed a variety of crimes, from simple pick-pocketing to petty theft and larger scale crimes. Those committed of fraud and assault were also sent on the First Fleet, and there were some political rebels, particularly in later fleets. There were no murderers on the First Fleet. See the related link for details on specific prisoners and their crimes.
Some most important things the first fleet brang with them?
some of the most important things first fleet brang with them
Were all the people on the first fleet convicts?
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
Did the convicts have a diary on the first fleet?
some of them did but not many
What would have happened to you if you had been transported on the First Fleet to Australia?
Any number of things could have happened to an individual transported on the First Fleet. The least likely was that one would die. The death rate on the First Fleet was quite low, but conditions below were not hygienic, and there were some deaths from dysentery. The great majority of convicts reached Australia safely. These people were put to work in the new colony: some on manual labour such as building roads or tilling the ground, and some assigned as servants to the officers. Some of the women even married the marines. While the heat and humidity was intolerable for the people, not being used to the weather, their prospects were more positive in New South Wales an in England. Austalia's first farmer was convict James Ruse, who was on the First Fleet, and he was very successful.
Where can you find pictures of the First Fleet?
See the related link below for some artists' illustrations of what the ships of the First Fleet looked like.
Who arrived on the First Fleet?
The First Fleet contained convicts, soldiers (some with wives and families) and Captain Arthur Phillip. Reverend Samuel Marsden was also aboard.
How many free settlers were there on the First Fleet?
Very few. The only civilian free settlers on the First Fleet were the wives and children of some of the marines. No other settlers sought passage on the convict-dominated Fleet. There are no records listing the wives and children, but it is estimated that there were not more than a couple of dozen.
Where did the First Fleet go after Botany Bay?
The First Fleet made its first stop at Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
What is the seizure of Bastille?
The Seizure of the Bastille happened during the French Revolution. Basically, what happened was, the group of revolutionaries in France invaded a fort/prison in Paris known as the Bastille. They invaded it, killed all the guards, and released the prisoners. Some of the prisoners joined the revolutionaries to end the monarchy in France.
Who was the first British group to move to Australia?
The first British colonists to settle parts of Australia in large numbers were convicts, the result of an overflowing prison system in England. They were accompanied by marines and officers, as well as some marines' wives.
