The convicts on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. Most of them were ordinary people, made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and the unemployed just struggling to survive and driven to steal food.
In 1787, the British Government started transportation of convicts to the first penal colonies in Australia. Any British national that fell foul of the law, would be transported, as an alternative to gaol or hanging.
The only other people on the First Fleet besides the convicts were the marines, sent to guard them, officers sent to oversee operations and some of the marines' wives and children.
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts
The convicts on the First Fleet were predominantly British. About three dozen convicts were Scottish, and nine convicts were Welsh. Australia's first bushranger, John 'Black' Caesar, was a former black slave believed to be from Madagascar, who was convicted of stealing in London and sent on the First Fleet. Later fleets to Australia had more nationalities represented, including a greater concentration of Irish convicts. For more details, see the related link.
The First Fleet carried the first group of convicts to Australia. It was followed later by the Second and Third fleets, but after that, shiploads of convicts sailed independently or in pairs.
Besides the convicts, only the officers, marines and some marines' wives and children came with the First Fleet. There were no free settlers or emigrants from England.
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
Yes. There were 192 female convicts on the First Fleet.
23 people died in the fist fleet voyage
The convicts on the First Fleet were only given water to drink.
They walked on
The prisoners on the First Fleet were known as convicts.
People in the First Fleet did not marry whilst still at sea, but once the fleet arrived in New South Wales, a number of convicts married, and some convicts and marines or convicts and officers married. The first weddings occurred within two weeks of the fleet arriving in Australia, with Reverend Richard Johnson officiating at the marriages of five couples on 10 February 1788.
The convicts on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. Most of them were ordinary people, made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and the unemployed just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. No one new was added to the list of convicts once the First Fleet departed England.
The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts
The convicts on the First Fleet were predominantly British. About three dozen convicts were Scottish, and nine convicts were Welsh. Australia's first bushranger, John 'Black' Caesar, was a former black slave believed to be from Madagascar, who was convicted of stealing in London and sent on the First Fleet. Later fleets to Australia had more nationalities represented, including a greater concentration of Irish convicts. For more details, see the related link.