1755 in the west Indies
John Hudson Died of old age
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.
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.
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.
John Hudson was a nine year old transported on the ship called 'Friendship'
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.
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.
John Hudson Died of old age
Convict John 'Black' Caesar arrived in Australia on the First Fleet on 26 January 1788.
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.
John 'Black' Caesar was a villain. Transported with the First Fleet for burglary in England, this escaped slave from Madagascar then escaped as a convict in Australia, becoming the continent's first bushranger.
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.
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.
John 'Black' Caesar was Australia's first bushranger. He arrived in Australia with the First Fleet after being transported for stealing in London, after escaping from slavery. Early bushrangers which were escaped convicts were known as convict bolters.
As a convict on the First Fleet, John Hudson would have likely been given tasks such as clearing land, building shelters, and farming. His daily routine would have been centered around hard labor, basic meals, and limited freedom of movement under strict supervision by guards. Life would have been challenging and focused on survival in the harsh conditions of the new colony.
John Hudson was a nine year old transported on the ship called 'Friendship'
The First Fleet was not so much a 'who' as a 'what'. The First Fleet refers to the first fleet of eleven ships which arrived in Australia in January 1788, carrying convicts, officers, marines and their families. They arrived at Port Jackson, now known as Sydney, New South Wales, to establish a convict colony.Aboard the ships of the First Fleet were over 700 convicts, almost 200 marines (some with wives and families), numerous officers and Captains Arthur Phillip and John Hunter. The Reverend Richard Johnson was also aboard.