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The convicts of the First Fleet married each other, or the female convicts married marines or officers who might have fancied them. 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. One such couple was the notorious convict pair William and Mary Bryant, who became famous for their escape from the colony.
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How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
How are the first fleet and the first free settlers different?
The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts
What fleet carried convicts to Australia?
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.
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.
How many of the convicts in the First Fleet were women?
Sources vary, but the number of female convicts on the First Fleet is estimated to have been between 180 or 189.
Did any of the convicts marry the marines on the First Fleet?
None of the convicts on the First Fleet married any of the marines on the transport, but a marine named Daniel Stanfield married the daughter of a First Fleet convict.
Did the people marry in the First Fleet?
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.
How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
Were female convicts transported on the first fleet?
Yes. There were 192 female convicts on the First Fleet.
What did convicts on the first fleet drink?
The convicts on the First Fleet were only given water to drink.
How did the convicts get on the first fleet?
They walked on
What are prisoners called on the first fleet?
The prisoners on the First Fleet were known as convicts.
How are the first fleet and the first free settlers different?
The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts
What fleet carried convicts to Australia?
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.
How many convicts were a on the First Fleet?
778.
When did the First Fleet convicts get food?
At mealtimes.
How many convicts on the Fishburn of the First Fleet?
The Fishburn was a storeship. It carried no convicts.
