Almost all of the convicts on the First Fleet were European. They were all convicted in England, and were generally a mix of British, Scots, Welsh and Irish.
There is a record of one man not being European. Australia's first bushranger was a man named John 'Black' Caesar, who was a slave from Madagascar who escaped in England and was caught stealing.
The actual convict ships of the First Fleet were:The AlexanderThe CharlotteThe FriendshipLady PenrhynPrince of WalesScarborough
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.
Lydia Munro
Hardly. It was a convict fleet, containing mostly male and female convicts, marines and some of the latters' wives. The First Fleet was the first shipment of European settlers to Australia. They faced extreme hardships upon their arrival, true pioneers to a land the other side of the world.
Hardly. It was a convict fleet, containing mostly male and female convicts, marines and some of the latters' wives. The First Fleet was the first shipment of European settlers to Australia. They faced extreme hardships upon their arrival, true pioneers to a land the other side of the world.
Hardly. It was a convict fleet, containing mostly male and female convicts, marines and some of the latters' wives. The First Fleet was the first shipment of European settlers to Australia. They faced extreme hardships upon their arrival, true pioneers to a land the other side of the world.
Mary reibey
The First Fleet did not transport a convict called May Davis, but it did transport three convicts named Samuel Davis, William Davis, and James Davis.
Convict labour was introduced in Australia with the first European settlement. This occurred with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Convicts were assigned to work parties, whether they be the road gangs, constructing buildings or as helpers to the free settlers establishing farms.
1755 in the west Indies
The first convict colony in Australia was established in Port Jackson, New South Wales, with the arrival of the First Fleet on 26 January 1788.