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Why were there more male convicts than female on the first fleet?
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There were not more female convicts than male convicts on the First Fleet or n subsequent fleets. Males outnumbered females 5-1 on the convict transports.
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What did Alexander of the first fleet carry?
The Alexander carried 195 male convicts and 0 female convicts
How many convicts were on the Alexander?
The Alexander was one of the ships of the First Fleet. It carried 195 male convicts.
How many people died in the First Fleet?
The deaths during the voyage were: one marine, one marine's wife, one marine's child, 36 male convicts, four female convicts, five children of convicts
How many people died the first fleet?
The deaths during the voyage were: one marine, one marine's wife, one marine's child, 36 male convicts, four female convicts, five children of convicts
How many males were on the Friendship ship of the First Fleet?
While different sources quote varying figures, the First Fleet Fellowship website states that there were 76 male and 21 female convicts on the ship 'Friendship'.
What ship had the most convicts on the first fleet?
The Alexander was the largest of the convict transport ships, and it carried almost 200 male convicts.
What did Alexander from the First Fleet do?
The Alexander was one of the convict transports. it carried 195 male convicts.
Was the first fleet luxury?
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.
How many convicts were on the first fleet ships?
The Alexander - 195 male convictsThe Charlotte - 88 male and 20 female convictsThe Friendship - 76 male and 21 female convictsThe Golden Grove - no convictsLady Penrhyn - 101 female convictsScarborough - no convictsPrince of Wales - one male convict and 49 female convictsThe remaining ships did not carry any convicts.H.M.S. Sirius - skippered by Captain John Hunter, carried Captain Arthur PhillipH.M.S. Supply - carried 50 people, skippered by Captain Henry BullBorrowdale - skippered by Master Readthorn HobsonFishburn - skippered by Master Robert Brown
Was the First Fleet a luxury cruise?
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.
Was the first fleet luxury cruise?
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.
How many people were on the Scarborough from First Fleet leaving from England?
It is not known how many crew members were on the 'Prince of Wales' ship of the First Fleet, as accurate crew records were not kept. However, the ship carried only one male convict (who had tried to escape during the stop at Tenerife) and 49 female convicts.
