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What year were the convicts transported to the eastern states?
Convicts were first transported to Australia's eastern coast in 1788.
Are there still convicts on Tasmania?
Convicts stopped being transported to Australia in 1865.There are prisoners, however, which are quite different to convicts.
Were female convicts transported on the first fleet?
Yes. There were 192 female convicts on the First Fleet.
What reasons were the convicts transported?
to make Australia cleaner.
How long was the term of transportation for the convicts?
Convicts to Australia were transported for seven years, fourteen years, twenty-one years or the term of their natural life.
How many convicts didn't survive the First Fleet?
It seems that they they did relatively well on the First Fleet. However the same can not be said for the many convicts transported to Australia after that.
What did the first fleet transport?
The First Fleet mostly transported convicts from England, along with the officers and marines who guarded them. Naturally, rations and stock animals were also transported.
Who were famous convicts?
Given that there was a total of around 160,000 convicts transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868, it is impossible to list all of their names. The related link below provides a list of searchable databases for convicts who were transported.
How were convicts transported to Australia?
There was only one way to transport anyone to Australia in colonial times, and that was by large ship.
How many convicts were transported?
According to Charles Bateson's "Convict Ships", the total number of Australian convicts sent to Australia, all colonies included, from the time of the First Fleet to the end of Transportation, was 160,151.
What ship of the First Fleet was John Hudson transported on?
John Hudson was a nine year old transported on the ship called 'Friendship'
How many convicts were sent from England?
Prior to the revolutionary war which formed the USA, another 60,000 convicts were sent to North America (some sources say 50,000). About 165,000 British convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868. British convicts were also sent to Canada, as well as to its outposts in India, the Cape of Good Hope, Bermuda and Mauritius. Figures for these convicts are unknown, particularly as some of them were then sent on to Australia.
