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Dysentery was the most common disease on the First Fleet, caused by the unsanitary conditions. Fevers were common. Cholera and typhoid were also diseases experienced by many, and there was also some venereal disease, as the soldiers quite happily took the women convicts for their own use whenever they wanted.
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How many sailors were in the First Fleet?
Sources vary, but there were approximately 191 soldiers, known as marines, despatched to guard the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia.
How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
Could convicts marry sailors on the first fleet?
A convict could have married a sailor on the First Fleet, but she would still have had to serve her time in New South Wales. A convict wife could not have stayed with her husband, and almost all of the sailors returned to England with the ships.
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 did the sailors drink in the First Fleet?
The sailors in the First Fleet drank a very inferior type of rum which was purchased for them.
Who was affected in the First Fleet?
Sailors, marine guards, convicts.
What dancing did the First Fleet do?
There is no record of the people aboard the First Fleet engaging in dancing, although perhaps the sailors did typical sailors' hornpipes for entertainment. The convicts did no dancing whatsoever.
How many sailors were in the First Fleet?
Sources vary, but there were approximately 191 soldiers, known as marines, despatched to guard the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia.
What did the first fleet have on their ships?
The First Fleet was made up primarily of convicts. There were many sailors, marines and officers as well, and a large number of stock animals.
How were the First Fleet sailors treated?
The First Fleet sailors were treated well enough, as it was upon them that the marines and officers relied to safely reach New South Wales with the cargo of convicts. However, Captain Arthur Phillip tended to be a little more lenient with the convicts than the sailors, knowing that the convicts would be the ones who would literally build the new colony. Sailors were subject to harsher punishments than the convicts, and their food rations were very similar, except that the sailors had access to cheap rum.
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.
Could the first fleet ever get off the boat?
The officers, marines and sailors on the First Fleet were permitted to get off the boats at the various stops along the way, but convicts were never permitted off the boats.
Could convicts marry sailors on the first fleet?
A convict could have married a sailor on the First Fleet, but she would still have had to serve her time in New South Wales. A convict wife could not have stayed with her husband, and almost all of the sailors returned to England with the ships.
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.
