I am not sure what time you are asking about, but the sailors of the 1500's were tough men and they often spent time in jails. The ships crews got out of jail and took a ship out as crew. There were no bathrooms, sleeping quarters, cooking, or means to wash. The men slept on deck where they could and life was not easy. There was a reported 200 cats on the Columbus ships to kill the rats and he writes in his log how his crew was "jayle birds." The day Columbus left Spain was also the last day for the Jewish population to be able to stay in Spain, so some of his crew were Jewish.
The females arrived in 1790, on separate boats to men.
Convicts often performed a variety of chores while serving their sentences, including hard labor such as road building, mining, or agricultural work. They were also tasked with maintaining cleanliness and order in the prison, which could involve tasks like cooking, laundry, and general maintenance. Additionally, some convicts participated in skilled labor, such as carpentry or blacksmithing, depending on the prison's resources and needs. These chores were intended to instill discipline and provide vocational skills for reintegration into society.
The escaped convicts were captured.
Most certainly. The convicts of the First Fleet were very quickly set to work clearing trees, tilling the soil and getting the first crops started. The convicts were very hard to motivate, being reluctant to work in the Australian heat and humidity, and with tools that constantly broke, but they were expected to work hard. They were also set construction projects, as there were no roads, bridges or buildings. Some convicts were assigned as servants or tradespeople to the free settlers who also came.
Approximately 25,000 female convicts were sent to Australia between 1788 and 1853. The transportation of female convicts aimed to address the gender imbalance in the penal colonies and provide labor for developing settlements. Many of these women were convicted of theft or other minor crimes and were often offered a chance to start anew in Australia.
Convicts could face punishments such as flogging, solitary confinement, hard labor, and death penalty depending on the severity of their crime. These punishments were meant to serve as deterrents and to maintain discipline within the penal system.
Convicts who misbehaved could be subjected to floggings, solitary confinement, hard labor, or restraints. They could also have their rations reduced or face longer periods of imprisonment. In extreme cases, convicts could be transported to more remote penal colonies or have their sentence extended.
Slaves were people who were forced to work without pay and were considered property. Convicts were individuals found guilty of a crime and sentenced to punishment, such as prison time or hard labor. Blackbirders were individuals who coerced or kidnapped people into forced labor, often in the context of the transatlantic slave trade. The key difference between convicts and blackbirders is that convicts were legally sentenced for a crime, whereas blackbirders were involved in illegal and often violent practices of capturing individuals for forced labor.
Queensland
No. South Australia was the only Australian state to never use convicts for labour.
The females arrived in 1790, on separate boats to men.
While on the ships, the convicts did no hard labour. They were mostly kept below decks. The hard labour began when they landed, and they had to construct the colony.
Convicts often performed a variety of chores while serving their sentences, including hard labor such as road building, mining, or agricultural work. They were also tasked with maintaining cleanliness and order in the prison, which could involve tasks like cooking, laundry, and general maintenance. Additionally, some convicts participated in skilled labor, such as carpentry or blacksmithing, depending on the prison's resources and needs. These chores were intended to instill discipline and provide vocational skills for reintegration into society.
The Australian convicts mostly got punishment by wipping or hard labour. And if they were to be executed it would be by hanging or shooting
The boats used to house convicts in England in the 1700s were called hulks. They were used when the prisons became too full to house any more criminals.
Slaves and convicts are both individuals who have been deprived of their freedom. Slaves are forced into unpaid labor against their will, while convicts are incarcerated as punishment for committing a crime. Both groups historically have faced severe oppression and exploitation.
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.