The ships which housed convicts in England during the 1700s were called hulks.
The Lady Penrhyn had only female convicts. The ship carried 101 female convicts.
there were about 2,056 in friend ship
0 it was a store ship
The Scarborough, a transport ship that carried convicts to Australia, set sail in 1786 with 208 male convicts on board. The ship was part of the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia at Port Jackson. The journey was challenging, and a number of convicts did not survive the voyage.
No. The Endeavour was purely a ship of exploration.
The Alexander was the largest of the convict transport ships, and it carried almost 200 male convicts.
The last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. This ship, the "Hougoumont", brought its final cargo of 269 convicts to Western Australia, as New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.
Transportation of convicts to Australia ended when the last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. This ship, the "Hougoumont", brought its final cargo of 269 convicts to Western Australia, as New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.
Transportation of convicts to Australia ended when the last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. This ship, the "Hougoumont", brought its final cargo of 269 convicts to Western Australia, as New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.
The Alexander was one of the transport ships, meaning it carried convicts.
The earliest convicts lived in tents and rough huts built from local timber, and later, stone buildings were constructed. Many convicts were sent to work for farmers and free settlers, and these people would provide their accommodation. From the 1820s, women convicts were housed at the Female Factory in Parramatta. This was a high, draughty, two-storey brick building.
The earliest convicts lived in tents and rough huts built from local timber, and later, stone buildings were constructed. Many convicts were sent to work for farmers and free settlers, and these people would provide their accommodation. From the 1820s, women convicts were housed at the Female Factory in Parramatta. This was a high, draughty, two-storey brick building.