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What year did convicts leave England to go to Australia?
The transportation of convicts to Austalia continued for many decades. The First Fleet of convicts to Australia departed England in May 1787, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788. 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.
How many men did captain cook have as crew when he came to nz?
None. Captain Cook did not carry convicts. His was a mission of exploration and discovery. Cook was not part of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. Cook's only part in the passage of convicts was to recommend Botany Bay as a suitable site for a penal colony, but he died nine years before the First Fleet arrived.
How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
How many male convicts were on HMS Sirus?
Sirius was a warship. The convicts were in six cargo ships.
How many convicts survived?
48
How many convicts and freemen arrived in Botany Bay?
565
How many convicts and freemen arrived in botany bay 1788?
In 1788, approximately 775 convicts and 645 freemen (including marines, officers, and their families) arrived in Botany Bay with the First Fleet, which was the first European settlement of Australia.
How many freeman arrived in Botany bay?
there was 56 freemen
How many of the 1004 convicts who arrived in Sydney Cove in 1788 were Catholic?
About 732 convicts are catholic.
What year did convicts leave England to go to Australia?
The transportation of convicts to Austalia continued for many decades. The First Fleet of convicts to Australia departed England in May 1787, and arrived in New South Wales in January 1788. 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.
What types of convicts are there?
There are many types of convicts but the main ones are government service convicts, assigned convicts, expirees, emancipists and ticket of leave convicts.
How many men did captain cook have as crew when he came to nz?
None. Captain Cook did not carry convicts. His was a mission of exploration and discovery. Cook was not part of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. Cook's only part in the passage of convicts was to recommend Botany Bay as a suitable site for a penal colony, but he died nine years before the First Fleet arrived.
Did the convicts know anything about Australia before arriving here?
The convicts knew nothing about Australia before their arrival. They had no concept of the climate, the fauna or the flora. Even the officials had no idea, sending inadequate tools and supplies with th convicts. As far as the convicts knew, they were going to a place called "Botany Bay" which was on the other side of the world. A great many of them thought that they would be near China, and once they arrived, many escape attempts were based on the assumption that China lay on the other side of the mountains.
How many convicts died on the Scarboruagh?
13 convicts died on the Scarboraugh
How many convicts on the Fishburn of the First Fleet?
The Fishburn was a storeship. It carried no convicts.
How many female convicts were in the First Fleet?
There were 180 female convicts on the First Fleet.
How did convicts return to England?
why didnt many convicts return to England
