What was the purpose of the First Fleet convicts?

What was the purpose of the First Fleet convicts?

First Fleet convicts. The First Fleet, consisting of 11 vessels, was the largest single contingent of ships to sail into the Pacific Ocean. Its purpose was to find a convict settlement on the east coast of Australia, at Botany Bay.

What was the purpose of the First Fleet?

The First Fleet, consisting of 11 vessels, was the largest single contingent of ships to sail into the Pacific Ocean. Its purpose was to find a convict settlement on the east coast of Australia, at Botany Bay. The First Fleet sailed from England on 13 May 1787 and arrived at Botany Bay eight months later, on 18 January 1788.

How many children were on the First Fleet when it arrived?

There were about 50 children on the First Fleet when it arrived in Sydney. Some were convicts, some were children of marines and others were born on the ship on the journey out. Read this biography of the people in the First Fleet.

When did the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay?

The First Fleet sailed from England on 13 May 1787 and arrived at Botany Bay eight months later, on 18 January 1788.

Are the names in Cobley’s crimes of the First Fleet convicts correct?

The names in Cobley’s Crimes of the First Fleet Convicts,are based on the lists, prepared for each vessel by the shipping contractors. These were full of gross misspellings and careless transcription errors. The Gillen list has more variations, but is probably more “correct”, and has been used in this database.

What was the purpose of the First Fleet in Australia?

First Fleet convicts The First Fleet, consisting of 11 vessels, was the largest single contingent of ships to sail into the Pacific Ocean. Its purpose was to find a convict settlement on the east coast of Australia, at Botany Bay. The First Fleet sailed from England on 13 May 1787 and arrived at Botany Bay eight months later, on 18 January 1788.

What information can be obtained from the convict data?

An advanced search enables the convict data to be queried about age, gender, occupation, crime, value of crime, sentence, transported for, date and place of trial, partner in crime, description of looks and behaviour, date of leaving the colony, or date of death, and details about marriage and children.