The First Fleet!

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The First Fleet !

• By Shannen May

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Contents!

• What was the First Fleet
• When did they leave
• Who was on the First Fleet
• Deaths and Births
• Questions
• The Convicts
• Mary Bryant
• Settlement
• The Different Ships
• Questions

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What was the first fleet!

• The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships
  which sailed from Great Britain to Australia
  (back then known as New Holland) to establish the
  first European colony in New South Wales.
• They carried Convicts onboard the ships, they
  were sentenced to labor in Australia.
• Some would be there for 4 years others would be
  there for the rest of there life.

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When did they leave!

• May 1787The 11 ships left Portsmouth, England on
  Sunday 13 May 1787 under the command of Captain
  Arthur Phillip RN.
• June 1787 the first port of call was the town
  called Santa Cruz on the Cannery Islands.
• August1787 They reached Rio de Janeiro
• October 1787 They reached Cape of Good Hope,
  this was their final civilized port of call.
• January 1788 The Fleet finally reached Botany
  Bay, Australia.

Captain Arthur Phillips
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Who left and arrived!

• Embarked at Portsmouth
• Officials and passengers 15
• Ships' crews 323
• Marines 444
• Marines wives and children 46
• Convicts (males) 582
• Convicts (females) 193
• Convicts' children 14
• Total embarked 1420

• Disembarked at Port Jackson
• Officials and passengers 14
• Ships' crews 306
• Marines 245
• Marines wives and children 54
• Convicts (males) 543
• Convicts (females) 189
• Convicts' children 22
• Total landed 1373

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Deaths and Births!

• Deaths
• 69 people either died, were discharged or
  sometimes they were even deserted.
• 61 males
• 8 females.

• Births
• During the entire Voyage there was 22 births in
  total.
• 13 males
• 9 females

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Questions

• Q1. What was the maximum time a convict was
  sentenced to labor in Australia?
• Q2. In what month did they finally reach Botany
  Bay, Australia?
• Q3. What was the Total amount of people that
  embarked on the trip to Australia?
• Q4. How many females died on the way to
  Australia?
• Q5. How many births were there in total, on the
  way to Australia?

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The Convicts!

• On the six ships that were carrying convicts, the
  total amount of convicts was approximately 775.
• Some convicts died on the way to Australia.
• There was also convicts kids on board these
  boats.
• Convicts were housed below decks on the prison
  deck and often further confined behind bars.
• In many cases the convicts were restrained in
  chains and were only allowed on deck for fresh
  air and exercise.
• Conditions were cramped and they slept in
  hammocks.
• The Convicts were made to work hard doing labor
  everyday, when they got to Australia.
• If they weren't doing what they were meant to be
  doing, the convicts would get lashes across there
  backs. Even up to 100 at one time.

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Mary Bryant!

• Mary Bryant is a very famous convict (you may
  have seen the short TV series).
• She was born Mary Broad in Cornwell, England.
• Quite a few years later Mary was convicted for
  petty thievery and was sentenced to 7 years
  transportation to Australia.
• Mary Broad was in the ship Charlotte, which is
  where she had her first child,
  daughter named Charlotte (after the ship). This
  was also the place she met her husband to be
  (William Bryant).
• When Mary got to Australia she married William
  Bryant (Feb 10 1788). A bit later on there life
  together, they had a son called Emanuel.
• After a few years on Australia, William made a
  plan to escape from the island. He managed to get
  his hands on a boat, then on a night that he knew
  all the boats that could case them would be gone
  they escaped.

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Mary Bryant!

• They sailed out during the night with 8 crew
  members to help the Bryant family.
• They managed to get to a place called Kupang in
  Timor. They claimed to be ship wreck sailors.
  This story held out for a while.
• But they were later found to be British convicts.
  They were found because William became drunk and
  blabbed.
• The family and crew members were sent back to
  Britain so it didnt become international
  incident.
• On the way back to Britain for there Trial,
  Marys Husband and first born child perished
  because of Fever, and later the older child died
  as well.
• So Mary and the Crewmembers were only left to
  stand trial.
• Mary Bryant had to do an additional year in
  prison but was then Pardoned in May 1793.
• That is the amazing true story of Mary Bryant.

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Settlement!

• When the first fleet first arrived at Botany Bay
  they deemed it unsuitable for settlement.
• So they moved and settled at Port Jackson.
• Most of the convicts didnt know how to farm.
• In the beginning everyone had to be on rationed
  food including Captain Phillip.
• They had very little building material, so
  shelter was a problem. The tools the government
  had given them, were really weak and got broken
  very easily.
• Once they started to get crops growing, buildings
  made, and villages formed they moved and settled
  in other places.

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Convict Ships!
Scarborough
Friendship
Charlotte
Prince of Wales
Lady Penrhyn
Alexander
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The other 5 Ships!
Sirius
A naval escort ship
Supply
A naval escort ship
Golden Grove
These three ships were Store ships.
Fishburn
Borrowdale
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Questions!

• Q1. How many convicts traveled to Australia?
• Q2. How many kids did Mary Bryant Have?
• Q3. Where did they settle instead of Botany Bay?
• Q4. How many convict ships were there?
• Q5. Name 3 of the ships.

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Bibliography!

• http//members.optushome.com.au/guthrigg/conships2
  .htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bryant
• http//home.vicnet.net.au/firstff/story.htm
• http//www.ulladulla.info/historian/ffstory.html
• http//members.iinet.net.au/perthdps/convicts/shi
  ps.html