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Who was on the First Fleet to Australia for kids?
The First Fleet sailed from Portsmouth, England, on May 13, 1787. The fleet consisted of 11 ships carrying about 1,000 people. Most of the people were convicts. The fleet reached Botany Bay on January 19–20, 1788.
Where did the convicts sleep?
Convicts slept in hammocks that were folded away each morning. Each ward had a large wooden tub that served as a communal toilet. The convicts had to carefully carry these tubs outside daily to be emptied and cleaned. Each of the wards held up to 60 men.
Who was John Hudson and what did he do?
John Hudson. A John Hudson is marked off stores on 24 October 1795 at Port Jackson but his name has not been found in further records, so it remains a mystery what happened to young John Hudson, a sometimes chimney sweeper, who was the youngest convict at the time of sentencing, and possibly the youngest male convict for NSW.
When did John Hudson arrive on Norfolk Island?
He arrived on Norfolk Island aboard HMS Sirius, embarking on 5 March 1790, disembarking at Cascade Norfolk Island on 14 March 1790. The ship that he returned to NSW is unknown but was prior to 1792, in October 1795, he was listed as an expired convict, off stores in NSW. [3] No further records found for John Hudson found in the Colony.
Where did John Hudson sail to to colonize New England?
After arriving off the coast of Cape Cod, Hudson eventually sailed into the mouth of a large river, today called the Hudson River. Making his way as far as present-day Albany before the river became too shallow for his ship to continue north, Hudson returned to Europe and claimed the entire Hudson River Valley for his Dutch employers.
How old was John Hudson when he was sentenced?
John Hudson, described as ‘sometimes a chimney sweeper’, was the youngest known convict to sail with the First Fleet. Voyaging on board the Friendship to NSW, the boy thief was 13 years old on arrival at Sydney Cove. He was only nine when first sentenced.