Bound for Australia...On 18 January 1788 the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay, which Joseph Banks had declared suitable for a penal colony after he returned from a journey there in 1770.
The First Fleet - dataset
Guidelines for using The First Fleet – dataset
1. Look at The First Fleet - dataset. (see below)
2. Each of the columns on the spreadsheet represents a different category of information, for example, ‘Family name’, ‘Given name’.
3. By scrolling across the page you can see that there are many columns.
4. Each row on the spreadsheet lists the information for each category for a particular person. By scrolling down the page you can see there are more than 750 convict details listed.
5. You can search for different family names.
6. Practise using the spreadsheet by answering the following questions:
a. How many convicts were transported on the First Fleet?
b. Were there any convicts with a family name the same as (or similar to) yours or a friend of yours?
c. How many female convicts came on the Alexander?
d. How many First Fleet convicts were transported for life?
e. How many of these were female?
7. Select the name of one of the women to investigate the information that is available in the dataset.
1. Look at The First Fleet - dataset. (see below)
2. Each of the columns on the spreadsheet represents a different category of information, for example, ‘Family name’, ‘Given name’.
3. By scrolling across the page you can see that there are many columns.
4. Each row on the spreadsheet lists the information for each category for a particular person. By scrolling down the page you can see there are more than 750 convict details listed.
5. You can search for different family names.
6. Practise using the spreadsheet by answering the following questions:
a. How many convicts were transported on the First Fleet?
b. Were there any convicts with a family name the same as (or similar to) yours or a friend of yours?
c. How many female convicts came on the Alexander?
d. How many First Fleet convicts were transported for life?
e. How many of these were female?
7. Select the name of one of the women to investigate the information that is available in the dataset.