Table of Contents
- 1 How were convicts treated in Australia?
- 2 Is Australia’s convict history a source of pride or a stain?
- 3 What percentage of Australians are thought to be descendants of convicts?
- 4 What were the 19 crimes that sent you to Australia?
- 5 Is William Bellamy related to Emma Doberer?
- 6 When did Benjamin Haire arrive in Australia?
How were convicts treated in Australia?
By the mid-1830s, most convicts were assigned to private employment. The easiest way for a convict to reduce their sentence was to work hard and stay out of trouble. They could then be given a ticket-of-leave or pardon.
Is Australia’s convict history a source of pride or a stain?
Today, a convict ancestor is a matter of pride, a connection to the rough and tumble of early Australia. But for past generations, including some convicts themselves, it was a shame that had to be hidden at all costs.
What percentage of Tasmanians are descended from convicts?
74 per cent
I gave the population figures to my son, who does this sort of thing, and he worked out that even today, 74 per cent of Tasmanians are descended from convicts (owing to very low immigration, and the extremely high original percentage).
What crimes get you sent to Australia?
Those who were taken to Australia had committed a range of different crimes including theft, assault, robbery and fraud. As part of their punishment they were sentenced to penal transportation for seven years, fourteen years or even life, despite the crimes that they had committed being generally low-grade.
What percentage of Australians are thought to be descendants of convicts?
20\%
Today, it’s estimated that 20\% of the Australian population are descended from people originally transported as convicts, while around 2 million Britons have transported convict ancestry.
What were the 19 crimes that sent you to Australia?
The crimes that make up 19 Crimes include:
- Grand Larceny, theft above the value of one shilling.
- Petty Larceny, theft under one shilling.
- Buying or receiving stolen goods, jewels, and plate…
- Stealing lead, iron, or copper, or buying or receiving.
- Impersonating an Egyptian.
- Stealing from furnished lodgings.
Did you know 47 convicts were transported to Australia for petty theft?
A Sydney-based photographer has come up with a stunning new take on family history. Mine Konakci gathered the descendants of 47 convicts transported to Australia for petty theft and photographed them with a representation of the stolen items.
Is Benjamin Haire related to Ann Marsh?
Pictured is his descendant, Benjamin Haire, a student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. At the age of 21, Ann Marsh was sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a bushel of wheat. She arrived in Australia with the Second Fleet in 1790. Pictured is her descendant, Emma Doberer, owner of an animal supplies business.
Pictured is her descendant, Emma Doberer, owner of an animal supplies business. At the age of 17, William Bellamy was sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing six pairs of leather shoes. He arrived in Australia with the Third Fleet in 1791.
When did Benjamin Haire arrive in Australia?
He arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. Pictured is his descendant, Benjamin Haire, a student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. At the age of 21, Ann Marsh was sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a bushel of wheat. She arrived in Australia with the Second Fleet in 1790.