Sarah Bellamy - Botany Bay - 1787

18th Januray,1787

Ello it's me Sarah again and we are in Botany Bay finaly!We had a pretty hard time getting here there was the rough waves,the Dutch Govener not wanting us and us convicts were not allowed of the ship  at Rio de Janiero.All us covicts were expeting to get free but nooooo we have to work it sucks.We have to build houses while everyone else sits and relaxes.

John Ward - Botnay Bay - 1788

18Th January  1788

Hello I'm dead and I have been hauting people getting my revange. The reason I'm dead is because of the mutiny. I remember the fo rough was tires at Van Dieme 's Land (Tasmania)  but we didn't stop because it was to rough at sea. When we got there they put arrows  on our pants but no one Knows why because they didn't put them on the rich people. We got one day rest and then  we started working. We had to cut the grass, catch fish and start cutting down some trees. But we did that for  nothing because the captain said " This place is terrable I heard there was Port Jackson nere". So we then moved to Port Jackson and started to build the colony for real this time. The next day the captain rasaid the Union Jack.


REMEMBER  I did none of this, I was dead.

Ann Beardsley - Cape town - 1787

13 November


Ello! it's me again Ann Beardsley. Today was great, we finaly left Rio de Janeiro and are at Cape Town.we are finaly here and even better we're finaly getting stocks of grain, but we have to have animals on the nanny goat (boat), they'll way us down! and they'll probably die and stink it up because we dont have anough hay. Well please wish me luck on the way to botany see ya slater.

John Carney - Botany Bay - 1788

18 Janury 1788

Me dead body has been floating around the ship for a while now.

James Brown-Cape-Town1787

Cape Town 13th October 1787





Hello there today me and me mate are stinking hot and me mate were in the muinty and I graped the gun and me shot the merines and me got sent down to the hulk. Now me am going to smash the champer pot on the merines and me said it was the person next to me,he got in troulble he got cat of  nine tale.

Jame's Heading Cape-Town 13th October 1787

13th October 1787

Hey me name is James Heading! Here we arrivin at Cape-Town.Some convicts are Mutinying this ship and im hoping they get control so we can be free! At the moment its very foggy and the captain is having alot of trouble steering this ship.  I was being whipped by my convict partner a few days ago and I still have the cat of nine tails marks all over my back and it hurts whenever I lye down. Where nearly at our final destination Botany Bay! I heard a convict died in one of the ships. I dont know how long where staying here,im hoping its not to long because I want this voyage to end so I can have a good rest of my life. Im pretty hungry and im getting headakes from eating these gross biscuits.

John Owen Cape Town 1787

13th October, 1787

I just arrived in Cape Town which is in South Africa. The Dutch Govenor is not happy that us british people have arrived. Today me herd there were some convicts on the Alexander,armed with pistols,knives and iron bars tried to munity. The Dutch has only allowed us three days bread. Captain Phillip has the Governor for more. Today we left Cape town after finally receiving stocks of grain. However,we haven't got enough hay to feed the new animals on board.

Ann Parsley - Cape Town -1787

13th October, 1787


Hello again!! This is Ann Parsley. We all at Cape town now.Were soon gonna go around The Cape of Good Hope.And my tummy is felling alittle queasy and going round the Cape Im gonna be sick like me worst nightmares!!!!( Well mabey bbut i dont hope so!!!!)Like nomal they stttiiiilllll aint ganna let us convicts out!! I also heared that there was a mutiny on the Alexander.YAa.....Buttt.............. they were stoped :.-( .   The Dutch Govener....!?!?!huh? Isint this South Africa???Ohhhhhhhhh the  Dutch invaded This place...,Now i know me mate told me just tell me.Well he dosent look very pleased to see us! We got some new animals on bored an ey gonna there stink is is gonna stink up this ship more than it smells! Annnyyy way.... I took a look up on deck at ecsersize and Cape Town is BEAUTIFUL:D The place looks absoloutly FANTASTIC!!!!!! It is the Greatest Best looking town everrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!! Wait Rio de Janerio looks a little better...But still!!! Any way i gotta go eat and next time i write i'll be in New Holland!!I'll tell ya everything!! Byeeee!!!
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Ann Martin - Cape Town - 1787

13 October 1787


Ann Martin agen .At last we have got to the last stop I think the seas werwe ruff .When we got at Cape Town I heard there was a mutiny on the Alexander but the marines stopped them just .The animals have no more food and they are starving same with us because when we got here the Dutch Governor was not happy at all when we got here .All me china plates are wording if we will make it to New Holland in one pice we all can not what untill we get on land so we do not have to stay in the stuffy appeny dip .We will be in New Holland in about thetin days .The Dutch Govner only allowed us three days of food so we will have ten days of  with out food we will be starving to deth maybe even the Captin might die .

Ann Beardsley - 1787 - Rio de Janeiro

August 5

Hi! it's me again Ann Beardsley. It's been so horrid in Tenirife,so happy its over. Right know we're in Rio de Jameiro and we're also stuck in the big nanny goat (boat) called the Friendship(thats my boat). hot  Even though we're stuck in the ship and it's rainy and windy the trip was sort of robin hood (good). We were at the front of all the nanny goats (boat) along with the Supply,Scarbrough and the are ship.But while we are here we get some fresh fruit. Well see ya i need to go have my jim skinner (dinner).

Matthew Jame Everingham

Cape Town  13 Oct  1787





Ello   were  in Cape Town.Me don't  think the Dutch is happy to see us  the crew is loading  some  animals.Me feel a bit sick.The  weather is quite foggy and me am realy realy realy realy hungry I wish I  did not steal.Me heard that on the Alexander the convicts were takingover.

William Farely-1787-Botany Bay

18th January 1787


So we all at Botany Bay and me hate it! No fresh water, not good for the animals, I WANT TO LEAVE  me and me mates only a few of me mates, are on the ship but we all saw this thing called a kangaroo.Thisis a really new experience but still I want to GO!!!!!!!!!!!

John Best-1787-Botany Bay

Botany Bay 18th January



Ello it`s me John Best we are sailing to Botany Bay in New Holland,wow it`s cold out here I`m freezin`.I think I can see another island I think it`s Van Diemen`s land

Elizabeth Hayward -Cape Town-1787

13th  October,1787




Hello im back . Me boat has arrived  in Cape Town .Me and the other convicts have heard about the mutiny  on the Alexander [just letting ye know that I would not want to be on that ship].

Robert Abel-Cape Town-13 October,1787

Robert Abel-Cape Town-13th October ,1787

Ello me name is Robert Abel, and we have stopped again. I am tired of staying in this junk yard. I think I will never be able to get some freash air. The food is horible I cant sleep and its hot and sticky. I cant wait until we arrive at new holand I think its calld. I cant belive we dont get much food. I wish that the food is better then this sloppy soup. The toilet is a bucket and it only gets emty once a day. I wish we get less of the discusting food. Why do the girls get less I want less discusting sludge to eat.  I wonder why there isn't any light do we diserve this I just hope there isn't any more stopping after this. Any way I would love is if the gards would change there minds an send me back to Englend. I think I willgo Back home after seven years.

Elizabeth Thomas-1787-Cape Town

13th October 1787



We have just arived in Cape Town many of us convicts are see sick and captain arthur an't happy he dont want to see us sick because if we are to weak when we get to new holland we wont be able to work sad for him.If we dont work all the houses and plants wont be ready we will have no food and even if we find food it will go right to the sailors ,mariens and offices not us convict. He beta get us some fresh food not this slop.The Dutch have only alowed us three days bread captian athur is damanding more!!

John Best-Cape town-1787

13th October,1787


Ello It`s me John Best we are about to land in Cape Town I can see the shore of Cape Town It looks pretty big.Ok we just Cape Town wow I can see a huge fortress from here I think the Dutch governer lives there I hope he gives us alot of food I`m hank marvin.I heard that there was a atempted take over of the Alexander they were armed with pistols,knives and iron bars but the marines quickly stopped them,I wonder what`s going to happen to them?It`s been two hours and the dutch aren`t giving us any food I guess he`s mad about us arriving but to bad for him were already here. I wish we had some food at least.Wow the marine just came back looking for some food for us and the animals but it looks like he had no luck the animals are probably starving by now.Hmm I wonder why  the sailors are packing up oh no that only mens we`re leaving looks like we have to go! see ya later!

 

John Hatcher-Cape Town-1787

13th October,1787

Ello it's me John. We all just left Rio and were heading to Cape Town. (3 days later)We are neally at Cape Town I don't think I've told you this but im on the ship the Alexander and all the convicts had a bit of mutiny today and I was involved in it acually I was the leader of it. but before us convicts could do any more Captain Phillip got all those annowing marines and made go back to the hulks. We just reached Cape Town and the Dutch Govener will only give us three days of bread.that is not much for us convicts. But luckily Captain Phillip is asking for more.I think we are leaving Cape Town right now and they put animals on board and I think some of them are angry. But we don't have much food for all the animals so after a while I think they will all be angry soon.

Ann Martin - Rio de Janeiro - 1787

5 th August , 1787


Ello, it's me we arrived at Rio de Janeiro after being in stuffy ship. Captain Arthur Phillip says we should stay here for a month or two .I hope so it feels nice to be out in the fresh air. We'll we only go out for about three or two minuites but it is the most time we go out into the fresh air but when we go out it is boling hot most of the time .While the marrines collect bananas, yams, oranges, limes and guavas storms have hit there are just getting ready for Sunday's trip to Cape Town .Since I left I have made a few frineds like those young ocean pearls but I don't like those boys they try to do bad things to you they even say we are the ones who trick them .This appeny dip is like bucket and pail, gaol. Animals are making it even more worse .When we leave I hope there is not a huge storm .They are making us get all the supplies but we only go out for about five minutes because they don't wanna risk a chance of us esacping or us taking over the ship .Well that is all I am going to  write today but I will see you next nickle and dime !!!!

William Farely-5th August- 1787- Cape Town

5th August 1787





It's so foggy ! Did you forget me name already? Look in me eyes me name is William Farely, think the Alexander the  ship had a bit of munity. Mariens should beat the convicts, anyways still the same but closer to New Holland csn't wait to get out of this stinkin' ship. Food is still bad. See ya matey

John Caesar Cape Town 1787

13 October 1787

Today we are in Cape Town. Other convicts are armed with pistols,knives and iron bars Dutch Governor is not happy to see us. We are vomiting every where and the Governor will only allow us to have three days bread . We are traveling through a lot of fog the fog is making the journey much harder. Today we are about to leave but with stock and grains but we do not have enough hay to fead our animals on board we do not know how long the animals will survive we do not know what to do when that happens. Some convicts have very bad sicknesses like scurvy.More women are geting there Barnet fair shaved.we have had a few deaths from Tenirreife and bigger storms are coming each day we get closer and closer to Botany Bay in New Holland.

 

John Cuss- Cape Town 1787

13th October 1787

BANG! Sorry about that theres some backround noise there don't know whats going on. Anyway its been terible the last few days here Sam has had the Flu and its hard to get both our bloomin meals back to us. All of us were expecting to get the usel of fresh fruit but apperently, the captin siad that we woudent get very much because of the Governor is........ ticked of about us coming here! We are beeing let up deck even less than useol . When I was let up deck I found out that the gun fire at the start was a marine trying to scare the convicts on the Alixsander because of an atempt to mutiny on that ship. Thats allso one of the resons why were alowed up deck less. Im realy worried about Sam ,he's realy sick now I can't imagene the journey without him he helps me keep my serve of food beeing taken. Its so cramped in here coz the Bloomin captin has bout some more animals and there dieing coz we coldent get much food for em. Can't wait till we get to New Holland/Australia so we can get out of here. Fingers crossed for a pardon! That would be the life a free pice of land and ill be able to farm chiching chiching $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Sarah Macormac -Cape Town -1787

13th October 1787



ello its me Sarah and we are now in Cape Town it is so hot Iam going to explode into flams me know me going on to much but if you were here I bet you would say the same thing it is also really foggy cuse me looked out a little crack in the boat me bet the rich people at the top of the boat are fricking out I new that because I can hear them wining about it me wish this day could stop right this minet I also hear that there is mutny on the Alexander thats probbly the highlight of me day luckly Iam on the Friendship if I was on the Alexander I would somehow be blamed for it even thow I would 't  have done it I cant wait to get some fresh food even thinking about it cools me done I hate the hot wether me mates gone of to fine a bucket to do her bisness in it but she haset come back me very worried see you latter when were in Australia I just cant wait bye :)

John Carney - Cape Town - 1787

13th October 1787

Ello leavin Rio now. Got lots of fresh food. The marines are getting about 30 times what I get. So far after Rio I got barely any fresh food. All I got was about one quarter of fresh bread. I also had some old food that I kept from before we were at Rio. Me belly is gettin hungry. I am staring at the marines food that he has. I am lookin foward to goin to some random place called Cape Town for all the good food. Lookin for the cow ,that came down to this level, so I can get a small bit of milk. By the way, we got some animals in Rio. We have just got to Cape Town. I heard some convicts on the Alexander tried to mutiny with pistols, knives and iron bars. While the marines were gone, I went up to the main deck. I looked around. This place is quite weird. I heard that the governor was not giving us much food. That means not much fresh food when we get going. Aurthor Phillop is demanding more food for the fleet. I am making a bit of noise and the marine came up and was so scared of the moving barrel. The marine shot the moving barel (which I am inside). Sadly I died but I can still see everything. I am a ghost. I know I was a ghost because I can not touch anything. The crew are coming back now. I am staying at the top deck because no one can see me.

Margaret Darling- Cape Town

13th of Octber 1787

 Hello .I'm back again. You're probly wondering were in the world me are ! Were at Cape Town. Can I let you on in a little secrect ? Well me pretty sure that this is our very very very last stop .The Govenor (who's Duch) is not letting us have very much food and and ............. there's only a little bit of fresh food .In all the other  stops me got all the fresh food I could every dream of . Also the Duch Govenor only gave us three days of  bread ! That Duch Govenor must not have a noggin or mabe he's lost his mind or he just got a problem with the Britsh.  I imagen that the  Duch Govenor has big fat red pinpulle on his face . I wish that this was the place that we stop at . Were about to set sail now. Bye Bye.

John Ward - Cape Town - 1787

13TH October 1787

Hallo here I am Cape Town, South Africa. This time I believe we're at Africa. I just got hit with an iron bar yesterday when we had a mutiny but the marines stopped us and 2 people died by a pistol and 1 died by knife and 11 were injured. The governor is only giving us three day's worth of bread and fruit and vegtables the captain asked for more but the said no. It's so cramped with all the animals especially with 3 bulls and 2 pigs and all the other stuff is on the other ships. Also it's so loud and you can bearly get any sleep at all and now there's now place to sit and eat your food. But the clothes aren't getting any better only more itchy. It is not very warm here.

Jane Poole Cape Town 1787

13th October,1787

Ello a again we are at  Cape Town and we have these silly animals on board. They are stinking out the place and it smells disgusting down here. my friend has died on the way to Cape Town. Her name was Mary Braund she was a good friend to me and I was a great  friend to her. It is hot down here and it is a mess. the Dutch Govermor is not geving a lot of food for us and the aminals. we are going to die on this ship if we don't have a nuff food

Sarah Bellamy - Cape Town - 1787

13th October,1787


It's me Sarah again and now we are in Cape Town. Some say that the Alexander had a big war against the convicts and the marines, guess who won...?The marines.When we got to Cape Town and the Dutch were not happy they wouldn't even give us a dicent amount of food for the rest of the journey. I can't Adam and Eve that every one cares about feeding the silly animals on board, they should be more certan on feeding us convicts than some silly old animals.I hate being on this ship I have been sick about ten times but I have atleast a friend to help me along the journey (Margret Dawson).

Thats all from me
see ya slater.

William Douglas - Rio de Janeiro - 1787

5th August, 1787

Hi me name is William Douglas I just got to Rio de  Janeiro it's so hot at Rio de so Janeiro. We are starving and we are geting all the tents for the soldiers but it's taking us so long I wish I was never a convict.We are ready to go to bed but the soldiers said that were not allowed to go to bed. They said to work for them.Now it's day time where going to find food but first we have to get chained so we don't run away.Now we are leaving to get food for all the convicts and the soldiers to eat so we're not starving we're geting fruit and meat.

Charlotte Cook -Cape Town 1787

13th October 1787


Ello you need to to remember me name first, Im Charlotte Cook The First Fleet is finally in Cape Town and the captian and the marines are gone to get some bread ,and some fruit and vegetibles  and i just cant wait to have some fresh food,  because i haven't eatin in 4 days.
I  am so tired but i dont want to go asleep because it is so loud and everyone is fighting over stupid things.And im afraid that if i go asleep i will get injured and maybe brake me bones or something.
It's getting hoter in here by the minute.And I also heard on the Alexander there was a mutiny and the convicts had knives,iron bars,and pistols but the marines stopped them imagine how scarey that would .
Well that's all for now see you slater
Charlotte Cook

Phebe Flarty-Cape Town-1787

13th October 1787

G'day, Phebe Flarty here! T'day I'm in this place called Cape Town in South Africa! Apparently it's ruled by this Dutch person, but let me tell yu... he's not a nice one. He's  only giving us three days worth of bread but the captain is goin to talk to the Governor tomorrow! On the way over here there was this really thick kind of fog that sort-of reminds me of England. I can't Adam and Eve that the old-looking Dutch guy isn't lettin us poor convicts a decent amount of food! Now if you're the kind for some exitement do I have a story for you... now listen closely 'cause I overheard one of the marines say that over on the Alexander there was a muteny! Maybe if we all work together we could have a muteny, then we could finaly go up on deck when we want or we could have one of those fancy cabins or if we're lucky we could have ten times our weekly rasions! Oh that would be gr8! Maybe later. Well that's it from me...Bye ;)

John Owen - Tenerife 1787

John Owen  Tenerife 1787

3rd June,1787
We are now at Tenerife. It took 21 days to get here, eight convicts are already dead. On the way to the  Canary Islands their was brutal storms and unusually cold weather. The weather at  the Canary Islands is tropical weather. Us convicts are sometimes allowed on deck but not very much. The conditions were not pleasant but certainly could be worse .

John Cuss - Rio de Janeiro

1787 6th August Rio de Janeiro

We arrived here in the place that people are calling Rio de Janeiro about a mouth ago but its hard to tell wile they're keepen us below the bloomen deck. me clothes are starting to get ichy but its not as bad as the mariens, there clothes have to be washed in salt water. They think we have it beter but we don't wash our clothes at all!!!! Me legs are throbing because of our lack of exersise and then they want us to exersise. couggh....... parden me, got a bit of a cold but its getting better because of the fresh friut and vegies that the bloomin captin gave us, its about time we got some since Tenerife. ahhhhh...... sorry  that sound was someone geting punished by being wip't but it could be woures the punishments abored here can be pretty brutal, like solatary confinement or your best cina plate wip'en you I can't even imagen Sam having to wip me or the other way around. Its like Hell aboured this floaten death trap, none of us can swim, our food is scares and whenever we get in our births we are throwen out of them in storms.

Ann Parsley - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June 1787




G'day! This is  Ann Parsley and now we've sailing on this dump and the rats are starting to nible at me mates toes! You are soooooooooo lucky you aint on this dump . hate it here.The toilet has gone so over flow.( Its the one in the coner with all the jimmy diddle with a man using it to sooo Grosss!!) We at Tenerife now. Annnddd guesss whaaatttt? THOSE  MORONS AINT GONNA LET US ON THE LAND!!!!WE GOTTA STAY ERE N THIS  SHIP!!!
well go to go its time for our ecxersize!! got to go byyyeeee!!!
                                                         :)

1787,James Mhye Rio de Janeiro

5th Augst,1787
We just stoped in some place called Rio de Janeior and they just open the hatch.
Me feeling yuck in the belley.then I just saw some food come down from the hatch
pepole strarted jump in the air and they strarted to yell out FOOD,FOOD,FOOD.
Then me here someone saide more food for the boys and less for the girls.
The maries are loding cow's and pig but they can't find any hay before we
live.

John Caesar Rio de Janeiro

1787


Hello i am back down here today we arrived in Rio de Janeiro to collect fresh fruit and vegtables for the journey to Australia. I feel angry that we do not get to go on the deck yet. The weather is humid  we are sweating in our potatoe sacks it is very uncumftare about to stop inble in our clothes i wish we could have different and more conmfy clothes to wear i hope we get to go on deck soon i can not wait to get to Botany Bay in Australia i wish no convicts have died because some convicts who have died were my friends i was sad to find out about my best friend had died on the way to Rio de Janeiro he died when we were about to stop in the Canary islands. I still fell very sick i do not want to be on this stupid ship but maybe luck will come.

 

Robert Abel

Robert Abel-Rio De Jenario-5th Augest 1787

Hello me name is Robert Abel. Ok so we first stopped and now were moving. Me family are probably mad at me. Any way, lets talk about why we stopped moving are we there yet, have we stopped so we
can get suplies or make repais. I am absolutely sick of staying in this junkyard. Why are we not getting out? This journy is taking a long time. I just wish prison never existed because I am not liking the way that they just stop sudenly and go again.

Margaret Darling -Rio de Janerio

1787 6th August

You rember me Margaret the convict with no brain. Our next stop is Rio de Janerio . At this place the people above the deck (wich Don't probly get sea sick)get to go on land and explore whilst us untrustworthy convicts have to stay blow deck .Every day thats gone past I'm day dreaming about this new place and wondering what new life it'll give me . I clearly don't want to be a person that works for someone else . As mmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm doing this mmmmmmmmmmmmmm blog I'm enjoying a dleitful pice of melon  and mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm all other sorts of good fresh mmmmmmmmmmmmm food . Bye  .This food is lovely !!!! Bye

Cathrine Johnson Rio de Janeiro 1787

5th August,1787


Ello now we are at Rio de Janerio. I am all happy cause we get fresh fruit and veg today i can just taste the yummy juice of the fruit and the crunch of the vegetables. The bad thing is that a cupple of nights ago there was this big storm and every one got sea sick and i was one of the unlucky ones cause i flew of me hamock like it was a bat and i was the ball! It was tearable! And i think i was the only one to fall of my bed cause i was one of the smallest.Well some one told me that we had to stay here for a month. Well all that i hope is that we get some more fruit and ved and there is no more storms on the way.

James Heading Rio De Janeiro 5th August 1787

August 5th 1787                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ello me name is James Heading (you should know by now)We again get fresh fruit and vegtables because we have just landed at Rio De Janeiro. I'm not sure how long were staying here but I heard some marines saying 1 month.The clothes feel so itchy and uncomfortable an me got no sleep last night. I feel that I'm not gonna make it through the whole ride.Now I'm starting to really regret steelin those 4 horses.

5 Days Later

Oh man I finally got some rest (well 2 hours of it). When I woke up this morning my partner was vomiting out blood all over the floor. Im hoping this ride dosnt go to long.

Mattew James Everingham Rio de Janeiro 1787

5th August,1787



Ello Mattew here  3,2,1 and we just  arrivd in Rio de Janeiro.Did you know me heard that they're going to  feed  us fresh fruit and vegetables.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAh  me clothes are very  itchy.I  am feeling  a bit  sea sick but if you look on the bright side  we're geting food! My mate said that the next stop is Cape Town!

Elizabeth Thomas Rio de Janerio 1787

We have just arived in Rio de Janario and again captain phillip has brought new fresh fruit and vegtables with by the way are much nicer than ships biskets and rotten food.Im so cold and I want to be at home with my family in my own bed not some old hamock squished up in a dark cold celler. Im not feeling to well at the moment but Im shore with these new fruit and vegtables I will be back to feeling normal again.Were down here for a whole month and Im suck on a cold hamock and some sacks to wear as clothes and blankets.

Margaret Dawson - Rio de Janerio - 1787

Ello Margart here we are finallay in Rio de Janerio "yay." Unfortunetly we can't go on land I am sooooo cramed but we do get fresh food and vegies. My clothes are so itchy and what makes it worse is me and the other  ladies have to wear old sacks ewww.The gaurd said we were staying for one month.The weather to get here was foul there were lots of rats, it was damp,there was mould.The food was even more foul it's disgusting glop and the boys get more then us.On the way my friend got 100 lashes she was in pain the whole way.I was feeling horrible and i am still am felling  horrible. I hope i don't get any lashes. See ya slater

Elizabeth Hayward-Rio de Janeiro-1787

5th  August, 1787




ello its me again . we have arrived in Rio de Janeiro. I cant wait till we get the fresh fruits and  vegetables .Me and me mate are so hungry . I wish us convicts could get out of this ship it stinks down in the hulk . We're gonna be here for a month but it will seem like a year if you cant get out of the ship. I hate the clothes we have to  wear they're hot and itchy and what makes it worse is that its boilin hot. We have'nt even got on deck to have some exercise. I suppose we probably wont even get up  there into the fresh  air.







                                          Any way I better go now by

Charlotte Cook-Rio de Janeiro

5th August 1787

Ello you first need to remember my name Charlotte Cook .The First Fleet boat has now stopped at Rio de Janeiro ,we are staying here for a month I cant wait to get some fresh fruit,vegitables and other kinds of fresh food.Me cloths are really really itchy infact it gets itchier by the second and it is really annoying!!!!
Today the weather is really bad its rainy and stormy and some convicts are sick and the convicts arent allowed on deck cause the weather is worser than it usually is !!!!!!
Im not feeling so good today!

ok see you slater!!!

Sarah Bellamy - Rio de Janerio - 1787

Its me Sarah Bellamy again and today we are in Rio de Janerio.I hate it here we convicts arent
allowed to go on deck and it sucks but on the bright side Captin Arther Phillip is providing us with fresh fruit and vegies. I think he is doing this just to keep us from getting sick so we can be his little slaves.But im going to plan an escape when we get there and I hope I have me fellow convicts on my side for this trick.We have to stay like this for one whole month.The clothes they are giving us are sooo itchy and they arent giving us any bloomin pantihose I cant stay like this forever they have to stop.Last time I was on a ship like this I got sea sick and I hope I dont get sick on this trip because last time Brad 'the strong convict' said he would rip my spine out if I did it again.Now I feel sick..

Thats all from me see yus salater

John Ward-Rio de Janeiro-1787

6TH August 1787

Hallo here I am Rio de Janeiro John Ward. We've been here for about a month and are leaving in three days.  At the moment i'm not feeling sick like I was half way here. Its been sort of boring lately since were only aloud on deck 30 minuttes every three days and at the moment the marines and all the people are outside colleting food, such as Fresh meat, fresh fruit and fresh vegtabales for us but I don't know why they don't even care about us. I'm feeling happy and exited at the moment. We went up deck yesterdayand it was burnning hot. At the moment I can not stop scratching my clothes because the are sacks and are so itchy.

John Best -Rio de Janeiro-1787

5th August,1787



Ello it`s me John Best we just landed in Rio de Janerio two days ago.Alot of people died on the journey but luckily little old me survived.It`s boiling hot in here and the food is disgusting.YES!We just got fresh food and vegtables how do I know?Well I`m eating it right now.It`s the afternoon of our first full day in Rio it feels like I`ve been here for weeks well time is slow when you`re a convict well got go chiro.

John Hatcher-Rio de Janeiro-1787

Hello I'm John Hatcher (I think you new that but any way) and where at Rio de Janeiro, yay (not). I don't like that because us convicts have to stay in this stinckin ship while the others get to go out and have some fun, well at least I think that because how am I suppost to know if I'm  down here in the hulks. the one thing I do like is that we get some fresh food, but that won't last forever. So when all the fresh food is gone we have to go back to the disgusting grool and ships biscuit. Lately I have not been feeling the best, so the fresh food might make me feel better. Last night something was really anowing because us convicts have to stay in a hammock with 3 people and he pushed me out of thee hammock into the fecies and didn't even realise.





                                                      

William Brice - 1787 - Rio de Janeiro

Ello. Me name is William Brice. We've left Tenerife and we're head'in for Rio de Janeiro. Hopefuly we get some more food. The gaurds are terreble to us convicts. Lucky for us we don't have itchy clothes......or not. Great, now we have to put up with clothes like this! Sometimes I wish I was dead. I once tried to kill myself, but them gaurds caught me doing it. "We're here" said a gaurd. Rats these days. They always try to nible me. I wish I was a rat sometimes, but I'm not. I just heard that we're stay'in here for a month. Wow, I haven't looked at this place! It's ten times better than old England.

William Farely- Rio de Janero- 1787

Rio de Janereo 1787


Hey mate, me again now me at Rio de Janero incase you forgot me name it's William Farely.
The vegetables and the fruit is nice and yummy. But  the ship still smells and  diseases are still around me hate the  ship so much! Me wish me had the food like this in London with me family, me clothes are very itchy. Tut  mariens are still mean (sigh) Can we ever get to our destination in one peace?

Phebe Flarty-1787-Rio de Janerio

5th August 1787

Hello I'm back, today the workmen are bringing up the third lot of fresh fruit, vegies and yummy meats! Oh I can't wait until I get me share. We have been in port for more than a week now and I can't stand my berth-mate! :(
Every time I think about the knew land I have nightmares the next night!!! The animals keep dieing so that makes the smell worse and it also meens that its less food for us every day. I won't to go home............. :(            Atleast they're feeding me for once. Back in prison I had to either steal from others or bribe the prison guards!    That's it from me...

                                                        BYE!   :)    $   (:

John Owen Rio De Janerio 1787

8th August 1787

Hello I've just arrived in Rio De Janerio to get some fresh food. I'm looking forward to eating the fresh food because  it seems like its been so long without fresh food.  Its been a rough journey with storms and waves. I hope we get some fresh air because poowe it stinks in here. I've  been rocking in my hammock from Tenerife all the way to Rio De Janerio. We got here on the fifth of Augast. The crew spotted land on the second of Augast. By the sixth of Augast the even ships of the fleet were anchored in the harbough in Rio De Janerio.                                                                                                                                                                               

Sarah Macormac-Rio de Janeiro

We have just stoped at rio de janeiro they all say that we are staying here for just a month but it seems like forever I just cant wait to get some fresh fruit and veg but me mate says that we wont get much because it will be all tacken by the rich people and the capten but I wish they would be far and give some to us. I mean if they don't give us good food we wont be abel to do all the dirty work. oh my i cant wait to get to Australia. but the part i don't luike about getting to Australia is to do the dirty work. bye for now :)

Ann Parsley - Rio De Janeiro - 1787

Rio De Janeiro-1787

Ello there! ye must remember me!! me Ann Parsley.We all in Rio De Janeiro!! De land is the best!!
Its pretty sweet if you ask me.We ment ta be here for 1 month and them soo annoying people stillllll AIN'T LETTING US OUT!!!!! But at least we all get Fresh Fruit and Veggies!!! :-D  Its quite hot but this is the nicest looking place me ever seen! ( like a million times better that England!)
We got potata sacks for clothes!!!SOooooooooooo NOT fair!! and we get less food than the men!!!!!
  Me speak to ya sater!! Got to go to my exersize! canot miss that!!

                                                             BYE!!! :D

John Carney - Rio de Janerio - 1787

Ello just startin to leave Tenerife now. I am in the middle of eating some salty food. CHOMP! This
is crunchy food. I am trying to sneak over to a hammock to hide from the marine. I got me self into a bit of trouble. Oops the marine caught me. "50 lashes" said the marine. Uh oh. I saw someone who got lashes and when I saw his back I almost fainted.CRACK! CRUNCH! Wow that hurt. SNAP! POW! Bad news, I have a  realy annoyin pain in me back. Good news, me 50 lashes are over. Finaly we have reached Rio. I am bored of waiting in the hulk. Good thing we are stoped so I do not get sea sick. When a rich man came down to give the marine some fresh food I could not belive me eyes. He had a lot of fresh food, a lot of wood to fix the dodgy hulk and a lot of extras like sails, telescopes and a compass.

Jane Pole,1778 Rio de Janeiro

hello me name is Jane Pole and we are at Rio de Janeiro and we are  alowed up on deck once in two days.each days we gey fruit,veg and meat so we will build for the rich. The fruit and veg is the best tasting think on this ship. we have to stay here for a month. our cloths are itchy because  our cloths are washed in sea water. I am  so bord right now.I am feeling good but yesterday I had no  food because I was sick and didn't  get any food because I dinn't want to get out of my hamock. it is very hot dawn here under the deck. my friends are a sleep right next to me and it is hard to breath and talk.

John Cuss - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June,1787

Its been quite a while sins ive wrote infact its been such a bad time that ive not been able to do anything thats fan. We recently went to a place called Tenerife me think its one of the canary islands. Ive been lucky so far, every where I look theres disease and disaster but the whether has been good me think its hard to tell me only get to go up on the bloomen deck once a day. It was like that for twenty-one days but when we docked it got so much worse, but i made a new china plate called Sam and one of the people from another group tride to escape but they was grabed put in solatry confinement. He was lucky that his mate didn't have to wip him.When we had been doked for a fue days we got a treat we got some fresh fruit but some people were stealing other peoples food so Sam and I stayed out of their way.

Margaret Darling -Tenerife-1787

3rd June

Hi .

We've left good old England forever .Me can't Adam and Eve  that were goin  to this place me never heard about . Don't know how to say this blooming place . It's called Tenerife  . I'm stuck in this stupid ship , with lads and ladies  who done something dumly wrong ! I think me barnet Fair has poo in it and its just the first day . The marines said that we are stopping at Santa Cruz ,Tinerife in the Canary Islands .he also said , while were here we stop to get fresh food and water.  Captain Authur Phillip gave us this food called mellon ! It's so lovely and and jucy .Me got all this juce on me fac that it could heal all me body from all me wounds.Just about to set sail again . Bye

William Farely - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June, 1787 

Me wonder when me there me so bored  me don't like the food and people are very sick.  The mariens are so mean  me think me getting cabin fever. Me been in here for ages! So weak me feel so weak me just can't beare it. It stinks in here me just wanna get out of here!! Some of me mates are on the ship with me we plan to get out of the ship. Me can't stop think'in about me family and me never wanted to leave the place me live in, me just hope this so called Australia but.. me now know no noth'in
about Australia.  But me do know about London me miss me little boy (sigh).

John Caesar Tennirife-1787

3rd June, 1787

Hello misa bak down here i very stwinky the convict beside mesa is vomting every wair it is diskusting. It took three weeks to get here the Canary islands we are at Tenerife loding the ships with food so we do not get sick. Here in Tenerife we are going to stay here for a week it took us 3398km to get here.It is and cold here in Tenerife on the way here a couple people died. The conditions are very bad when i need to go to the toliet the ship will rock side to side which makes it very hard to go . Misa think he journy is going ok but it might get worse as we get closer and closerand closer to our next desternation rio de Janerio i hope we will get to go on land.

Charlotte Cook-Tenerife 1787

3rd June 1787


Hello me name is Charlotte, Ive just arrived at Tenerife the rich people and the captian have gone out to get some fresh fruit and vegitables and I am looking forward to having some fresh food because I am starving to get some food because I havent  eatin in 5 days and I am starving. The reason I havent been eatin is because all the food tasted horrible I think they forgot to put salt over the food, because it tastes wierd .I am really tired but I dont want to go asleep  cause it is really noisy and people are fighting over silly things.


          Ok see you slater.

John Ward - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June,1787

HALLO! here I am at Tenerife inside the Alexander eating my pork stew with some bread half done.Once im done I have to go take out the slops. I never have done it but me mate Nick said it is terrable. It took 21 days to get here. We've been here for 7  days and were leaving tomorrow after breakfast. Its pretty hot today id  its say 30 dicrease its been hot all week. 8 people died on the way here and one me mate Vaughn he died of scurvy on the 18 day of the journey. It was pretty hard to get here espeally when we go to the toilet also like I said me mate died. The conditions are foul  becuase weve got no fresh air. I heard were nere africa but i don 't beleave it because were in Tenerife not Africa.

Ann Martin - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June ,1787

You must remember me, I'm Ann, All the convicts are hot, stinky, hungry and dying to get out of the hull, we have hardly any air . We have just leaving Portsmouth were and going to Tenerife .We got in Tenerife and one convict tried to escape. The marines just put him back in the cell and I'm in the same cell as him I don't know iz name .Us convicts are not alloud to go out of hull it's stinky in here .When I try to the loo the bucket just moves .Tenreife is warm it's not to hot in Tenerife because the more hot the more pen and ink .

James Murphy-Portsmouth-1787

3rd June,1787
 Under here its hot a bit windy and theres vomit every where and poo. I think that where about stop.
I hear the people up stairs talking about this place called Tenerife I hope its a good place.
23 people

Margaret Dawson - Tenerife -1787

3rd June,1787

Ello its me Margaret Dawson again,right now i am in Tenerife,the conditions to get here were horrible,this is how it went. I had to spend 21 days on this blooming ship which was crazy stinky.One of the other older convicts said it was 3500km.The conditions on the ship were hot,humid there were dead rodents and lots of storms. I am very crampt because I had to sleep in a small hamock with THREE people but lukily I am in the middle so I won't fall of when the ship sways. Thank goodnes that the weather was sunny for the last week because I haven't eaten properly in FOUR days because we are not given much food in the bad weather wich was most of the way.Athur Pillip wants us to stay alive so we got fresh food a vegies. I hope the rest of the journey will be better!

See ya Slater

William Brice - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June, 1787


Hello mate. If you don't remeber I sailed on the Friendship. We're hed'n to Tenerife. You know, it's wores in here then on the streets. There are slops every where! I hate the life in this stupid, stinki'n hulk. I'm shareing a bed with me new mate John Best and William Farely. I have to throw out the stinki'n slops! Arrrrrrrrrhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! What?? Wer're finaly here! Uuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrr. Did I just hear a blumin marine say convicts like us aren't aloud ondeck? "Yes you did." said a marine. It's so pease in a pot in the hulk! Well at least the slops aren't rollen around the stinkin place. I wonder if we'll get any better food? The hulks are me worst enemy. The garuds are terreble to me and me friends. I wish they were more nice to us. I've got friends as rats and other rotends. I just wish I was back in Londen as a wierd person on the streets. All the other convicts tried to escape but they got caught and got wipped. I hate being in the hulks.

John Carney - Tenerife - 1787

John Carney    Tenerife
3rd June 1787


Hello I am on me ship, The Scarborour, me fellow convicts are gettin really vicious. I am starting to get annoyed. Now it has been 6 days and a lot of my friends have had a lash of the whip. Some people have been very silly. Some have been doing their biznus on the floor! One person actually started up a pooball fight! I have been trying not to pass out. A lot of time has passed now and the marines have been staring at us poor convicts for a while now. We should be almost at Tenerife by now it has been 20 days now and also a few hours. Now we are docking in Tenerife. good thing we had pretty good weather. Me friend tried to escape but he got caught by a marine. He said it was a great place he wished he lived in Santa Cruz. I wish I saw it. I wanted to see for me self. I asked me mate to tell me all about it but he did not tell. I fewt like throwing a pooball at him but I stopped me self from doing that. It was getting late and I got into me hamock. Then for the first time I found out that some one had dysentry. After kicking a rat out of me hamock I got up and looked around.

John Best-Tenerife-1787

3rd June,1787


Ello it`s me again John Best we just landed in Tenerife it took 21 days and finally we`re here.Me mate told me we`re going to be here for one week,I can`t stay in here for one whole week I`m going to get fried in here.Me mate also told me that it took three thousand five hundred kilometers.Oh no my friend`s about to try to sneek out of the ship! Ahhhhhhh,wow they cought him and they just threw him down to the ground.It`s been five hours and I`m so hungry I could eat anything.It`s so hot in here I wish I could go outside and have all the fun I want. Can they give us poor convicts some food I`m hank marvin.I can hardly breathe,our only air socket is the hatch.It`s night now I better not fall off my bed oh well better go to bed so see ya later.

James Brown-Tenerife-1787

3 Juane 1787


G'day me name is James Brown and me am on the Alexdender and we are stopping at Tenerife and soon  sleping with bum head next to me and a ladie on the other side it.And we did't get that much food when me was sleeping mr bum head was snoring so loud and me pushed him off and the ladie as well then everyone had a fight.Then the marines came down and said "STOP IT DOWN HERE NOW!!!!" Everyone went slient in the morning me had to go to the loo.Now me have to go to my mate his name is Callum he is very nice to me and he gives some food to me.And me and me mate always try and escape we are lucky because the Captain let us go back down there.We are stinky hot down here and there are dead rats,mice,flea and bugs

Elizabeth Hayward-Tenerife-1787

3rd June,1787

Hello its  me again .We have just landed in Tenerife ,Canary Islands.The weather is very hot and  humid im not really used to this weather because in England its not even close to this weather . Me and me mate are so hungry they havent gave us any food since we got here . Down in the hulk [which is the bottom of the ship] is  so sticky ,smelly. I feel like I am going to be sick.Me and me mate cant wait until we get the fresh friuts and vegtables.Me bacon and eggs [legs] are killing me.It was 3,879.9 kilometres[km] which is about 3 weeks.

Catherine Johnson - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June 1787

Hello me on the stinkin ship now. I just wish i could get out of here. Down here it's all stinky and gross! I am really getting annoyed now because i have been down here for twenty - one days. I have to sleep with these two sick convicts. Toady it was really weid because this boy was up on the deck getting some food when he made a run for it and tried to escape but unfortunately he got spotted by a marine and now they are kepping an extra eye on all of us. This afternoon It was a miracle because the captain picked some freash fruit and veg and feed the left overs to us convicts it was delicious!! It felt like I was in heaven! I would just die for another two bits. But of course the first class passengers got all the rest. And all of us got stuck withonly one, Only One, ONLY ONE!! But on the bright side at least we got one. On this ship I have met a girl but I didn't ask her what her name was. One time when I was sea sick she was the one who got me my food so every thing is going well.

John Hatcher-Tenerife-1787

3rd June,1787



Ello me name is John Hatcher im on the ship and it is REALLY boring and I hate the heat and where neally at Tenerife.You would think that it is good that where are neally there but we have to stay on this bloomin' ship while those rich people and marines and whatever get to go out there.(three days later)We actually get sometin good for once! We get to have fresh food from the bloomin' captain but the thing I don't like is that he is only doin it because he wants us to be strong so when we reach Botany Bay we can be his slaves.

Phebe Flarty-Tenerife-1787

3 June, 1787

Hello, I'm back, today I'm in Tenerife, that's were I am. I still can't belive there's internet servise out here, I meen it's right on the shoreline of the lovely paradise of Tenerife (even though I don't get to enjoy any of it but the fresh fruits and vegies are to die for!) Anyway the trip has gottan worse! Can you belive it? This yucky, smelly, gross trip has gottan to be as bad as London itself! good thing I have a good captain, or I'd be dead by now (or very ill atleast.) Thank goodness they aren't putting those animals down here with us, it's bad enough down here already! I miss me family, Mumma and Pappa, they always made sure my life was better than theirs. It took sooooooo long to get to Tenerife. I wish this trip will be over soon. By the way if any of you richies that are reading me blog could tell me what day it is tommorrow, that would be bloomin fantastic! well that's it from me catch me next time I get WiFi out here.................bye!                             :)                     (yu see that, it looks like a face dosen't it, Ann Parsley taught me how to that last week. Pretty cool huh!)      BYE!!!                

James Heading-Portsmouth-1787

3th June 1787

Ello me name is James Heading, right now were about to stop at Tenerife at the Canary Islands.Me have no idea what its going to be like there but me guess me will never no until me get out of this horrible ship!Its been at least 15 days in this ship and me wonder how much more.I'm probably not going to like it down there in the bottom,I hope I dont die down there but at least we get fresh fruit and vegtables!

Elizabeth Thomas - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June, 1787


We are now on board the ship it has taken us twenty one days with stenth over crowded people but finally we have reached Tenerife. Captian Arthur Phillip has brought down fresh vegables for us to eat. We have just reached land and I would do anything to go up on deck for one second. Me blanket dont help me from freazing to death and I am squished with around 1500 people on only 11 ships. Being stuck down in the hulks is not a nice feeling and me brass bands are freazing cold. I wish me had not taken those clothes I could be home with me family brass bands and bacon and eggs would be by the fire. stuck down here for a week with no light exept for the sun coming through the hatch. No fresh air or room to even strech. Its been seven days and were about to set sail next stop Rio de Janario.

Ann Beardsley - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June 1787

Ello! im Ann Beardsley im a convict at the age of  21. I stole some clothes.I know! I know! I don't adam and eve (beleive) it either but ats the way it tis. Right know im on a big nanny goat (boat) they call the Hulk on me way to Tenerife.Its horrible im cream crackered (knackered) because of all the horrible conditions like there's rats everywhere,its stinky,its steamin' and I have to share me bed with three other convicts. Its so unsanitary! I've made a friend or two but at doesn't make it any better.We're barely ever let above on deck only if we have to throw out the slops or a bit of daily exercise.They said it'll take about one more day if we're lucky, I can't even remeber how long i've been here. I just hope it goes well.

                                                                see ya slater

Sarah Macormac-Tenerife 1787

3rd June 1787


hey me name is sarah I am now at the Canry Islands and the ship still smells and I am super hungy and I want to sleep but there are to many people fighting and its really noisy, me mate Mia said the rich people a of at the island to get some fresh friut looking forwed to it I havent eaten in 5 days . they better hury up cuse when Iam hungy I get in a bad mood lucky I only have 2 days to wait aparintly we are only here for a week it feel like ages but the boat is stoped so I am not getting sea sick . I also need to go to the tolit but I can't find one they uesed to be some everywere they must have bean knocked overbord last night in the big storm if I knew that it would be this bad me
would't have stoll those peces of gold this is a terabul trip.

Sarah Bellamy - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June,1787

Ello its me Sarah Bellamy again, I am curantly in Tenerife it was a pretty rough jouney here. This is how it went. We left England abaot 21 days ago the ship stunk like you wouldn't Adam and Eve it. Joshua "the smart convict"said that the trip to Tenerife was 3500km long. The conditions on the way were terible including stormy weather,roten food,dead rodents,the only light was the hatch on the roof,poo every where and it was sooo stinky and hot. I hate sharing a hamok I am in the middle if three people but I cant conplain becos atleast I wont fall off the hamok when the ship wobbles.We finaly got good weather on the last three days but I am still very tied.We finaly reached Tenerife and stayed there for one week.

See ya slater

Jane Poole - Tenerife - 1787

3rd June 1787

ello me name is Jane Poole. the ship hav just a bite left Portsmuoth and on the way to Tenerife and I have  the worst job in the world is to empty  the bucket. I sleep next to Two  other peopel there neam are Elizibeth Bason and Hananh Jackson. They are realy nice friend. We sleep On the first level on he ship so we don't get as much rocky nest as they other gets wich we are lucky are bite. They food is the worst bite but is is not very nice and it is disgucting and we don't get as much food as the men do. It hav taken abourt 20 to 21 days and we have finaly got to Tenerife.

Phebe Flarty-Portsmouth-1787

13th May 1787

 G'day me names Phebe. I've been on this here ship for two weeks and let me tell yu it's not as pretty as yu might think it was. There are bugs in the food (it isn't top notch either), the beds are hammocks and the toilet is everywhere yu look. And don't get me started on the rats. I'm on this stinky ship 'cause I couldn't help myself but to take a pair of pants and a velvet jacket worth 30  shillings but I got caught, so now I'm on this dump, but I should save my complaints for the captain. Me partner was Ann Parsley but surely you've read her blog already! I'm on the Prince of Wales just in case yu were wondering, well got to go time for exercise and beleive me yu don't want to miss out on that, after those 25 lashes I'm feeling a little sore but I'll be fine.                     Bye   :)

Matthew James Everingham-Porthsmouth- 1787

13th May-1787

Ello,me name be  Matthew James Everingham . Me bet you,ll be thinking hall me get to this  place well me tell you.Me stell books  with some value  of  10  shilling. Anyway me and some other convicts Just boarded this  ship called The Scarborough. Me and me  mate  think this  place  smell. Me  really  miss Mum. Me want to go home.

John Ward-Portsmith-1787

 13Th May,1787

Hallo me name  John Ward. The reason I'm hopping on this stinking ship  is a year ago I stole some thing I don't even now a much it was worth   Tried asking the judge he just said who really cares. Also I don't even now what it was the runners court me before I could see what me got. I got trialled by some  stupid judge in Louth,Lincolnshire on July the 11TH. He said your getting transportation for 7 years. Me felt sad at first but then i realised that I would be able to start a new life. One year later here I am at the docks boarding me ship the Alexander. Me heard it's the biggest ship.

James Murphy - Portsmoth -1787

11 August 1783
Hello me name James Murphy I'm 44 years old me got transportation for 7 years to Austalia who know what's over there.Anyway I stolly  41 shilling on a highway robbery. I'm on the boat called the friendship.
It's hot and smelling down her. Every day I'd go out side whith  tho

Catherine Johnson - Portsmouth - 1787

  13 May 1787

Hello me name is Catherine Jonson I am 17. I am waiting to get on the Prince of Wales at Portsmouth. The reason why I'm getting transported is because I stole 60 shillin's , oh i still remember the words that the old judge said  " she shall be sent for transportation for seven years." I was tried at the Old Bailey I fell quite stupid for stealing 60 shillin's. Me dress is all damp and cold because me old job was to work as a mudlarck. Oh I just wish I could go back to the old days were well most of my life was perfect.n

John Carney - Portsmouth - 1787

John Carney    Portsmouth

13th of May 1787

Hello me names  John Carney I am 18 years old. I was sentenced at the Exeter for a burglary of a value of 55 shillin's. I am hoping for a better life in Australia than what me and me fellow convicts are going through at the moment.Me are going to Australia on the Scarborough. Me on the ship now. From the looks of it, it does not look good. Me have to sleep at the very bottom of the Hulk. Me do not wont to stay all squished up in a small area. Me hate the looks of the Hulk. There are lots of rats and bugs. Me look on the bright side and can not wait to get to Australia. Me hope I do not get sea sick.

Robert Abel-Portsmith-1787

13 May 1787

Hello my name is Robert Abel I am 15 years old. I don't know what I was thinking when I stole 5 shilln's. Me ain't going in that small dark room. I don't now if me body will even fit in that dark hull

Those rotin gards want us to load all of the supplies, the worst thing is we don't get hardly any food!

I hate me life, I wish I never stole those 5 shilin's. I'd rather live on the streets of London I don't want 

to leave my home that stupid Old Baily where I was tried. Thank God the judge changed his mind.

I nealy died because I was sentenced to death. Then he said "you are now sentenced to 7 years transportation.

Ann Beardsley - Portsmouth - 1787

Ello me names Ann Beardsley most call me Ann. I'm 21 years old and a convict.Yesterday I was tested at Derby.Now im bein transported for five donkey ears. Guessin you wanna know why Ay! Well ere it is I stole clothes all kinds I fink the trousers were the best. But know look where I am in bleeding chains from me ankles to me wrists to me neck waiting to board the ship for the five donkey ear journey.Its taking hours.If I could go back and stop meself I would.

Jane Poole-Portsmith-1787

13th May-1787

Hi me name is Jane Poole, I am 19 years old. I was for 7 years of transportation and I was originally  sentenced to death form burglary with the value of  55 shillin's. the ship that I went on was the Charlotte ship. I went on the ship three days before the ship left on the 13th of May. I had a friend named Mary Braund she was a one year older then my. She was 20 years old. I can't  wait to get to this strang land which is called astralia wich I heard it is much warmer then here.

Ann Martin - Portsmouth - 1787

May 13th ,1787

If you don't know me ,me name is Ann Martin I am 17 .I am a convict on Lady Perhyn .Were being forced to get plants, food, seeds and other things .Us convicts stay most of the time in ship where I have hardly any stinking air .I got sentenced to this transport for stilling silk handkerchiefs  .I wish never tock that handkerchief because I fill a bit sea sick .On the ship there was about 102 female, 12 children, 2 male convicts 32 crew, 18 marines Caption William Cropton Sever .Most people are older than me they bash me around the room like I am some kind of rich girl .Me fill like I am going to pee me pants .I wish was not tea leaf .There is poo on the floor the food I think grull whell its better than the food I got from me beaning a mudlark .Me family all died I have family now but me aunt looked out for me but he was mean to he wolud have been me hole life I did't start beaning a tea leaf .I can't what untill I get to the new land .





Lady Penrhyn

Margaret Darling -Portsmouth 1787

13 th of May 1787 

Hi! Me names Margaret Darling . Me 20  years old . I was tried at the Old Baliey , in me old home town London, on April 1787 . Me feel stupid for stealing  knives and forks worth 6 shillin's . The juge said me was sentenced for 7 long years ! The ship me  sail'in on is the  Prince Of Wales . Me funny friend mate person is Elizabeth Thomas . We've been talking  as we're waiting  to board the fat ship . When the juge said me was going to be transported ,me thought he said me going to hanged . The juge left me in confusion! It was a big relief  when me found out I wasn't . Me  never got to go to school. Wonder what it's going to be like on the ship . Me scared of this new land . People say it's got these weird animals called big rats ! People told me people all ready livin there . They say some nice , some not .

William Brice - Portsmouth - 1787

13 May,1787


Hello mate, me name's William. William Brice to be exact. Right, I hate it when I caught by the cops. I was tried at the Gloucestershire on the 11th February for stealing a looking glass worth unknown value. I was sentenced for 7 years and left England on the Friendship aged about 16 at the time. I have a mate named James Brown. He's a good fella, he's always got something to say. He's got another friend that went on the Friendship like me. It is so smelly in the hulks. I hate it when I'm always around other men. I wish I was back on the streets with me friend James. I miss the life being a drunk hobo. All I have now is fresh air. Even though, I still miss me polly love. It's so boring in here, all I can watch is other convicts fight for food. What ????!! A rat!!!! I thought there were no rats or anything like that!!

William Farley-Portsmouth- 1787

13th May 1787 

 

Me name is William Farley  was tried at  Bristol,  Gloucestershire  on  10th February 1787 for  stealing sugar of unknown  value.  Me was senteneced to trasportation for 7 years and left England on the Friendship don't be fooled by it's name it's not a friendy dammydodger it's  another name for a boat. Ok?! you ain't thinkin me crazy are ya?  

Sarah Macormac -Portsmith-1787

May 13th 1787

Hey me name is Sarah. I stole a couple of pieces of gold they had velue of 1 shilling each me fell a bit bad about doing it I just was doing it to sell and get some money to buy some food for me mum and dad but the cops cought me and I was sentenced to transportation for 7 years

William Douglas-Portsmouth -1787

13th May 1787

Me name is William Douglas Was tried at Lincolnshire on the 9 July 1785 for stealing a silver watch of unknown value.i was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Alexander aged about 24 at that time (May 1787).I had no job so i whent and asked i  got some money from them i only had ten bucks.                                                                                                                                                                                   Notes:The watch was stolen from the victim's pocket.On 18 December 1790 he was ordered to work in a gang, following an assault on two seamen from supply.Married Mary Groves on 1 June 1788.

Elizabeth Hayward-Portsmouth-1787

13 May,1787

Hello me name is Elizabeth Hayward . I am 14 years old. I was tried in the Old Bailey on the 10 January 1787,for stealing clothing with a value of 7 shillin's. I was sentenced to transportation for 7 years  . I left England on the Lady Penryhm . Me occupation was listed  as apprentice clog (cloak) maker . Every minute  I think of how much  I am going to miss me family. Luckily I met a new friend  called Mary Branham  she is really nice to me . She is 18 years old but she cares about me alot  and I care about her alot  aswell . I really dont want to  go on the ship but i guess i have to now  im worried  about what could happen on the ship .

John Owen-Portsmouth-1787

13th May 1787
Hello me name John Owen. I'm a convict. Two days a go meself was tried at the Old Baliey, London on the 10th September for stealing 18 table knives and forks with a value of 7 shillings. I was sentenced to transportation for 7 years. Now here I am at Portsmouth loading food and supplies onto the ships. The ship I'm going on is the Scarborough. Myself can't stand the smell on the bottom of the ships and its so Squishy. I found a friend called mark. Mark is really nice and offered a hammock beside me.

James Heading-Portsmouth-1787

May 13th 1787

Hello me name is James Heading and I was tried at Chelmsford for stealing four horses which is worth the value of 820 shillens on March 9th. Thee ship I sailed on is called thee Alexander. Also
I am 30 years old and I am male. Me friends name is George Haddleson. Me not happy about going on that ship but hopefully we will find big land and have a better life and get a new job. 

Sarah Bellamy-Portsmouth-1787

May 13th 1787

Hello there me name is Sarah Bellamy.Me 17 and about to set sail to Australia for steeling 630 shillin's in a purse.I was tried at Worcester,Worcestershire on July the 9th 1785. I didn't know there was that much money in the purse I stole.Did I mention that I stole from me relative.The boat me are going on is the Lady Penryhn. I think me might get sea sick so who ever is sitting next to me watch out! I am also missing me ma and pa also little susie (me sis).But I am glad I have me good friend Margaret Dawson on the trip with me so I won't be lonely.

Sarah Bellamy-Portsmouth-1787

May 13th 1787

Hello there me name is Sarah Bellamy.Me 17 and about to set sail to Australia for steeling 630 shillin's in a purse.I was tried at Worcester,Worcestershire on July the 9th 1785. I didn't know there was that much money in the purse I stole.Did I mention that I stole from me relative.The boat me are going on is the Lady Penryhn. I think me might get sea sick so who ever is sitting next to me watch out! I am also missing me ma and pa also little susie (me sis).But I am glad I have me good friend Margaret Dawson on the trip with me so I won't be lonely.

Elizabeth Thomas -Portsmouth -1787

H.S.M Prince Of Wales 

May 13th , 1787 

Hi me name is Elizabeth ,Thomas. I Was sentenced to 7 years transportation on the hulks. I was tried at Preston , Lancashire on January 11th 1787 for stealing clothing of unknown value. Me ship is the Prince of Wales. Me age is 20 but even tho I'm 20 I'm nervous about this journey to the unknown land Australia. I wonder if I will make some mates on the journey Ma told me that on ships like the hulks it is easy to get sea sick and there's about 736 ,1500 people all together but that's with all Marines , Sailors and offices coming along the journey all squished on 11 boats  . But me mate Jimmy says that the Marines, Offices and sailors are all on top of the ships and we convicts are all squished up down the bottom with no fresh air and slops every where. The smells and squished people around the bottom of  the big hulks not many windows and water splashing on you at night on nothing but hammocks of rope. I am waiting for the boat to take us to the hulks got to go.

Ann Parsley-Portsmouth-1787

13th May,1787 


Hello!Im Ann Parsley I'm 15 years. Me stole clothing worth 30 shillings. I was tried at the stinking old Bailey on th 21st,Febrary 1787.Me partner Was Phebe  Flarty nice girl she is nice girl.And at the moment I'm wondering where she is............ Hiiiiiiii Phebeeeeee!!!! Found her o of she goes.
I'm on the Prince of Whales.I wish I was on the Lady Penhryn. It's a ship for women only. With out any of em annoying boys!!! I hate hate hate having to watch em go to the toilet( even though I haven't yet I really don't want to experience watching em!) (yawn) darn I'm sooooo tired and I still have to 
.......g...go... And help them load the ship with all the stuff.any way got to go.
byyyeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                :)

John Best-Portsmouth-1787

13th May,1787

Hello me name John Best,I'm about to board the Friendship,oh wait you probably want to know why I'm about to board the Friendship well here's my story.On the 29th of October,1783 I stole a item with the value of  of 39 shilln's .So that's how little old me became a convict.We're about to board soon I think I'm going to be sick me tummy feel like I'm going to hurl.Im going to miss me family but I can't wait to go to this mystery land called Australia. I wonder what it will be like on the ship me friend Jim told me that 75 men were going on board the ship he also said that the master was called Francis Walton. ALL ABOARD! Oh no that was the guard looks like I'm off to Australia.