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Quiz about The First Fleet Convict Women

The First Fleet - Convict Women Quiz

A brief look at some of the convict women who, in 1788, were part of the very first white settlement in Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kuu. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Kuu

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
80,869

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
1019

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Question 1 of 10

1. Esther Abrahams, a young Jewish girl, caught the eye of 2nd Lt George Johnston on the voyage out. They were to spend the rest of their lives as a couple. In what year were they married? Hint

1791

1814

1802

They never married.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 'first' is Anne Davis remembered for? Hint

Mother of the first white baby born in Australia

First woman to be hanged in Australia

First white woman to step foot on Australian soil

First woman to write a published account of the new settlement

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Question 3 of 10

3. Another first. What 'first' is Isabel Rosson remembered for? Hint

The first school teacher

The first woman to kill her husband

The first woman to be married in the colony

The first woman to receive a land grant

4. Before she married Richard Robinson in 1792, Ann Inett had two sons to 2nd Lt Philip Gidley King who had been made commandant of the settlement on Norfolk Island. (He later became Governor of New South Wales). What were the names of the two sons? Hint

Norfolk and Sydney

Hannibal and Gideon

Philip and Arthur

Philip and Lawrence

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did Eleanor McCabe, her little daughter and another woman die in 1793? Hint

Of smallpox

They drowned when a boat overturned

Killed by an intruder

Speared by aboriginals

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Question 6 of 10

6. Elizabeth Thackery was the last known female survivor of the First Fleet. She was sentenced in 1786 to seven years transportation for the theft of what? Hint

Two loaves of bread

Five handkerchiefs

A purse containing ten shillings

A dress belonging to her employer

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Question 7 of 10

7. What 'notable deed' are Mary Braund and her husband, William Bryant, remembered for? Hint

The murder of two of soldiers

Being selected to be among the first settlers of Van Dieman's Land

Writing an account of the early colony

Escaping from the colony in a small boat

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lieutenant Ralph Clarke wrote in his diary about this woman. He said 'It is a thousand pittious that She is abandoned Woman for She is in figure a fine woman and has got a handsome face.' What was her name? Hint

Elizabeth Pipkin

Ellen Wainwright

Carolina Laycock

Elizabeth Lock

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Question 9 of 10

9. In August 1789 Sarah Bellamy was involved in a disturbance when a drunken officer, Captain James Meredith, tried to climb into her hut through a window. Sarah and her child screamed with fear so loudly the nightwatch arrived. She was arrested. What was the result of the hearing concerning this incident? Hint

She was convicted of disturbing the peace

She was convicted of assault against Meredith

All charges against her were dropped

She was convicted of the theft of his hat

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Question 10 of 10

10. This woman had her daughter taken off her because she was considered to 'a woman of abandoned character'. What was her name? Hint

Lydia Munroe

Elizabeth Barber

Frances Davis

Anne Fowles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Esther Abrahams, a young Jewish girl, caught the eye of 2nd Lt George Johnston on the voyage out. They were to spend the rest of their lives as a couple. In what year were they married?

Answer: 1814

Esther was convicted of stealing some black lace. She gave birth to a baby girl while in prison in England. The child sailed with her. She was to have seven more children to Johnston.

2. What 'first' is Anne Davis remembered for?

Answer: First woman to be hanged in Australia

Anne had been transported for the theft of 8 pairs of silk stockings. She was found guilty in 1789 of the theft of clothing belonging to another convict. She tried to plead pregnancy but this was disproved and she was hung on November 23. She was about 30 years old.

3. Another first. What 'first' is Isabel Rosson remembered for?

Answer: The first school teacher

Isabella married William Richardson in 1789. In 1790 she and her husband started teaching children in the colony. It was an occupation that they continued with until 1810.

Answer: Norfolk and Sydney

Norfolk was the first child born on Norfolk Island. Both boys were educated in England by their father and became officers in the Royal Navy.

5. How did Eleanor McCabe, her little daughter and another woman die in 1793?

Answer: They drowned when a boat overturned

Eleanor's husband, Christopher Magee, managed to swim to shore with his daughter but their little girl didn't survive. Magee buried his wife and child near the door of his house. He used to pour rum over Eleanor's grave declaring 'how well she had loved it during her life.'

6. Elizabeth Thackery was the last known female survivor of the First Fleet. She was sentenced in 1786 to seven years transportation for the theft of what?

Answer: Five handkerchiefs

Elizabeth married another first Fleeter, Samuel King. She died in Tasmania on August 7, 1856. Her headstone claimed that she was 'The first white woman to set foot in Australia.' It is not known if this was true or not.

7. What 'notable deed' are Mary Braund and her husband, William Bryant, remembered for?

Answer: Escaping from the colony in a small boat

In 1791, the couple with their two children, and seven male convicts escaped from Sydney. They sailed up the Australian coast and finally landed in Timor, a voyage of 3,254 miles. They were arrested and sent to Batavia, where Bryant and the couple's baby son died of fever. Arrangement were made for the others to be sent back to England but Mary's daughter and three of the men died on the way. Mary was eventually pardoned of her crimes.

Answer: Elizabeth Pipkin

When her child did in 1790 Clarke wrote 'It is good that it is dead poor thing for the mother took no care of it.'

Answer: All charges against her were dropped

James Keltie (naval officer) who was with Meredith at the time of the incident said 'he did not want to sleep with her, he only wanted to sleep on the hearthstone if she would let him in.'

10. This woman had her daughter taken off her because she was considered to 'a woman of abandoned character'. What was her name?

Answer: Anne Fowles

The child, Mary Fowles, was sent to Norfolk Island and provision was made for the produce of five acres of land to provide for her support and education. There is no evidence that mother and daughter were ever reunited.

Source: Author Kuu

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