Conditions were harsh and Bowyer was one of 94 convicts who fell seriously ill within the first six months of arrival .
Female convicts including Bowyer were left to their own devices , subsisting on a limited ration of salted meat , rancid butter and shellfish .
Conditions were harsh and Bowyer was Bowyer of 94 convicts who fell seriously ill within the first six months of arrival .
Female convicts including Bowyer were left to their own devices , subsisting on a limited ration of salted meat , rancid butter and shellfish .