How many settlers arrived in May 1607? 1608? How many had known occupations?

  1. How many settlers arrived in May 1607? 1608? How many had known occupations?
  2. How many of the settlers from either group were female? Why do you suppose this was the case?
  3. What is a “gentleman”? Approximately what percentage of this first group of settlers were gentlemen?
  4. Of the 110 settlers who arrived in May 1607, nearly 70 were dead by December. Is there anything in the ship lists that helps explain why?