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Certificates of Freedom 1823-69

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Following transportation to Australia, convicts (mainly British and Irish) could apply for a Certificate of Freedom at the end of their sentence, as proof he or she was now a free person. They were free to travel anywhere, and could return to their homeland. This dataset gives details about their conviction, their sentence and the date the certificate was granted. It encompasses the period 1823-1869.

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 Last name  First name  Date of issue
BANKS Mary 14 Oct 1824

BANKS Solomon 27 May 1824

BANKS James 29 May 1828

BANKS Thomas 19 Jul 1827

BANKS Joseph 20 Dec 1844

BANKS John 30 May 1838

BANKS Joseph 15 Feb 1837

BANKS Joseph 13 Jan 1847

BANKS William 18 Aug 1836

BANKS Benjamin 19 Oct 1838

BANKS James 11 Nov 1841

BANNAN James 9 Dec 1840

BANNATINE Peter 17 Nov 1828

BANNISTER Richard 11 Aug 1832

BANNISTER William 29 Nov 1839

BANNISTER Joseph 22 Feb 1840

BANNISTER William 25 Oct 1845

BANNON Thomas 29 Mar 1838

BANNON Hugh 8 Jul 1842

BANNON Sally 16 Aug 1831

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