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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
EDWARDS Charles 24 Sep 1836

EDWARDS Jane 20 Sep 1843

EDWARDS John 2 Feb 1837

EDWARDS Levi 7 May 1838

EDWARDS William 18 Nov 1836

EDWARDS James 7 Apr 1831

EDWARDS James 20 May 1830

EDWARDS James 25 Aug 1835

EDWARDS James 5 Jul 1830

EDWARDS Charles 3 Aug 1841

EDWARDS Henry 17 Aug 1840

EDWARDS Margaret 22 Jun 1841

EDWARDS Richard 25 Oct 1843

EDWARDS William 29 May 1841

EDWARDS William 1 Jun 1841

EDWARDS George 29 Aug 1840

EDWARDS John 29 Jun 1846

EDWARDS Thomas 7 Jul 1838

EDWARDS Thomas 3 Oct 1839

EDWARDS Thomas 17 Jul 1837

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