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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
FORD Joseph 9 Oct 1839

FORD Michael 17 Jun 1840

FORD Timothy 29 Nov 1839

FORD Michael 15 Dec 1843

FORDE Peter 26 Jun 1839

FORDE Edward 29 May 1839

FORDE Edward 2 Jul 1842

FORDE Michael 1 Apr 1841

FORDE John 11 Jan 1832

FORDE William 29 Aug 1834

FORDE Thady 23 Apr 1832

FORDHAM Edward 20 Oct 1831

FORDHAM James 22 Jul 1839

FORDS Thomas 11 Apr 1836

FORDYCE John 3 May 1827

FOREEN Edward 18 Mar 1824

FOREST Francis 20 Aug 1845

FOREST Samuel 23 Dec 1837

FORGE Andrew 10 Jul 1833

FORMAN John 20 Jul 1826

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