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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
HEWITT William 23 Mar 1841

HEWITT Esther 1 Feb 1827

HEWITT Edward 25 Oct 1841

HEWITT Robert 19 Aug 1841

HEWITT Sarah 7 Feb 1842

HEWITT Albert 26 May 1842

HEWITT Henry 3 Aug 1839

HEWITT Henry 11 Mar 1846

HEWITT John 7 May 1838

HEWITT John 9 Nov 1843

HEWITT William 25 Oct 1839

HEWSON Thomas 6 Oct 1834

HEWSON John B 7 Nov 1833

HEWSON Martha 22 Jan 1824

HEWSON George 24 Jul 1827

HEYBURN Mary Anne 9 Jun 1848

HEYBURN John 23 Mar 1831

HEYES Henry 19 Jan 1827

HEYES Richard 10 Apr 1832

HEYES Daniel 22 Aug 1839

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