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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
IRWIN James 4 Nov 1829

IRWIN Andrew 22 Feb 1841

IRWIN Patrick 11 Nov 1841

IRWIN John 18 Jul 1840

IRWIN Isabella 7 May 1838

IRWIN James 1 Nov 1839

IRWIN Jane 3 Dec 1838

IRWINE James 1 Nov 1839

IRWINE Patrick 4 Aug 1832

IRWINE Margaret 25 Aug 1836

IRWING Richard 1 May 1834

IRWING Richard 13 Jan 1845

ISAAC John 30 Jan 1846

ISAACS Abraham 25 May 1842

ISAACS Jacob 6 Nov 1828

ISAACSON Thomas 6 Aug 1828

ISHERWOOD Henry 2 Feb 1841

ISHERWOOD Anne 16 Dec 1839

ISIDORE Edmund 17 Jul 1844

ISLES John 19 Aug 1824

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