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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
JOHNSON Henry 28 Dec 1830

JOHNSON James 6 Oct 1825

JOHNSON William 11 Aug 1825

JOHNSON George 26 Mar 1824

JOHNSON James 15 Sep 1827

JOHNSON James 29 Jan 1830

JOHNSON Thomas 1 Mar 1830

JOHNSON Francis 30 Oct 1827

JOHNSON George 14 Feb 1829

JOHNSON John 13 Jul 1827

JOHNSON John 2 May 1835

JOHNSON Stephen 19 Sep 1828

JOHNSON William 23 Aug 1827

JOHNSON William 17 Jul 1827

JOHNSON William 10 Sep 1827

JOHNSON Benjamin 22 Jul 1824

JOHNSON Benjamin 22 Mar 1828

JOHNSON James 20 Apr 1824

JOHNSON James 19 Feb 1824

JOHNSON James 6 Oct 1825

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