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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
BIRCH Samuel 30 Jul 1844

BIRCH John 12 Jul 1827

BIRCH William 18 May 1826

BIRCH John 10 May 1825

BIRCH Thomas 30 Apr 1825

BIRCHALL James 22 Aug 1832

BIRCHALL Samuel 7 Aug 1839

BIRCHLEY Mary Ann 28 Oct 1833

BIRD Joseph 29 Mar 1842

BIRD Thomas 25 Apr 1834

BIRD William 15 Apr 1835

BIRD William 23 Dec 1840

BIRD George 6 Nov 1838

BIRD Lewis 20 Sep 1836

BIRD Thomas 27 Dec 1842

BIRD William 17 Dec 1838

BIRD Catherine 21 Dec 1832

BIRD Sarah 7 Mar 1831

BIRD Harriet 20 Jan 1840

BIRD Henry 11 Mar 1850

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