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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
EDWARD 14 Sep 1843

HAMLET 29 Oct 1842

COOK Aaron 30 Sep 1824

VAUGHAN Aaron 6 Jan 1842

CLEWES Aaron 3 Apr 1845

GAINSBOROUGH Aaron 17 Jan 1840

MARTIN Aaron 1 Oct 1841

WOOLFF Aaron 7 Jul 1838

ABRAHAMS Aaron 18 Feb 1833

DAVIES Abadiah 16 Jun 1842

BAND Abadiah 5 May 1845

LAWLER Abben 18 Aug 1836

MURPHY Abbey 10 Jun 1835

MURPHY Abbey 2 Jul 1835

MURPHY Abbey 29 May 1838

MUNN Abednego 14 Jun 1833

PIERS Abel 17 Mar 1838

SANT Abel 22 Apr 1828

GIBBS Aber 10 Oct 1843

THOMPSON Abigail 1 Apr 1829

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