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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
BIRD Peter 15 Jan 1849

BIRD James 23 Mar 1843

BIRD John 3 Mar 1838

BIRD John 19 Apr 1841

BIRD Samuel 18 Feb 1833

BIRD Robert 20 May 1824

BIRD Robert 19 Feb 1825

BIRD Denis 4 Dec 1835

BIRD Denis 10 Apr 1829

BIRD Henry 9 Feb 1829

BIRD Mary 13 Dec 1827

BIRD Charles 7 Mar 1848

BIRD Thomas 23 Oct 1843

BIRD Alice 26 Nov 1846

BIRD Richard 25 Apr 1856

BIRD Samuel 30 May 1846

BIRDKING Charlotte 21 Jan 1829

BIRDSALL William 25 Sep 1844

BIRDSILL Mary 19 Aug 1843

BIRKETT John 13 Mar 1837

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