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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
LEWIS James 14 Sep 1841

LEWIS John 13 Aug 1840

LEWIS John 11 May 1838

LEWIS Mary Ann 17 Oct 1834

LEWIS William G 17 Jan 1842

LEWIS William George 13 Apr 1833

LEWIS Honora 9 Feb 1838

LEWIS Joseph 30 Mar 1837

LEWIS Matthias I 23 Jul 1835

LEWIS Eleanor 17 Mar 1834

LEWIS Elizabeth 23 May 1836

LEWIS Mathew 18 Jul 1836

LEWIS Solomon 3 Nov 1841

LEWIS John 23 Apr 1858

LEWIS John 20 Dec 1866

LEWIS Cecilia 7 Mar 1851

LEWIS Henry 6 Jan 1846

LEWIS Henry 17 Feb 1846

LEWIS Alice 8 Feb 1845

LEWIS Henry 11 Nov 1844

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