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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
MAWDSLEY John 1 Jun 1829

MAWHART Wylie 12 Aug 1842

MAWN John 15 Oct 1831

MAWN John 2 Oct 1841

MAWSON Thomas 29 Aug 1840

MAXFIELD George 9 Feb 1842

MAXFIELD John 2 Apr 1835

MAXWELL Bryan 18 Jul 1832

MAXWELL John 16 Jul 1842

MAXWELL Catherine 30 Jan 1839

MAXWELL Catherine 5 Mar 1842

MAXWELL Thomas 9 Oct 1830

MAXWELL Thomas 2 Jul 1839

MAXWELL Edward 20 Jul 1826

MAXWELL William 1 May 1833

MAXWELL Anne 27 Aug 1844

MAXWELL John 19 Jan 1843

MAXWELL Oliver 4 Nov 1844

MAXWELL William 17 Dec 1844

MAXWELL James 20 Nov 1846

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