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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
METCALF Thomas 2 Mar 1846

METHVEN Thomas 20 May 1830

MEWBURN John 6 Feb 1840

MEWRESS James 13 Jan 1840

MEYDEN Edmund 8 Apr 1842

MEYERS Walter 16 Jul 1842

MEYLER William 13 Apr 1826

MEYRICK Charles 13 Jul 1829

MEYRICK Patrick 13 Jul 1838

MEYRICK James 27 Apr 1832

MEYRICK Thomas 24 Mar 1848

MIARES Clementina R 31 Mar 1835

MICHAEL Nichol 27 Apr 1842

MICHAN Peter 9 Nov 1854

MICHEN John 10 Jun 1829

MICKLEY Charles 16 Mar 1847

MIDDENWAY Gerret H 20 Dec 1842

MIDDLETON Benjamin 1 Jan 1841

MIDDLETON John 21 Jun 1842

MIDDLETON John 21 Aug 1844

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