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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
NORTON James 2 Jul 1846

NORTON Richard 12 Aug 1839

NORTON Thomas 28 Jan 1839

NORTON Thomas 4 Apr 1846

NORTON William 5 Nov 1841

NORTON John 6 Feb 1840

NORTON John 19 Nov 1839

NORTON Patrick 27 Nov 1839

NORTON Hugh 11 Feb 1843

NORTON James 3 Dec 1841

NORTON Joseph 3 May 1849

NORTON Henry 5 Jul 1824

NORTON James (The Younger) 27 Apr 1832

NORTON James 30 Mar 1826

NORTON Michael 1 Jul 1824

NORTON Elizabeth 5 Feb 1824

NORTON Thomas 11 May 1830

NORTON Catherine 20 Mar 1828

NORTON Catherine 30 Apr 1836

NORTON Thomas 20 Feb 1828

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