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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
PURCELL James 22 Sep 1824

PURCELL Thomas 2 Feb 1826

PURCELL Thomas 10 Apr 1828

PURCELL Patrick 3 Sep 1846

PURCELL Michael 24 Nov 1843

PURCELL Thomas 3 Feb 1843

PURCELL Abigail 9 Apr 1839

PURCELL Mary 2 Oct 1837

PURCELL Patrick 17 Jul 1837

PURDON Charlotte 8 Sep 1845

PURDON Thomas 18 Mar 1845

PURDY Francis 25 Jun 1847

PURDY Thomas 2 Jul 1836

PURDY John 19 Sep 1839

PURFLEET Thomas 6 Apr 1839

PURFLEET Henry 17 Jan 1844

PURKIS William 20 Dec 1841

PURLAND Horatio 19 Dec 1840

PURLEY Ann 19 Dec 1825

PURLEY Ann 24 Nov 1825

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