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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
SHEEDY Michael 12 May 1825

SHEEDY George 17 Mar 1828

SHEEDY Patrick 7 May 1828

SHEEDY Timothy 19 Sep 1832

SHEEDY Bridget 16 Jan 1839

SHEEDY Margaret 5 Dec 1839

SHEEDY Margaret 9 Apr 1844

SHEEDY John 29 Feb 1844

SHEEEN Daniel 27 Nov 1843

SHEEHAN Catherine 27 Sep 1845

SHEEHAN Mary 6 Sep 1845

SHEEHAN John 29 Aug 1845

SHEEHAN Ellen 17 Jun 1840

SHEEHAN John 20 Feb 1840

SHEEHAN John 29 Apr 1846

SHEEHAN Cornelius 6 Oct 1842

SHEEHAN Maurice 9 Jan 1846

SHEEHAN John 13 May 1825

SHEEHAN John 27 Jun 1828

SHEEHAN John 12 Jan 1826

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