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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
SMITH Thomas 4 Nov 1829

SMITH Thomas 22 Jul 1824

SMITH William 4 Nov 1824

SMITH William 22 Feb 1827

SMITH William 31 Aug 1826

SMITH William 22 Feb 1832

SMITH William 24 Mar 1825

SMITH William 2 Apr 1831

SMITH William 2 Aug 1824

SMITH Benjamin 11 Nov 1824

SMITH Benjamin 18 Oct 1825

SMITH George 28 Dec 1830

SMITH John 27 Oct 1834

SMITH John 16 Mar 1829

SMITH John 9 Mar 1826

SMITH John 28 Oct 1824

SMITH John 13 Sep 1827

SMITH Joseph 15 Jan 1824

SMITH Thomas 23 Sep 1824

SMITH Joseph 10 Nov 1825

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