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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 Richard 10 Nov 1847

SMITH Sarah 20 Jan 1840

SMITH Sarah 30 Nov 1839

SMITH Thomas 31 Oct 1839

SMITH Thomas 17 Aug 1838

SMITH Thomas 7 Mar 1839

SMITH Thomas 3 Sep 1839

SMITH Thomas 2 Mar 1848

SMITH William 17 Aug 1839

SMITH William 19 Jan 1852

SMITH William 12 Oct 1839

SMITH Alexander 23 Apr 1840

SMITH Ann 14 Feb 1842

SMITH David 20 Jan 1841

SMITH Edward 15 Feb 1848

SMITH Eleanor 17 Sep 1842

SMITH George 2 Mar 1850

SMITH Henry 8 Jul 1842

SMITH Holmes 24 Jan 1842

SMITH James 17 Aug 1842

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