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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 James 3 May 1841

SMITH John 16 Dec 1840

SMITH John 2 Nov 1841

SMITH John 26 Jan 1841

SMITH John 7 Jan 1841

SMITH John 10 Sep 1841

SMITH Joseph R 30 Nov 1840

SMITH Leonard 1 May 1848

SMITH Maria 22 Oct 1842

SMITH Mary 23 Feb 1841

SMITH Matthew 9 Aug 1841

SMITH Thomas 30 Dec 1840

SMITH Thomas 14 Mar 1840

SMITH Thomas 3 Sep 1840

SMITH Thomas 12 Oct 1840

SMITH Thomas 6 Mar 1840

SMITH William 14 Mar 1842

SMITH William 4 May 1841

SMITH William 3 Feb 1846

SMITH William 19 Feb 1841

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