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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 John 22 May 1844

SMITH John 28 Jan 1846

SMITH John 16 May 1844

SMITH Mary 13 May 1848

SMITH Mary 20 Nov 1843

SMITH Mary Ann 28 Jun 1843

SMITH Michael 6 Aug 1842

SMITH Norman 10 Mar 1852

SMITH Robert 13 Nov 1844

SMITH Robert 13 Nov 1844

SMITH Sarah 19 Aug 1843

SMITH Thomas 22 Oct 1842

SMITH William 10 Mar 1843

SMITH William 7 Oct 1843

SMITH William 10 Dec 1842

SMITH William 17 Aug 1842

SMITH John 12 Oct 1861

SMITH Amelia 11 May 1849

SMITH Elizabeth 7 Nov 1846

SMITH Elizabeth 3 Jul 1846

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