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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 George 7 Nov 1846

SMITH James 9 May 1846

SMITH James 24 Feb 1848

SMITH John 3 Apr 1850

SMITH John 7 Jul 1846

SMITH Martha 9 Jun 1849

SMITH Mary 14 Mar 1849

SMITH Mary 18 Apr 1846

SMITH William 21 Mar 1854

SMITH William 11 Mar 1846

SMITH George 22 Mar 1862

SMITH Henry 2 Jun 1863

SMITH James 20 Dec 1865

SMITH John 7 Feb 1862

SMITH John 18 Feb 1862

SMITH John 27 Jan 1865

SMITH James 29 Apr 1857

SMITH Robert 18 Aug 1865

SMITH William 21 Apr 1865

SMITH William 10 May 1867

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