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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
WARD William 30 Jan 1832

WARD James 9 Jan 1841

WARD Laurence 25 Apr 1843

WARD Matthew 9 May 1840

WARD Robert 6 Oct 1840

WARD Robert 8 Oct 1841

WARD James 15 May 1840

WARD John 10 Jan 1838

WARD Mary Ann 29 Dec 1838

WARD Thomas 22 May 1839

WARD George 29 Jan 1848

WARD James 2 Dec 1840

WARD James 29 Jul 1840

WARD James 12 Apr 1839

WARD John 31 Jul 1846

WARD John 13 Jan 1841

WARD Margaret 20 Sep 1839

WARD Samuel 18 Oct 1839

WARD Esther 24 May 1838

WARD Lewis 12 Mar 1839

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