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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
WILLIAMS Sarah 30 May 1833

WILLIAMS Sarah 27 Nov 1834

WILLIAMS Eleanor 10 Apr 1832

WILLIAMS John 10 Sep 1832

WILLIAMS Robert 2 Jul 1831

WILLIAMS Ann 4 May 1837

WILLIAMS Elizabeth 14 Sep 1836

WILLIAMS John 14 Jan 1837

WILLIAMS John 9 Oct 1838

WILLIAMS John 11 Jun 1836

WILLIAMS John 27 Oct 1836

WILLIAMS John 20 May 1836

WILLIAMS John 15 Feb 1836

WILLIAMS John 27 Jul 1843

WILLIAMS Mary 17 Nov 1834

WILLIAMS William 23 Jul 1839

WILLIAMS William 1 Jul 1837

WILLIAMS William 30 Jul 1839

WILLIAMS Charles 20 Sep 1841

WILLIAMS David 22 Apr 1843

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