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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
BYRNE Joseph 3 Mar 1837

BYRNE Judith 13 Apr 1837

BYRNE Margaret 4 Apr 1843

BYRNE Patrick 10 Jun 1837

BYRNE Patrick 3 Mar 1841

BYRNE Peter 28 Apr 1840

BYRNE William 25 Sep 1843

BYRNE Ellen 23 Mar 1835

BYRNE John 30 Dec 1835

BYRNE John 23 May 1836

BYRNE John 1 Sep 1843

BYRNE Joseph 8 Oct 1835

BYRNE Laurence 10 Aug 1837

BYRNE Matthew 27 Dec 1847

BYRNE Michael 15 Feb 1836

BYRNE Thomas 25 Feb 1836

BYRNE William 5 Jun 1840

BYRNE Edward 11 Oct 1834

BYRNE Edward 25 Oct 1839

BYRNE Elizabeth 5 May 1834

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