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Certificates of Freedom 1823-69

Certificates of Freedom

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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
COTTER Eleanor 11 Apr 1836

COTTER Jeremiah 4 Apr 1842

COTTER Stephen 1 Jun 1835

COTTER Anne 22 Aug 1832

COTTER Thomas 15 Mar 1827

COTTER John 3 Feb 1825

COTTERELL James 28 Apr 1843

COTTERELL Charles 9 Apr 1845

COTTERELL Samuel 11 May 1849

COTTERILL Elizabeth 22 Jan 1836

COTTERILL Isaac 31 Mar 1835

COTTLE Richard 3 Feb 1846

COTTLE Israel 9 Nov 1842

COTTON Michael 13 Sep 1842

COTTON John 15 Dec 1843

COTTON Henry 22 May 1846

COTTON John 16 Mar 1826

COTTON John 25 Jul 1835

COTTON William 20 Oct 1835

COTTON William 27 Dec 1838

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