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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
COTTON Henry 8 Feb 1842

COTTON John 18 Nov 1842

COTTON Peter 31 Oct 1836

COTTON Peter 26 Mar 1842

COTTON John 5 Apr 1847

COTTON William 20 Apr 1846

COUCH John 13 May 1842

COUGHLAN Michael 27 Nov 1834

COUGHLAN Daniel 7 Jan 1840

COUGHLAN Keeran 24 Dec 1840

COUGHLAN Timothy 8 Feb 1847

COUGHLAN Peter 24 Jul 1840

COUGHLAN Andrew 21 May 1836

COUGHLAN James 23 May 1836

COUGHLAN John 4 Jun 1835

COUGHLAN Patrick 23 Apr 1835

COUGHLAN Elizabeth 15 Apr 1833

COUGHLAN James 31 Jul 1832

COUGHLAN Thomas 6 Jun 1844

COUGHLAN Elizabeth 13 Jul 1836

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