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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
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 Michael 27 Nov 1834

COUGHLIN John 17 Jun 1829

COUGHLIN William 13 Dec 1827

COUGHLIN Francis 25 Sep 1841

COUGHLIN James 4 Feb 1865

COUGHRAN Jeremiah 17 Jun 1829

COUGLAN Peter 13 Jul 1842

COULAHAN Michael 10 Aug 1826

COULSON Cornelius 15 Jan 1839

COULSON George 11 Mar 1847

COULSTON William 29 Mar 1851

COULTER Sarah 13 Oct 1846

COULTER Susannah 20 Apr 1846

COULTER Margaret 27 Jan 1825

COULTER Thomas 3 Apr 1832

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