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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
DEARDEN Adram 20 Jan 1840

SPEELMAN Africaander 19 Sep 1843

BARNETT Agnes 28 Sep 1847

HAMILTON Agnes 22 Jul 1844

BROWN Agnes 9 Sep 1846

RANKIN Agnes 9 Feb 1843

ROY Agnes 7 Sep 1846

PATTERSON Agnes 13 Feb 1850

MCVEY Agnes 13 Oct 1846

CONNER Agnes 30 Jun 1847

WICKS Agnes 16 Nov 1835

SPENCE Agnes 22 Jul 1845

HENDERSON Agnes 18 Jun 1839

KELLY Agnes 13 Nov 1845

FAULKNER Alacia 3 Oct 1837

HEWITT Albert 26 May 1842

CASE Albert 5 Jul 1869

TAFT Albion 27 Aug 1842

SMITH Albion 3 Jul 1832

SMITH Albion 6 May 1839

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