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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
BEACHAM Zebedee 25 May 1829

BEAUCHAMP Zebedee 25 May 1829

PAMMANT Zachariah 11 Jan 1839

COCKSEDGE Zachariah 9 Feb 1829

THOMASON Zachariah 15 Oct 1834

LOVETT Zachariah 15 Aug 1836

BODEN Zachariah 10 May 1838

COOPER Zachariah 25 Jun 1841

MAWHART Wylie 12 Aug 1842

HARRISON Wright 20 Apr 1853

WILLIAMS Wordie 17 Jun 1842

JOHNSON Wlliam 3 Jul 1844

FLANAGAN Winifred 14 Oct 1841

DOYLE Winifred 5 Jan 1839

LEE Winifred 30 Dec 1829

CLOGHER Winifred 16 May 1846

FLAHERTY Winifred 22 Sep 1824

BURKE Winifred 12 Jul 1847

HAYES Winifred 15 Jun 1835

STUART Winifred 1 Dec 1838

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