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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
HARRISON Alexander 3 Feb 1845

LAING Alexander 3 Aug 1841

LAING Alexander 3 Nov 1836

MCDONALD Alexander 16 Apr 1836

BROOMFIELD Alexander 29 Apr 1841

PATTERSON Alexander 6 May 1844

RICE Alexander 16 Jan 1834

GLASGOW Alexander 25 Oct 1841

MCBRIDE Alexander 1 Apr 1834

MCKAY Alexander 22 May 1841

MCKENZIE Alexander 20 Apr 1844

MORRISON Alexander 9 Sep 1842

ROBERTS Alexander 7 Feb 1831

ROBERTS Alexander 30 Oct 1840

CUNNINGHAM Alexander 16 Aug 1831

GREEN Alexander 26 Jan 1831

GREEN Alexander 10 Jan 1834

GREEN Alexander 8 Feb 1847

COWIE Alexander 19 Dec 1831

COWIE Alexander 2 May 1839

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