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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
BIRTCH Joseph 1 Sep 1825

BIRTLES Richard 1 Feb 1834

BIRTLES James 2 Jun 1852

BIRTLES John 22 Jan 1824

BIRTLES John 23 Jun 1825

BIRTWISTLE James 13 Jan 1840

BISBROWN Thomas 1 Jul 1824

BISBROWN Thomas 15 Apr 1824

BISBY William 3 Aug 1833

BISGROVE James 15 Oct 1841

BISHOP Thomas 2 May 1835

BISHOP Charles 3 May 1838

BISHOP Martha 11 May 1844

BISHOP Sarah 19 Sep 1837

BISHOP Richard 12 Mar 1844

BISHOP James 9 Jun 1849

BISHOP John 23 Sep 1847

BISHOP John 27 Jun 1846

BISHOP John 11 Jul 1842

BISHOP Samuel 28 Nov 1836

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