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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
PYE George 13 Feb 1845

PYE James 30 Jul 1845

PYE John 15 Oct 1844

PYE John 11 Oct 1842

PYE James 2 May 1835

PYM Sarah 24 Jan 1843

PYM Henry 23 Sep 1839

PYMAR John 6 Apr 1844

PYMM John 12 Dec 1842

PYNE Joseph 15 Apr 1845

PYNE James 17 Mar 1841

PYNE Hannah 30 Oct 1840

PYNE Edward 13 Nov 1868

PYZER Joseph 30 Aug 1842

QUAIL Archibald 14 Mar 1840

QUAN Maurice 18 Jul 1838

QUAN Eleanor 25 Apr 1843

QUANE Patrick 18 Nov 1824

QUANE Johana 22 Jun 1840

QUANE Michael 29 Nov 1843

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