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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
SHAW Lachlan 18 Oct 1840

SHAW James 20 Dec 1839

SHAW Sarah 18 Aug 1836

SHAW Thomas 7 Mar 1839

SHAW William 14 Sep 1836

SHAW John 6 Aug 1842

SHAW Michael 25 Sep 1840

SHAW Robert 4 Apr 1844

SHAW Thomas 25 Nov 1841

SHAW John 31 Aug 1835

SHAW John 14 Apr 1846

SHAW John 27 Jan 1836

SHAW William 30 Jan 1836

SHAW John 9 Mar 1848

SHAW Joseph 1 Aug 1840

SHAW William 17 Aug 1839

SHAW Henry 28 Sep 1846

SHAW James 1 Nov 1830

SHAW Jane 9 May 1831

SHAW John 29 Nov 1839

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