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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
BROMLEY James 22 Oct 1842

BROMLEY James 9 May 1844

BRONAHAN Mary 18 Jul 1838

BRONOGUE Stephen 1 Oct 1842

BRONOGUE Stephen 30 May 1842

BROOK Joseph 16 Oct 1835

BROOK Joseph 30 Aug 1836

BROOKBANK Thomas 4 Dec 1835

BROOKE John 25 Jun 1841

BROOKE James 18 Oct 1840

BROOKER Jonathan 2 Jan 1824

BROOKER Abraham 26 Oct 1826

BROOKER Abraham 20 May 1829

BROOKER Marding 20 Jul 1826

BROOKER Marding 13 Jul 1829

BROOKER Thomas 3 Mar 1825

BROOKER Thomas 11 Mar 1844

BROOKES John 3 Jun 1826

BROOKES John 3 Dec 1833

BROOKES Thomas 29 Mar 1842

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