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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
BROOKES John 1 Jun 1832

BROOKES Thomas 19 Jul 1831

BROOKFIELD Thomas 5 Jan 1841

BROOKHAM Peter 27 Jan 1827

BROOKMAN George 13 May 1869

BROOKMAN Mary Ann 1 Mar 1845

BROOKS Eli 3 Jan 1839

BROOKS Thomas 13 Aug 1840

BROOKS Charles 6 Oct 1825

BROOKS Charles 30 Apr 1825

BROOKS William 2 May 1832

BROOKS Elizabeth 22 Apr 1828

BROOKS Cornelius 19 Oct 1844

BROOKS James 2 Sep 1840

BROOKS Elizabeth 29 Sep 1835

BROOKS Joseph 20 Oct 1834

BROOKS Thomas 13 Apr 1844

BROOKS William 26 Jun 1833

BROOKS William 30 Dec 1848

BROOKS John 27 Jun 1828

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