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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
SORRELL Thomas 27 Apr 1846

SORRELL Thomas (The Younger) 23 Dec 1837

SOULSBURY Thomas 2 Nov 1831

SOUTHALL William 1 Jun 1843

SOUTHAM John 11 Nov 1844

SOUTHAN John 25 Nov 1843

SOUTHCOTT William 25 Mar 1824

SOUTHERN Robert 23 Aug 1850

SOUTHERN Richard 20 Nov 1829

SOUTHERWOOD John 1 Jan 1841

SOUTHERWOOD William J 6 Jan 1847

SOUTHERWOOD James 8 Feb 1842

SOUTHERWOOD John 19 Nov 1840

SOUTHGATE James 17 Mar 1842

SOUTHGATE John 23 Jul 1839

SOUTHWELL William 10 Jul 1852

SOWDEN John 15 Jul 1826

SOWDEN Samuel 10 Apr 1840

SOWERBY George 19 May 1842

SOWRIE John 2 Mar 1844

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