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Certificates of Freedom 1823-69

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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
WILLIAMS John 20 May 1829

WILLIAMS John 18 Jul 1836

WILLIAMS Joseph 18 Apr 1829

WILLIAMS Charles 1 Jun 1826

WILLIAMS John 15 Apr 1824

WILLIAMS Elizabeth 22 Sep 1825

WILLIAMS Robert 30 Sep 1824

WILLIAMS Samuel 6 Dec 1824

WILLIAMS Edward 18 Oct 1825

WILLIAMS Sylvanus 6 Mar 1837

WILLIAMS John 29 Sep 1824

WILLIAMS Edward 21 Dec 1826

WILLIAMS Edward 13 Apr 1826

WILLIAMS George 1 Feb 1827

WILLIAMS George 30 Oct 1827

WILLIAMS Henry 1 Mar 1827

WILLIAMS James 24 Aug 1826

WILLIAMS James 7 Dec 1827

WILLIAMS Jane 10 Sep 1832

WILLIAMS John 27 Nov 1834

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