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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 Henry 10 May 1843

WILLIAMS Henry 22 Apr 1843

WILLIAMS John 8 Dec 1841

WILLIAMS John 15 Jul 1840

WILLIAMS John 27 Apr 1848

WILLIAMS John 4 Apr 1842

WILLIAMS Margaret 30 Jun 1842

WILLIAMS Mary 17 Jun 1842

WILLIAMS Peter 30 May 1842

WILLIAMS Robert 6 Aug 1842

WILLIAMS Sarah 30 May 1842

WILLIAMS Thomas 6 Aug 1842

WILLIAMS Thomas 13 Jan 1847

WILLIAMSON John 9 Dec 1842

WILLIAMSON Joseph 10 Aug 1836

WILLIAMSON Samuel 17 Jan 1840

WILLIAMSON John 6 Mar 1840

WILLIAMSON James 6 Aug 1842

WILLIAMSON John 27 Aug 1841

WILLIAMSON James 19 Apr 1833

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