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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
THOMPSON Abigail 10 Jan 1834

ROCHE Abigail 31 Mar 1835

SULLIVAN Abigail 9 Jun 1846

PURCELL Abigail 9 Apr 1839

MCGOWRAN Abigail 11 Jun 1833

MAHONY Abigail 15 Aug 1832

MOORE Abigail 30 May 1844

BATT Abnor 29 Jul 1844

BATES Abraham 30 Dec 1835

HOUSE Abraham 5 Oct 1842

ACKROYD Abraham 5 Dec 1842

LEACH Abraham 25 Oct 1839

BENNISON Abraham 18 Dec 1837

MYERS Abraham 2 Mar 1829

BALLARD Abraham 15 May 1843

WITHERS Abraham 3 Mar 1841

POLACK Abraham 17 Feb 1827

HUNTER Abraham 3 Jun 1824

STANSFIELD Abraham 5 Mar 1829

WADE Abraham 16 Sep 1830

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