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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
BURLEY Joseph 29 Oct 1839

BURLISON John 25 Jan 1845

BURN Thomas 19 Feb 1824

BURN Thomas 11 Jun 1829

BURN Thomas 31 Aug 1830

BURN John 15 Apr 1828

BURN Robert 11 Apr 1836

BURN George 5 Oct 1835

BURN Robert 30 Aug 1836

BURN John 2 Apr 1840

BURN William 15 Sep 1842

BURNAGE James 16 Jun 1857

BURNE Michael 21 Aug 1828

BURNE Michael 7 Sep 1835

BURNE James 18 Dec 1823

BURNE Catherine 2 Mar 1844

BURNE Mary 22 Sep 1842

BURNE Mary 19 Jul 1843

BURNE John 22 Mar 1827

BURNE Thomas 6 Jan 1848

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