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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
BURNE Andrew 18 Jan 1843

BURNE Patrick 14 Sep 1846

BURNE Patrick 12 Mar 1839

BURNELL Richard 18 Nov 1836

BURNES Thomas 17 Mar 1825

BURNES Thomas 17 Dec 1841

BURNES Thomas 6 Jul 1843

BURNES Patrick 17 Oct 1834

BURNES Patrick 1 Dec 1841

BURNES Barney 23 Dec 1841

BURNES William 7 Feb 1831

BURNES Mary 29 Apr 1837

BURNES James 23 Dec 1841

BURNET Euphan 21 Sep 1824

BURNET Isabel 5 Apr 1827

BURNET Michael 17 Mar 1835

BURNET John 30 Dec 1842

BURNETT John 22 May 1841

BURNETT James 1 Apr 1834

BURNETT James 25 Apr 1834

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