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Freedom
Freedom for deportees was usually granted to those who had completed their sentence or behaved well. Their pardon was granted in one of two ways. The first was conditional - they were not permitted to return to the British Isles. The second was absolute - the sentence was finished and the convict was free to go, however very few returned to the British Isles. 
The inscription for the five executed rioters at St Mary's Church
© Adam Strawson |
Convicts, unable to afford the passage home, or unwilling to return to Britain with a criminal record, were left to build their own new lives alone. It was very difficult for poor families to locate deported relatives, let alone afford to travel and resettle with their loved ones.
Convicts and their families went to considerable lengths to disguise their past, changing their names and hiding their roots, which has made it complicated to unearth the original identities of the Littleport deportees. Today that trend seems to be reversing, with a keen interest in personal family history – whatever the past.
Charles Bateson's book "The Convict Ships 1787-1868" is seen as the definitive guide to Australia's period of transportation. Extracts and tables of the convicts sent there Information is given about the voyages to New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.
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