The original source VPRS 108/P0 Register, Police Magistrate, Portland, 1840-1853 is held at the Public Records Office in Melbourne but can be viewed @ Online @http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/access/online.htm#ro

VPRS 108 PO (or UO) is also known as the Portland Magistrates Book.Some of the major contents include: Salaries of Police at Portland (images 1-15); Unfixed contingent accounts (images 16-33); Return of arms, ammunition and accoutrements for the service of the constabulary (images 34-45); Register of licenses to slaughter cattle (images 46-47); Issue of various licenses and certificates in the Portland district (images 48-86); Quarterly returns of leg irons, handcuffs and marching chains at the Portland police station (images 87-93); Particulars of Ticket of Leave holders (images 94-96); List of convicts who had obtained their freedom (images 98-99).

If viewing the originals online, remember that the page number in the book is not the same as the (online)Image Number on the website.

Image Numbers 99 - 102 (original page numbers 94- 96) are entitled:
LIST OF CONVICTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED THEIR FREEDOM, INCLUDING THEIR COLONIAL SENTENCES

The usual information recorded is:

Name:					
Ship:					
Trade:					
Place of Trial:			
Sentence:			
Crime
Colonial sentence & Crime: 			
When Free and in Whose employment:	

Pages 103-104. (Image pages 98 - 99.)
LIST OF CONVICTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED THEIR FREEDOM, INCLUDING THEIR COLONIAL SENTENCES

Name:					Davies	John	
Ship:					Florentina 2		
Trade:					Laborer	
Place of Trial:				Lancaster 1830		
Sentence:				7 years
Crime:					Stealing Shoes

Colonial sentence: 			Sydney 1834.
                			7 Years
Crime:					Horse Stealing
	
When Free and in Whose employment:	April 14th 1843. Free
					Robert Keller. Portland
					Mr Becks. Port Fairy
					Portland (near to) July 9th
					John Kenny(?) Bridgewater



Name;					Grice	John	
					Certificate No:44/180
Ship:					Charles Kerr 1837	
Trade:					Tailor	
Place of Trial;				CCCt.London.1828 	
					November 28th	
Sentence:				7 years 
						
Crime. 					Burglary
Colonial sentence: 			Irons 6 months ? ? 
Crime: 					Harbouring Bushrangers
When Free and in Whose employment:
					Date of Certificate: 9th December 1844
					(in Mr Blakes? employment)



Name:					Kent	Thomas	
					Certificate No:44/1809
Ship:					Asia 1837.		
Trade:					Seaman	Kent QS,
Place of Trial:				1837 April 4th.			
Sentence:				7 years
Crime: 					Picking Pockets
When Free and in Whose employment:	In Mr Strachan's Employment
					Delivered to him on January 20th 1845.



Name:					Connor	Thomas	
Ship:					Waterloo 4,1836
Trade:					Labourer
Place of Trial:				Dublin City		
Sentence:				7 years
					?discharged March 19, 1846.
Crime:					Robbery
Colonial sentence: 			On Mills 4 months 1 week in gaol
Crime:					Robbery: Disobedience of Orders