Did your ancestral convict get a pardon? All states that had convicts sent to them also granted pardons to some convicts. Some were conditional, some were absolute. The following clippings are selected from the numerous posts that are available through TROVE.
You can also find many more entries by using the search bar at the end of this page to read previous posts I have compiled re Convict Pardons.
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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 11 April 1851 (No.42), National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230692617
State library of NSW
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 12 September 1851 (No.103) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230771099
NSW Govt Gaz 23 Dec 1851
NSW Gov Gazette 29 Aug 1854
Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Wednesday 23 July 1856, page 3
National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66006592
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