Ticket-of-Leave Scheme
A 'Ticket-of-Leave' allowed a convict the freedom to obtain employment and to travel within a restricted area. This was generally awarded to convicts who have served half of their sentence of transportation and who had stayed out of trouble in the colony.

In the period 1835-1846 alone there were 42 individuals employed at Somercotes.

HISTORY LINKS
Captain Horton • Ticket of Leave
Bushrangers • Horton College • The Grounds