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Certificates of Freedom 1823-69

Certificates of Freedom

38,400+ records

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
ADAMSON Robert 8 Sep 1842

ADDEY William 5 Jun 1843

ADEREEN Pat 3 Mar 1825

ADIE Barbara 18 Oct 1845

ADKINS William 19 Jan 1826

ADY Thomas 8 May 1839

AFFLECK Charles 22 Feb 1839

AFFLECK Alexander 13 Jan 1837

AGEE Robert 28 Jan 1851

AGGUS Joseph 24 Feb 1825

AGNES Anthony 9 Jan 1846

AGNEW Luke 3 Jul 1835

AGNEW Samuel 9 Sep 1831

AGNEW Anne 4 Apr 1844

AGNEW Mary Ann 4 Aug 1838

AGNEW Betty 27 Nov 1844

AGNEW Jane 11 Dec 1844

AGNUS John 15 Sep 1838

AGUS Joseph 7 Sep 1840

AH KIN 16 Sep 1865

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