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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
BANKS Benjamin 19 Oct 1838

BANKS James 11 Nov 1841

BANKS Charles 5 Apr 1831

BANKS Charles 16 Oct 1837

BANKS John 19 Feb 1824

BANKS John 6 Aug 1824

BANKS John 22 Jul 1824

BANKS Mary 14 Oct 1824

BANKS Solomon 27 May 1824

BANKS John 30 May 1838

BANKS Joseph 20 Dec 1844

BANNAN James 9 Dec 1840

BANNATINE Peter 17 Nov 1828

BANNISTER Joseph 22 Feb 1840

BANNISTER William 25 Oct 1845

BANNISTER Richard 11 Aug 1832

BANNISTER William 29 Nov 1839

BANNON Sally 16 Aug 1831

BANNON Hugh 8 Jul 1842

BANNON Thomas 29 Mar 1838

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