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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
BETLAND John 29 Jul 1824

BETRIDGE John 20 Mar 1827

BETSON Thomas 13 Nov 1839

BETTISON Thomas 30 Jan 1832

BETTS Richard 20 Oct 1834

BETTS Frederick 22 Mar 1856

BETTS Thomas 4 Apr 1839

BETTS Charles 13 May 1847

BETTSWORTH Matthew 10 May 1831

BEVAGE George 20 May 1840

BEVAN Esther 24 Jul 1833

BEVAN Elizabeth 10 Jun 1835

BEVAN Charles 13 Mar 1837

BEVAN Thomas 11 Nov 1841

BEVAN Thomas 26 Feb 1824

BEVANS John 1 May 1841

BEVANS John 14 Apr 1848

BEVARS William 12 Feb 1846

BEVATT Mary 23 Apr 1828

BEVERLEY John 5 Nov 1841

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