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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
BEVIS George 23 Jul 1839

BEWLEY Jane 2 Nov 1844

BEXON Thomas 20 Mar 1834

BEXON Thomas 14 Oct 1843

BIBBEY Joseph 6 Apr 1842

BIBBY John 19 Jan 1846

BICK Henry 12 Jun 1843

BICKERTON Richard 7 Aug 1840

BIDDLE Joseph 23 Jul 1842

BIDDLE Robert 2 Aug 1824

BIDGOOD Harriet 20 Sep 1842

BIFFIN James 26 Dec 1839

BIFFIN William 23 Dec 1839

BIGG Robert 12 Mar 1844

BIGGERSTAFF James 7 Jan 1847

BIGGS Benjamin 3 Dec 1835

BIGGS Robert 23 Dec 1837

BIGGS Charles 4 May 1843

BIGGS Frederick 7 Feb 1842

BIGGS John 7 Sep 1846

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