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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
BIRCH John 13 Feb 1839

BIRCH John 12 Jul 1827

BIRCH William 18 May 1826

BIRCH John 10 May 1825

BIRCH Thomas 30 Apr 1825

BIRCHALL James 22 Aug 1832

BIRCHALL Samuel 7 Aug 1839

BIRCHLEY Mary Ann 28 Oct 1833

BIRD Denis 4 Dec 1835

BIRD Denis 10 Apr 1829

BIRD Henry 9 Feb 1829

BIRD Mary 13 Dec 1827

BIRD Joseph 29 Mar 1842

BIRD Thomas 25 Apr 1834

BIRD William 15 Apr 1835

BIRD William 23 Dec 1840

BIRD George 6 Nov 1838

BIRD Charles 7 Mar 1848

BIRD Thomas 23 Oct 1843

BIRD Samuel 30 May 1846

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