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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
ABEL Samuel 30 Dec 1837

ABELL Edward 22 Feb 1832

ABERNETHY Hugh 7 Sep 1835

ABERNETHY William 10 Jun 1837

ABNETT James 12 Aug 1839

ABNETT James 1 Jan 1864

ABRAHAM Robert 4 Oct 1845

ABRAHAM Ellen 30 Mar 1839

ABRAHAMS Joseph 16 Nov 1831

ABRAHAMS William 9 May 1832

ABRAHAMS Richard 13 Aug 1839

ABRAHAMS Joseph 31 Dec 1867

ABRAHAMS Henry 23 May 1831

ABRAHAMS Abraham 13 Apr 1842

ABRAHAMS Aaron 18 Feb 1833

ABREY James 9 Aug 1844

ABRIAN Henry 26 Mar 1846

ABSOLAM John 1 Jun 1829

ABSOLAM John 2 Feb 1837

ABWELL John 28 Feb 1827

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