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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
BIRD Lewis 20 Sep 1836

BIRD Thomas 27 Dec 1842

BIRD William 17 Dec 1838

BIRD John 3 Mar 1838

BIRD Robert 20 May 1824

BIRD Robert 19 Feb 1825

BIRD James 23 Mar 1843

BIRD Sarah 7 Mar 1831

BIRD Richard 25 Apr 1856

BIRD Peter 15 Jan 1849

BIRD Alice 26 Nov 1846

BIRD John 19 Apr 1841

BIRD Samuel 18 Feb 1833

BIRD Catherine 21 Dec 1832

BIRD Harriet 20 Jan 1840

BIRD Henry 11 Mar 1850

BIRDKING Charlotte 21 Jan 1829

BIRDSALL William 25 Sep 1844

BIRDSILL Mary 19 Aug 1843

BIRKETT Francis 7 Sep 1835

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