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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
PENDERGAST Catherine 30 Mar 1826

PENDERGRASS William 25 Sep 1843

PENDLETON Mathew 18 Mar 1824

PENDRY Henry 23 Nov 1824

PENFOLD Henry 31 May 1834

PENFOLD Charles 30 Oct 1843

PENKITMAN John 27 Oct 1843

PENLAND Jane 16 Sep 1839

PENLINGTON John 18 May 1826

PENN William 24 Jun 1834

PENNALL John 28 Mar 1828

PENNELL Phillip 14 Jul 1838

PENNELL Benjamin 9 May 1840

PENNINGTON John 18 Mar 1831

PENNINGTON John W 11 Apr 1828

PENNINGTON Christopher 27 Apr 1839

PENNY William 17 Feb 1826

PENNY John 27 Aug 1829

PENNY Robert 15 Dec 1849

PENNY John 10 Mar 1843

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