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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
PENNY James 19 Sep 1839

PENNYCAD Charles 29 Oct 1833

PENNYCUT Richard 9 Jun 1831

PENSON James 14 Oct 1840

PENTLEY John 12 Jan 1826

PENTLEY John 1 Jun 1835

PENTON Thomas William 14 Mar 1831

PEPPARD Honora 30 Oct 1832

PEPPER Shadrack 24 Jun 1853

PEPPER George 22 Nov 1836

PEPPERDINE John 4 Nov 1839

PEPPERHILL William 7 Jan 1842

PERCIVAL Charles 11 Sep 1840

PERCIVAL James 10 Apr 1843

PERCIVAL Joseph 25 Jan 1840

PERCIVAL Henry 11 May 1849

PERCOX Joseph 30 Nov 1836

PERCY Caroline 2 May 1844

PERIE George 4 Oct 1845

PERKINS George 7 Sep 1867

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