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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
POTTS Robert 5 May 1825

POTTS Martha 2 May 1832

POTTS Isaac 14 Aug 1851

POTTS James 10 Jan 1828

POTTS William 27 Nov 1828

POTTS William 5 Mar 1829

POUCHARD Henry 4 May 1842

POULTER William 28 Jul 1845

POULTER John 15 May 1840

POULTER Richard 28 Feb 1840

POULTER Charles 1 Aug 1853

POULTER Mary 18 Jun 1836

POULTON Charles C W 17 Sep 1842

POULTON George 13 Dec 1842

POUND Henry 23 Mar 1838

POUNDER George 22 Oct 1840

POUT Frederick P 22 Mar 1844

POUTER Henry 5 Apr 1836

POVEY John 6 Jan 1844

POVEY Francis 10 May 1825

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