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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
POWELL Thomas 30 Dec 1843

POWELL George 15 Apr 1833

POWELL Samuel 2 Mar 1826

POWELL Richard 7 Jul 1827

POWELL Thomas 24 Jul 1827

POWELL Thomas 28 Jul 1828

POWELL Frederick 16 Jul 1857

POWELL William 29 Mar 1837

POWELL James 4 Nov 1844

POWELL Judith 28 Nov 1836

POWELL Thomas 9 Dec 1835

POWELL William 11 Apr 1836

POWELL Richard 20 Jun 1842

POWELL Thomas 7 May 1841

POWELL William 13 Apr 1841

POWELL Judith 31 Mar 1835

POWER Patrick 10 Oct 1863

POWER William 8 Feb 1827

POWER Thomas 15 Jul 1824

POWER James 27 Sep 1831

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