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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
POWER Jeffrey 19 Aug 1833

POWER James 8 Mar 1827

POWER John 17 Apr 1830

POWER Catherine 24 Oct 1848

POWER Thomas 9 May 1829

POWER Thomas 1 Mar 1830

POWER Edward 21 Oct 1863

POWER James 8 Feb 1842

POWER Julia 23 Dec 1840

POWER Thomas 25 Sep 1840

POWER Alice 20 Mar 1839

POWER Eleanor 20 Aug 1838

POWER James 21 Oct 1839

POWER James 17 Jun 1830

POWER John 13 Feb 1839

POWER James 19 Dec 1831

POWER Thomas 22 Aug 1840

POWER James 11 Sep 1835

POWER John 24 Apr 1828

POWER Patrick 5 May 1828

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