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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 11 Oct 1842

POWER John 3 Jan 1843

POWER John 9 Apr 1840

POWER John 25 Nov 1841

POWER Henry 1 Jan 1840

POWER Nicholas 27 Jul 1843

POWER John 11 Nov 1839

POWER William 23 Mar 1843

POWER Michael 16 Jan 1840

POWER Robert 19 Nov 1840

POWER Ellen 18 Feb 1835

POWER Margaret 7 Jun 1834

POWER Mathew 29 May 1834

POWER William 20 Oct 1834

POWER William 20 Feb 1846

POWERS Harriett 22 May 1844

POWERS Laurence 6 Aug 1827

POWERS John 16 Nov 1835

POYNTER Joseph 15 Mar 1837

POYNTON Thomas 17 Jul 1829

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