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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
PURCELL Abigail 9 Apr 1839

PURCELL James 8 Apr 1824

PURCELL James 24 May 1824

PURCELL James 22 Sep 1824

PURCELL Patrick 3 Sep 1846

PURCELL Michael 24 Nov 1843

PURCELL Thomas 3 Feb 1843

PURCELL Margaret 7 Aug 1840

PURCELL William 3 Nov 1834

PURDON Thomas 18 Mar 1845

PURDON Charlotte 8 Sep 1845

PURDY John 19 Sep 1839

PURDY Francis 25 Jun 1847

PURDY Thomas 2 Jul 1836

PURFLEET Henry 17 Jan 1844

PURFLEET Thomas 6 Apr 1839

PURKIS William 20 Dec 1841

PURLAND Horatio 19 Dec 1840

PURLEY Ann 19 Dec 1825

PURLEY Ann 24 Nov 1825

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