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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
REECE Philip 10 Apr 1843

REECE Edward 24 Apr 1854

REECE William 2 Dec 1843

REED Edward 30 Jan 1841

REED Edward 9 Mar 1844

REED Margaret 17 Jul 1840

REED Thomas 14 Oct 1842

REED Mary 27 Jun 1828

REED Thomas 7 Apr 1829

REED Mary Ann 10 Jun 1832

REED Thomas 5 Apr 1827

REED Thomas 13 Jan 1834

REED Joseph 17 Jul 1827

REED Elizabeth 30 Oct 1838

REED William 22 Aug 1839

REED Laurence 23 Aug 1827

REED Michael 15 Feb 1828

REED Catherine 9 Oct 1847

REED Henry 24 Aug 1843

REED William 22 Sep 1851

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