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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
RIDOUT Robert 21 Nov 1831

RIDOUT John 30 Dec 1835

RIDOUT John 18 Oct 1825

RIEILLY John 28 Apr 1831

RIELEY John 2 Feb 1826

RIELEY William 4 Mar 1824

RIELEY William 6 Oct 1825

RIELLEY Andrew 30 Aug 1833

RIELLEY Andrew 3 Nov 1836

RIELLEY Owen 18 Mar 1831

RIELLEY John 28 Apr 1831

RIELLEY Bridget 1 Apr 1830

RIELLY Patrick 27 Nov 1828

RIELLY Elizabeth 2 May 1840

RIELLY Ellen 30 May 1844

RIELY Richard 5 Feb 1840

RIGBY William 1 Nov 1839

RIGBY Paul 1 Mar 1847

RIGBY John 4 Aug 1825

RIGBY Hannah 3 Dec 1828

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