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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
RIGBY Hannah 6 Mar 1837

RIGBY Jonathan 28 Oct 1837

RIGBY William 24 Aug 1826

RIGBY William 9 Apr 1838

RIGBY William 20 Jan 1835

RIGBY Richard 22 Nov 1843

RIGGAN Martha 23 Jul 1839

RIGGS Thomas 23 Apr 1835

RIGGS Thomas 18 Jul 1838

RIGLIN Peter (the Younger) 24 Jan 1827

RIGNEY William 27 Sep 1845

RILEY Edward 27 Jul 1843

RILEY Henry 9 Jun 1842

RILEY James 5 May 1849

RILEY Hugh 25 Dec 1843

RILEY James 3 Jan 1848

RILEY James 1 Apr 1843

RILEY Michael 5 May 1843

RILEY Catherine 20 Aug 1842

RILEY Elizabeth 7 Jan 1840

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