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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
RILEY William 5 Oct 1825

RILEY William 6 Aug 1824

RILEY Frederick 19 Jun 1843

RILEY Edmund 20 May 1824

RILEY James 4 Jan 1844

RILEY Catherine 4 Mar 1824

RILLY James 23 Jul 1827

RIMMER Thomas 11 Jun 1829

RIN Owen 14 Mar 1831

RING Denis 25 Sep 1834

RING Cornelius 2 Feb 1826

RING Mary 4 Nov 1828

RING Margaret 9 Oct 1837

RING John 18 Sep 1841

RING William 7 Nov 1838

RINGROSE George 25 Jan 1837

RINGROSE Thomas 26 Sep 1840

RINGWOOD Patrick 5 Aug 1862

RINKER John 23 Apr 1837

RIORDAN Denis 11 Oct 1832

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