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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
BREWIN Samuel 14 Feb 1840

BREWSTER James 8 Jan 1824

BREXTON Thomas 3 Dec 1828

BRIAN Betty 21 Feb 1844

BRIAN Julia 11 Sep 1835

BRIAN Margaret 11 Jun 1836

BRIAN Patrick 18 Mar 1835

BRIAN Peter 20 Jun 1835

BRIAN William 29 Sep 1835

BRIAN Alexander 15 Jul 1846

BRIAN John 30 Sep 1850

BRIAN Ann 20 May 1830

BRIAN Jeremiah 20 May 1832

BRIANT James 13 Jul 1826

BRIANT John 24 Feb 1842

BRIANT Thomas 20 Jan 1832

BRIANT Thomas 28 Nov 1836

BRIANT John 12 Oct 1840

BRIANT John 17 Apr 1824

BRIARLY John 20 Jun 1835

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