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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
ROTHERHAM Charles 13 Nov 1835

ROTHWELL Richard 14 May 1834

ROTHWELL John 25 Jul 1832

ROTHWELL John 11 Feb 1834

ROUGH William 11 Mar 1830

ROUGH DICK 11 Jun 1829

ROUGHLEY James 29 Apr 1824

ROUGHLEY Joseph 26 Aug 1824

ROURKE Catherine 13 Apr 1844

ROURKE James 4 Oct 1844

ROURKE Elizabeth 31 Oct 1836

ROURKE Elizabeth 22 Dec 1836

ROURKE Richard 22 Oct 1842

ROURKE Margaret 17 Feb 1843

ROURKE Mary 30 Apr 1840

ROURKE Hugh 19 Mar 1842

ROURKE Cristopher 9 Jun 1849

ROURKE William 3 Feb 1849

ROURKE Bryan 10 Apr 1829

ROURKE Mary 23 Apr 1847

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