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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
SCANNELL Honora 29 Jul 1838

SCANNELL Margaret 26 Aug 1824

SCANTHAN John 3 Jan 1845

SCARBOROUGH Susan 20 Feb 1837

SCARESBROOK Henry 10 Aug 1835

SCARESBROOK Henry 22 Feb 1832

SCARFE George 15 Jun 1827

SCARFE Thomas 17 Jun 1824

SCARFE Thomas 18 Mar 1824

SCARFE William 4 Mar 1824

SCARLETT James 2 Nov 1831

SCARNELL Benjamin 16 Nov 1829

SCARR Thomas 14 Sep 1829

SCARSBROOK Thomas 20 Jun 1849

SCHEVELL Peter 2 Mar 1829

SCHOFIELD James 7 May 1832

SCHOFIELD Joseph 20 Dec 1841

SCHOFIELD Joseph 15 Oct 1846

SCHOFIELD William 28 Sep 1843

SCHOFIELD Richard 22 Jul 1840

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