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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
SCHOFIELD James 25 May 1826

SCHOFIELD James 2 Sep 1828

SCHOFIELD Samuel 18 Oct 1845

SCHOLEFIELD Thomas 30 Aug 1843

SCHOLEFIELD William 29 Oct 1840

SCHOLES John 11 Apr 1843

SCHOLFIELD Thomas 22 Jul 1824

SCHOLFIELD William 17 May 1834

SCHOLFIELD William 9 Oct 1837

SCHOLFIELD Edmund 16 Jul 1828

SCHOLFIELD Edmund 15 Jun 1835

SCOFIELD James 15 Aug 1836

SCOLDING Joseph 19 Apr 1827

SCOLDING Joseph 1 Nov 1833

SCOLS Amos 19 Feb 1830

SCOOT John 13 Jul 1844

SCOPE Henry 9 Aug 1831

SCOT John 12 Mar 1844

SCOTHERN Pharoah 9 May 1831

SCOTHERN John 26 Aug 1828

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