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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
SHEA Timothy 21 May 1836

SHEA Denis 2 Feb 1842

SHEA Ellen 3 Jun 1834

SHEA John 17 Oct 1834

SHEA Mary 26 Dec 1834

SHEA Jeremiah 10 Sep 1839

SHEA Michael 17 Aug 1846

SHEA Daniel 17 Jun 1831

SHEA Denis 18 Feb 1833

SHEA Thomas 20 Oct 1831

SHEA John 10 Apr 1829

SHEA John 4 Feb 1831

SHEA Daniel 13 Aug 1840

SHEA Catherine 24 Oct 1838

SHEA John 27 Aug 1833

SHEA Denis 16 Nov 1842

SHEA Honora 6 Aug 1832

SHEA Mary 2 Jul 1839

SHEA Ellen 9 Sep 1842

SHEA Ellen 13 Sep 1842

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