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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
SMITH James 17 Aug 1842

SMITH James 20 Dec 1865

SMITHARME Robert 2 Mar 1829

SMITHERS John 18 Apr 1844

SMITHSON Thomas 2 Nov 1841

SMITHSON John 1 Jun 1832

SMITHSON George 1 Apr 1839

SMYTH John 9 Mar 1839

SMYTH Terence 30 Mar 1840

SMYTH Denis 7 Nov 1844

SMYTH John 16 Feb 1844

SMYTH John 7 Sep 1844

SMYTH Cornelius 16 Mar 1832

SMYTH James 8 Oct 1834

SMYTH James 3 Sep 1839

SMYTH John 31 Jul 1846

SMYTH John 15 Apr 1835

SMYTH Mathew 2 May 1835

SMYTH Patrick 7 Sep 1835

SMYTH Ann 11 Oct 1834

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