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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
STOW Michael 26 May 1825

STOWE Benjamin 16 Jul 1828

STOWELL William 30 Oct 1840

STRACHAN John 9 Jun 1831

STRACHAN John 12 Nov 1830

STRAFFORD William 19 Oct 1843

STRAHAN James 2 May 1832

STRAHANE John 30 Oct 1840

STRAHANE Michael 1 Aug 1840

STRANG William 20 May 1836

STRANGE John 20 Jan 1865

STRANGE Mary Ann 16 Sep 1830

STRANGE Mary Ann 1 Feb 1838

STRANGE Matthew 30 Dec 1842

STRANGE William 6 May 1824

STRANGEWAYS Elizabeth 30 Dec 1842

STRANGEWAYS Elizabeth 21 Jan 1843

STRANGEWAYS Joseph 8 Apr 1854

STRATFORD Sophia 19 Jan 1826

STRATFORD James 27 Oct 1825

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