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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
SWEENY Denis 25 Apr 1834

SWEENY Edmond 24 Aug 1833

SWEENY Edmond 30 Aug 1833

SWEENY John 4 Apr 1834

SWEENY Daniel 13 May 1825

SWEENY Walter 19 May 1825

SWEENY William 2 Jun 1825

SWEENY Mary 28 Jul 1838

SWEENY Patrick 13 Nov 1844

SWEENY Daniel 18 Mar 1824

SWEENY Thomas 19 Sep 1832

SWEENY Thomas 26 Apr 1841

SWEENY Johannah 22 Mar 1848

SWEENY Cornelius 27 Sep 1830

SWEENY Hugh 29 Mar 1842

SWEENY Lucinda 15 Jul 1833

SWEENY John 27 May 1836

SWEENY Mary 19 Apr 1837

SWEENY Arthur 6 Oct 1842

SWEENY William 11 Jul 1845

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