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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 Catherine 7 Sep 1829

SWEEPER James 13 Apr 1837

SWEET Matthew 22 Nov 1833

SWEET Daniel 17 May 1834

SWEETALE William 24 Mar 1840

SWEETING Frederick 24 Oct 1840

SWEETMAN Thomas 2 Jun 1831

SWEETMAN Jane 15 Jun 1847

SWIFT Catherine 9 Jun 1831

SWIFT Jeremiah 9 Jun 1840

SWIFT Robert 27 Jul 1826

SWIFT William 8 Mar 1828

SWIFT John 19 Sep 1846

SWIFT Eleanor 29 Sep 1838

SWIFT Maria 29 Jan 1845

SWINBANK Robert 16 Nov 1826

SWINBURN Catherine 26 Dec 1834

SWINBURNE Ralph 18 Jun 1842

SWINDELLS James 11 Jan 1827

SWINDELLS George 7 Sep 1826

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