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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
TOWNLEY Frederick 29 Apr 1837

TOWNS William 28 Oct 1837

TOWNSEND Henry 18 Jul 1836

TOWNSEND Henry 2 Nov 1840

TOWNSEND Henry Warner 17 Nov 1828

TOWNSEND John 19 Dec 1835

TOWNSEND Michael 8 Nov 1825

TOWNSEND William 22 Apr 1841

TOWNSEND Joseph 2 Apr 1839

TOWNSEND Joseph 21 Aug 1843

TOWNSEND William 5 Feb 1824

TOWNSEND William 22 Jul 1824

TOWNSHEND Mary 21 May 1850

TOWNSHEND John 22 Jan 1824

TOWNSHEND George F 19 Nov 1862

TOWRISH Patrick 6 Oct 1825

TOY Cornelius 10 Mar 1846

TOY Thomas 7 Jun 1843

TOY Michael 8 Jul 1844

TRACEY James 19 Aug 1824

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