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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
WAKE Anthony 4 May 1839

WAKEFIELD Thomas 13 May 1824

WAKEFIELD Harriet 21 May 1842

WAKEFIELD Harriett 25 May 1842

WAKEFIELD Isaac 6 Aug 1842

WAKEFOUL John 4 Nov 1844

WAKELEY John 15 Jan 1844

WAKELIN James 17 Jun 1831

WAKELIN John 17 Jun 1831

WAKELY George 11 Jan 1832

WAKEMAN George 20 Jul 1826

WAKEMAN Thomas 17 Jul 1839

WALCH Ellen 25 Oct 1839

WALDON John 22 Oct 1840

WALE John 25 Aug 1831

WALE Samuel 11 Jun 1840

WALES James 13 Mar 1850

WALEY David 22 Feb 1839

WALFORD Thomas 1 Aug 1839

WALGATE William 18 Feb 1850

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