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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
WATERS Sarah 6 Aug 1838

WATERSON Anne 25 Jun 1846

WATERWORTH Edmund 30 Oct 1840

WATERWORTH Edmund 22 Oct 1844

WATERWORTH Mary 19 Oct 1840

WATHAN George 17 Jan 1839

WATHAN Joseph 5 Mar 1845

WATHEN John 15 Jan 1824

WATKENS William 11 Mar 1824

WATKINS Joseph 19 Jul 1831

WATKINS John 7 Mar 1845

WATKINS William 20 Oct 1841

WATKINS Charles 25 Sep 1834

WATKINS Watkin 19 Aug 1833

WATKINS John 30 Aug 1845

WATKINS Samuel 28 May 1845

WATKINS John 18 Jan 1839

WATKINS Sarah 18 Oct 1839

WATKINS Thomas 13 Aug 1839

WATKINS Edward 20 Apr 1844

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