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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
WIGLEY Joseph 25 Feb 1842

WILBEE Cornelius 25 Apr 1833

WILBEE Cornelius 20 Jan 1841

WILBY Charles 31 May 1834

WILBY Matilda 20 Feb 1837

WILBY Matilda 10 Jul 1837

WILCOCK Alice 27 Sep 1831

WILCOCK Edward 11 Aug 1828

WILCOCK James 7 Jul 1838

WILCOX Thomas 15 Mar 1824

WILCOX Robert 5 Dec 1828

WILCOX Isaac 10 Oct 1842

WILCOX James 4 Aug 1825

WILD Daniel 1 Dec 1843

WILD Betty 29 Aug 1831

WILD Henry 3 Mar 1825

WILD John 4 Apr 1835

WILD John 23 Dec 1831

WILD Joseph 24 Sep 1827

WILD John 25 Jan 1827

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