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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
WOOD John 21 Sep 1826

WOOD Joseph 8 Feb 1827

WOOD William 7 Oct 1833

WOOD Henry 10 Jul 1841

WOOD John 17 Jun 1842

WOOD John 30 Dec 1840

WOOD John 26 Jan 1841

WOOD Michael (The Younger) 17 Jul 1841

WOODALL Joseph 27 May 1843

WOODBINE James 30 Jan 1841

WOODBRIDGE John 11 Apr 1838

WOODBRIDGE Robert 3 Jun 1828

WOODBURN Sarah 23 Dec 1837

WOODCOCK Obadiah 19 Sep 1839

WOODCOCK Jonathan 26 Jun 1829

WOODCOCK Joseph 1 Sep 1831

WOODCOCK Mary 13 May 1842

WOODCOCK Thomas 10 Dec 1842

WOODCOCK James 2 Jun 1837

WOODCOCK William 14 Oct 1833

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