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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
WRIGHT Edward 10 Jul 1844

WRIGHT John 13 Apr 1840

WRIGHT Thomas 2 Mar 1844

WRIGHT Thomas 25 Sep 1834

WRIGHT William 10 Aug 1843

WRIGHT Thomas 11 Feb 1839

WRIGHT William 28 Feb 1850

WRIGHT William 23 Sep 1834

WRIGHT William 22 Oct 1842

WRIGHT George 25 May 1835

WRIGHT George 31 Dec 1846

WRIGHT Joseph 4 Nov 1839

WRIGHT Lansdale 28 Nov 1836

WRIGHT Robert 21 Mar 1836

WRIGHT Thomas 10 Jun 1843

WRIGHT Edmund 15 Aug 1842

WRIGHT Hannah 13 Jan 1834

WRIGHT Hannah 13 Sep 1834

WRIGHT Matthew 9 Nov 1833

WRIGHT George 16 Nov 1835

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