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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
BURCHER Emma 30 Aug 1839

BURCHETT Henry 20 Sep 1839

BURCHILL William 5 Jun 1833

BURCHILL Emma 13 Jun 1842

BURDECK George 2 Mar 1826

BURDETT Thomas 25 Apr 1834

BURDEW Thomas 6 Aug 1842

BURDON Laurence 6 Oct 1825

BURDON Laurence 29 Sep 1824

BURFIELD Isaac 18 Nov 1842

BURG Francis 21 Feb 1842

BURGE William 16 Dec 1823

BURGE George 27 Oct 1834

BURGESS John 10 Mar 1824

BURGESS Robert 2 Mar 1826

BURGESS Henry 14 Jan 1848

BURGESS Ann 10 Jan 1846

BURGESS Jane 20 Feb 1846

BURGESS Francis 21 Feb 1842

BURGESS William 23 Apr 1834

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