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Certificates of Freedom 1823-69

Certificates of Freedom

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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
ACHESON George 10 Aug 1837

ACHISON Thomas 25 Aug 1838

ACKERS Thomas 1 Oct 1841

ACKLAND Betsey 25 Oct 1841

ACKLAND Thomas 9 Mar 1836

ACKROYD Abraham 5 Dec 1842

ACRES William 15 Aug 1842

ACRES William 22 Jun 1826

ACTON William 8 Feb 1844

ACTON Joseph 17 Mar 1834

ACTON Thomas 18 Jul 1836

ADAM Terence 16 Apr 1838

ADAMS George 24 Jul 1834

ADAMS Henry 24 Jul 1834

ADAMS Charles 2 Nov 1831

ADAMS John 14 Mar 1831

ADAMS John 26 Jun 1830

ADAMS John 19 Mar 1846

ADAMS Thomas 13 Aug 1839

ADAMS Thomas 7 Jul 1838

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