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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
ARROWSMITH James 16 Nov 1835

ARROWSMITH Daniel 25 Mar 1824

ARTERTON Robert 10 Apr 1847

ARTHUR James 4 Dec 1837

ARTHUR William 6 Mar 1843

ARTHUR James 21 Apr 1859

ARTHUR James 14 Mar 1844

ARUNDAL John 9 Sep 1839

ARUNDALE John 30 Aug 1841

ARUNDALE Samuel 25 May 1829

ARUNDALE Samuel 4 Nov 1846

ARUNDALE Martha 23 May 1835

ARUNDEL Jane 16 Oct 1838

ASCECEY Margaret 25 May 1835

ASCOUGH Thomas 31 Oct 1827

ASCROFT Jane 28 Jun 1841

ASH Sarah 16 Aug 1843

ASHALL John 9 Jan 1844

ASHBY William 4 Jun 1841

ASHBY Henry 30 Dec 1851

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