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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
COOK John 12 Mar 1844

COOK William 30 Nov 1844

COOK John 30 Nov 1840

COOK William 15 Mar 1841

COOK William 19 Jun 1847

COOK Elizabeth 2 Mar 1844

COOK Isaac 3 Sep 1842

COOK Michael 4 Mar 1824

COOK Benjamin 22 Jul 1824

COOK Sampson 20 Apr 1831

COOK Thomas 15 Apr 1824

COOK Richard 18 Apr 1829

COOK Thomas 26 Oct 1835

COOK Emanuel 30 Jun 1854

COOK John 20 May 1840

COOK William 6 Mar 1828

COOK James 2 Nov 1844

COOK John 13 Apr 1844

COOK Robert 17 Oct 1844

COOK James 31 Oct 1833

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