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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
BACKSTAY Benjamin 11 Oct 1834

BACKWELL Henry 10 Feb 1845

BACKWELL Thomas 20 Oct 1843

BACON Frederick 9 Nov 1826

BADCOCK George 20 Oct 1825

BADCOCK James 3 Feb 1848

BADDELY William 27 Apr 1849

BADDELY Philip 3 May 1839

BADDER Joseph 29 Oct 1842

BADGER (THE) 10 Feb 1837

BADHAM Thomas 6 May 1824

BADKIN Joseph 29 Oct 1831

BAGGOT Edward 3 Nov 1834

BAGGOTT George 4 Apr 1839

BAGGS Mary 10 Aug 1826

BAGGUELEY John 17 Apr 1834

BAGLEY Hugh 9 Nov 1836

BAGLEY Hugh 31 Oct 1836

BAGLEY William 19 Jan 1833

BAGNALL William 27 Feb 1843

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