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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
DIGNAM Patrick 27 Dec 1843

DIGNAM Thomas 6 Jan 1825

DIGNAM John 7 Mar 1831

DIGNAM Mary 10 Jun 1832

DIGNAM Richard 22 Jun 1843

DIGNUM Thomas 9 Jun 1825

DIGNUM Thomas 18 Oct 1825

DIGNUM Peter 6 Apr 1826

DIGNUM Peter 29 Sep 1825

DIGNUM Henry 24 Jan 1842

DIGNUM Francis 25 Sep 1833

DIGNUM Owen 21 Aug 1830

DIGNUM Catherine 4 Nov 1844

DIGNUM Philip 22 Jun 1844

DILANE Edmond 15 Aug 1832

DILL James 6 Oct 1825

DILLON Robert 28 Jul 1828

DILLON Thomas 5 Dec 1828

DILLON Thomas 18 Sep 1838

DILLON Catherine 21 May 1830

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