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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
DOWD Laurence 4 Apr 1844

DOWD Matilda 19 Sep 1828

DOWD Michael 30 Mar 1826

DOWD John 30 May 1834

DOWD Samuel 21 Aug 1843

DOWD Catherine 20 Jan 1841

DOWD Francis 28 Oct 1861

DOWDAN John 27 Dec 1827

DOWDE John 5 Apr 1841

DOWDE John 30 Aug 1837

DOWDELL Mary Ann 23 Apr 1838

DOWDING James 25 Oct 1839

DOWDLE John 17 Jan 1844

DOWDLE John 2 Nov 1847

DOWDLE Michael 25 Nov 1843

DOWDY Joseph 29 Mar 1828

DOWELL Thomas 27 Oct 1836

DOWGILL Abraham 1 May 1834

DOWLING Fanton 8 Jun 1839

DOWLING Sarah 15 Jul 1847

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