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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
AITKEN Alexander 27 Apr 1840

AITKIN Charles 10 Jan 1850

AKERMAN Jane 21 Sep 1846

AKERS Charles 4 Jun 1841

AKERS Samuel 5 Aug 1824

AKHURST Henry 31 Mar 1840

AKHURST Henry 9 Nov 1840

AKIN Charles 9 Sep 1844

ALAND Isaac 11 Jun 1841

ALBERT Robert 1 Aug 1825

ALCHIN Martha 15 Aug 1842

ALCOCK Sarah A 19 Jun 1844

ALCOCK William 30 Jul 1834

ALCOCK Thomas 10 Jul 1827

ALCORN Henry 1 Jun 1832

ALDBOROUGH Joseph 5 Jul 1847

ALDEN Joseph 17 Nov 1825

ALDERSON Francis T 27 Feb 1840

ALDERSON William 30 Apr 1847

ALDIS Henry 23 Sep 1834

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