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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
O'BRIEN Henry 1 Aug 1840

O'BRIEN Mary 27 Feb 1840

O'BRIEN Arthur 23 Dec 1837

O'BRIEN James 14 Sep 1836

O'BRIEN Mary 13 Jun 1836

O'BRIEN George 30 Apr 1836

O'BRIEN Mary 19 Aug 1839

O'BRIEN Michael 29 Apr 1836

O'BRIEN Mary 7 Aug 1839

O'BRIEN Mary 10 Oct 1836

O'BRIEN Robert 9 Feb 1839

O'BRIEN Henry 28 Jan 1843

O'BRIEN John 17 Jul 1844

O'BRIEN John 29 Jun 1842

O'BRIEN Patrick 15 Aug 1842

O'BRIEN Eliza 4 Dec 1835

O'BRIEN Mary 7 Aug 1834

O'BRIEN Mary Anne 12 Apr 1832

O'BRIEN John 23 Nov 1862

O'BRYAN Anne 10 Mar 1846

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