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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
BRETT Patrick 2 Mar 1844

BRETT Joseph 15 Jan 1839

BRETT Sarah 30 Dec 1843

BRETT Thomas 16 Mar 1839

BRETT James 9 Jan 1841

BRETT William 20 Jan 1840

BREW Murty 1 Aug 1839

BREWER John 27 Apr 1826

BREWER John 9 Mar 1839

BREWER Samuel 30 Dec 1844

BREWER Samuel 4 Apr 1835

BREWER John 9 Jan 1846

BREWER George 12 Jan 1842

BREWER John 11 Nov 1843

BREWER James 3 Mar 1837

BREWER John 30 Sep 1836

BREWER George 22 Oct 1845

BREWER Thomas 4 Oct 1844

BREWERTON Eber 27 Feb 1849

BREWHOUSE Charles 4 Apr 1835

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