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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: mark99 on Sunday 27 May 07 18:19 BST (UK)

Title: Glasgow Police
Post by: mark99 on Sunday 27 May 07 18:19 BST (UK)

I have a relation Samuel Boyd   - who, according to the 1901 census, was a Police constable living in Govan, Lanarkshire.  Would someone have any knowledge of anywhere I could any information of his records, etc.

Thank

Mark

Title: Re: Glasgow Police
Post by: RJ_Paton on Sunday 27 May 07 19:37 BST (UK)

The records of the City of Glasgow Police are held at the Mitchell - although technically he wasn't in the Glasgow Police he would have been in Govan Burgh Police - I am sure that the records which survived the various amalgamations are all with the Mitchell in Glasgow.

This link from Strathclyde Police explains the procedures and what records are open
http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=448&docID=-1

Title: Re: Glasgow Police
Post by: wini on Monday 28 May 07 11:10 BST (UK)

I  got a copy of my Grandfathers police record from the Mitchell

email address is:   archives[at][/blue]gcl.glasgow.gov.uk (Replace [at] with @)

It costs ten pounds for a copy of the complete record.

wini

Title: Re: Glasgow Police
Post by: mark99 on Monday 28 May 07 13:35 BST (UK)

Thanks for the leads - I had been stuck but this has given me another angle to go on.

Mark