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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: T.R. on Sunday 25 January 26 08:16 GMT (UK)
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Has anyone consulted these records? I think that Find My Past has some. I am wondering if it is worth joining FindMyPast to see them. Another issue is that there are various tiers of membership and I cant see what tier they are accessible and what the cost would be. Has anyone looked at these and make a suggestion please?
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FindMyPast has the following record sets:
Hampshire, Portsmouth Police Staff Records, 1908-1924
London Metropolitan Police Attestation, 1829-1972
Manchester Police Index 1812-1941 (full service records can be obtained from the Greater Manchester Police Museum)
Wiltshire Police Officers Appointed, 1839-1926
Yorkshire, Leeds City Police 1899-1939
Also several different Irish police force records.
They all appear to be available with a basic membership. I have not used any of them.
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Thanks Andy.
It will be the London Metro 1834 record that i will be looking for so your reply is helpful. Thankyou.
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I have used the Portsmouth and London records. They are not complete records of service. Mine were register books listing the basic details of each person. The entries often contain notes relating to cause of leaving the service - killed in the blitz for example.
Martin
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Thanks Martin.
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I couldn't find the man I was looking for in FindMyPast Metropolitan Police records, but he did show up in the Metropolitan Police Pension records on Ancestry. Details there included date of joining M. Police, length of service, date of resignation, pay at that date, place & d.o.b., single/married, date & place of marriage, description of both him and his wife, witnessed signatures of both.
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TR
In case you are not aware the Metrolpollitan Police have a museum and archive, located in Sidcup. Unfortunately the main crime museum is not open to the public except for special organised tours, but the archive is accessible on Wednesdays. You need to book an appointment. It is highly recommended that you discuss your research needs before booking a visit to avoid a wasted journey. More details here: https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/met-museums-archives/
If it is relevant to your enquiry, the City of London Police archive is housed at the London Archives in the North of the City. https://www.thelondonarchives.org/your-research/research-guides/city-of-london-police-records-of-police-officers
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Hi
years ago, I was researching an ancestor who joined the Met in the 1850s and obviously encountered the MEPO files.
There was a Rootschat member who had meticulously photographed the files and uploaded them to Flickr. Sadly, his user name escapes me at the moment..it was a good while back.
A quick google search gave me
https://www.flickr.com/photos/naphotorecords/albums/with/72157619572282811 (ftp://www.flickr.com/photos/naphotorecords/albums/with/72157619572282811)
There may be others, trial and error!
Rebel
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/naphotorecords/albums/72157615865852325/ (ftp://www.flickr.com/photos/naphotorecords/albums/72157615865852325/)
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Just found the original post from BarnabyB in 2009
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=386714.0 (ftp://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=386714.0)
Rebel
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Thank you Isabel.
I don't think that I will be so fortunate. My candidate was charged with receiving goods. He was found to be not guilty but his wife served a short prison term. His sister in law however was convicted for the initial offence and transported to Van Diemens Land. He was given a good character reference by the Police Inspector he reported to so that may have led to his acquittal. It will be interesting to find out if tge record mentions those sad events.
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Thankyou Rebel
I found the person that in had been hoping to find in the documents that your post referred to. It took me a which to figure out how the contents were recoded but the search was successful. The persons who made the character recommendations for appointment were helpful in confirming that it is the correct person. Thanks again.
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Thanks Andy
I am to far away for a personal visit but it is helpful to know where I can obtain further information.
Thanks again.
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Glad you found your man in the records and sorry I couldn't explain them better!
It's a good 15 years since I trailed through them myself. but as I eventually found my man too, I was sure that you could crack it as well!
Rebel
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Hi Rebel.
For thise who are interested. The volumes I saw included the date of appointment name and date resigned or dismissed (no other details), and two names of persons recomnending the candidate for appointment, with the their location (town and ccounty). Most helpful.
I saw no service details or place where they were stationed.
T.R.