Help transcribe various names from the Metropolitan Police Force's newspaper - the Police Gazette.
We require the transcription of the names of Apprehensions Sought across the country, Portraits of Persons Wanted and Persons in Custody.
The text is a printed newspaper, but formats will vary for different lists. Please be aware that some pages can contain a lot of text to transcribe. Please only enter required data, and not insert additional data into incorrect columns.
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
|---|---|
| Credits Per Row | 10 |
| Images Per Batch | 1 |
| Added | 7th Nov 2018 10:22 |
| Last Edited | 19th Dec 2018 10:52 |
The newspaper date as given at the top of the page e.g. Tuesday, January 8, 1901. Any other dates are not required.
The sub-categories required are 'Apprehensions Sought', 'Portraits of Persons Wanted' and 'Persons in Custody'. We do not require the data from any other category. Note 'Apprehensions Sought' may continue after the 'Portraits of Persons Wanted' section.
Given under the sub-category heading
Given under each District, for example 'B Division' or 'High Wycombe' (do not enter the number in front of the District - this is the Entry No which is to be entered in the next column)
Given for each new entry - in front of or listed below each division
Please extract the Forename from the Name given in capital letters
Please extract the Surname from the Name in capital letters
Any alias name(s) given
Ages with fractions enter as 1/2, 1/4, 3/4 - examples are 18 1/4, 20 1/4, etc. If no age given please leave blank
Enter only if a Native place is given within the text, otherwise leave blank
Select Unreadable Image if the text is completely indecipherable from the image.
Select No Data if the image does not have the type of information indexed in this project.