Help transcribe various names from the Metropolitan Police Force's newspaper - the Police Gazette.
We require the transcription of the names of the categories Apprehensions Sought, Portraits of Persons Wanted, Apprehensions, Persons in Custody and Re-Convictions only.
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 |
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Credits Per Row | 10 |
Images Per Batch | 1 |
Added | 24th May 2019 12:29 |
Last Edited | 19th Aug 2019 09:52 |
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', 'Persons in Custody', 'Apprehensions' and 'Re-Convictions'. We do not require the data from any other category, for example 'Missing' or 'Property Stolen' are not required. Note 'Apprehensions Sought' may continue after the 'Portraits of Persons Wanted' section.
Given under the sub-category heading. For records with no sub-category heading, enter the place/town/court that is given.
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) Leave blank if no division has been given.
Given for each new entry - in front of or listed below each division
Please extract the Forename from the Name given in capital letters, this will also be the name the person is 'Charged As'. Entries for 'A Man' or 'A Woman' enter as 'A' in forename, and 'Man' or 'Woman' in surname.
Please extract the Surname from the Name in capital letters, this will also be the name the person is 'Charged As'. Entries for 'A Man' or 'A Woman' enter as 'A' in forename, and 'Man' or 'Woman' in surname. Multiple anonymous suspects will require a separate entry each.
Any alias name(s) given
Enter year of birth, for example 'b. 1870' in the text - enter only '1870'
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.