In police custody in Manchester
(1923) The Police Gazette was published by Authority by the London Metropolitan Police, and circulated, as confidential, to the police forces throughout Britain and Ireland. The contents were based on the information routinely submitted to the Criminal Record Office. One of the regular features was a section entitled Persons in Custody, in which each police force gave details of people taken into custody on remand or awaiting trial. The name of the arresting force is given, with duration of remand &c., and nature of charge; then the full name of the suspect (in bold), the C. R. O. number; year of birth; height; complexion; colour of hair; colour of eyes; occupation; birthplace; and details of previous convictions. Variations of surname spelling and aliases are noted in the descriptions, and these variants and aliases have also been indexed.SHEAR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Naturalizations
(1923) The Home Office issued monthly lists of aliens to whom Certificates of Naturalization had been granted by the Secretary of State and whose oaths of allegiance had been registered in the Home Office. These notices, from January to December 1923, refer to naturalizations from December 1922 to November 1923. The lists give full name (surname first) with any aliases; country of origin; occupation; full postal address; date of taking the oath. A dagger indicates re-admission to British nationality; an asterisk that the person had served in H.M.'s Forces. SHEAR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Telephone Subscribers
(1939) The London telephone directory lists subscribers alphabetically by surname and then by christian name or initials, with their postal address and telephone number. This is the L to Z directory issued in May 1939, but also contains some names from earlier in the alphabet, for instance in the separate section for midwives. The London telephone districts comprised not only the city centre, but also the very extensive suburbs in the Home Counties (Essex, Kent, Surrey and Middlesex).SHEAR. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Imperial Service Medal
(1942) The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood at St James's Palace announced these awards by king George VI of the Imperial Service Medal to members of the Home Civil Service. The names are arranged alphabetically by surname (in capitals) and christian names, with office or rank in the service.SHEAR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Doctors in London
(1948) The Medical Directory was split into several sections. The London section covered all medical practitioners resident within the London postal district. Each year a schedule was sent to each doctor to be returned to the publishers, so as to keep the directory up to date. In the directory the doctor's name is given first, in bold, surname first, in capitals; then current address. Next are the qualifications; the italic abbreviations in parentheses following the qualifications indicate the medical school at which they were gained. Then there is a list of posts and honours within the profession, starting with those then current; previous posts are preceded by the word 'late'. Finally, brief details are given of any publications.SHEAR. Cost: £2.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Estates of the Deceased: Notices under the Trustee Act
(1950) Under the Trustee Act 1925 s. 27, notices were gazetted giving the names of deceased (surname first, in capitals); address, description, and date of death; names, addresses and occupations of persons to whom notices of claims against the estate were to be given, and names (in brackets) of personal representatives; and the date on or before which notices of claim were to be given. October 1950.SHEAR. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Warwick
(1953) Kelly's Directory of Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, Kenilworth &c for 1953 ("Buff Book") includes this list of private residents and commercial directory for Warwick including Guy's Cliffe and the suburbs of Emscote and Myton.SHEAR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Residents of Yeovil
(1954) The Yeovil and District Directory for 1954-1955 compiled and published by Edwin Snell & Sons includes an alphabetical directory of residents in Yeovil and Yeovil Without, a trades directory, and lists of officials and officers of the various local societies and institutions, all covered by this index.SHEAR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Liverpool
(1955) Kelly's (Gore's) Directory of Liverpool and District includes this alphabetical list of residents and traders, with names, addresses, and (where applicable) telephone numbers. Covering a large area around Liverpool, the directory includes Bootle, Birkenhead and Wallasey, and thus the populous areas of southwest Lancashire and of the Wirral peninsula of Cheshire. SHEAR. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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