Ancestry adds Fife police records 1858-1947

Just added to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):

Fife, Scotland, Police Records, 1858-1947
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62559/
Original data: Fife Police Records. Fife, Scotland: Fife Collections Centre.

General collection information

This collection includes police employment records from Fife, Scotland, between 1858 and 1947. The records include employment histories of individual officers, applications from aspiring officers, and applications for enrollment in the police department's women's auxiliary. The applications from aspiring officers include information about the applicant's family, religion, occupation, and a physical description. The collection includes images of the original documents.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Maiden Name
• Birth date
• City, parish, and county of birth
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Parish of residence
• Employment date
• Station name
• Resignation date
• Death date
• Marriage date
• Spouse's name
• Parents' names
• Names and birth dates of up to five children

The records in this collection can provide a wealth of information about your ancestor's family members that could be used to expand your family tree. The records also can be used to confirm that your ancestor was a member of the Fife Police Department during a specific period of time.

Further details via the link.

Chris

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