A historian and author from Woodthorpe is starting an ambitious project to attempt to record every police officer who served in the county of Nottinghamshire
Tom Andrews, who also served as a police officer, is attempting to create a database of the officers who served with the force since its creation in the city during 1836 and county in 1839.
The database will contain information about their careers, such as postings, commendations, and promotions.
The author is really keen to hear from anyone who has a relative, ancestor, or family friend who was a police officer in the county and document their career, as well as currently serving or retired and resigned officers.
Tom said: “This came about because I’m currently researching and writing a book about the history of policing in Nottinghamshire – a county boasting the only flag in the world which proudly displays its most famous criminal!
“During my research I kept reading about different police officers throughout history, who pop up associated with various cases or stations. I thought it would be great to compile a database to keep a record of when and where these officers served, as well as other interesting facts about them, with the aim of making this available to the public for future generations to research their ancestors, or historians to help with their research.”
The historian is now asking the public to complete an online form filling in details of any police ancestors, with what information people have about them for his Great Nottinghamshire Collar Number Project
This can be completed by a simple online form available at https://forms.office.com/r/fT6cYMAppror
Tom is also keen to hear from anyone who may have memoirs or recollections from relatives who were police officers, including photographs, both for this project, and for his book research. You can contact him by email at nottspolicinghistory@outlook.com or through his Facebook page Facebook.com/NottsPolicingHistory.
