Historic NZ crimes & protests - The New Zealand Police Gazettes with Jason Reeve, AncestryTues 29 May 6pm (join us for a cuppa from 5pm)
Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, AucklandThe Police Gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police force. In this collection of police gazettes, which spans the years 1878-1945, you will find the names of police officers, victims of crime, missing persons, and wanted or released criminals.
This collection, now available on Ancestry, contains Police Gazettes from the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. You can browse this collection to find out what kind of trouble your ancestors may have been getting into! These records can tell you the crime they committed and how long they were sentenced to prison. You might even find their mugshots!
The records within this collection may include the following information:
- Name of convict
Alias name
Age at conviction
Crime committed
Sentence
Birth year
Physical characteristics
Date of trial
Join us from 5pm for afternoon tea, followed by the talk at 6pm in the Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library.
About Jason ReeveJason Reeve is Content Manager for Ancestry in New Zealand and Australia. A passionate advocate for all things history, Jason works closely with a range of archives, registries, historical & genealogical societies to uncover new record collections and share them with the Ancestry community.
The AncestryDNA network continues to grow with almost ten million people having taken an AncestryDNA test. As the world’s largest consumer DNA database, AncestryDNA provides customers with the opportunity to discover unexpected connections to new relatives, with more than 37 million third cousin or closer relative matches provided across the network. More information at AncestryDNA.com .
Booking is preferred but not essential. To book phone Central Auckland Research Centre, phone 09 8902412 or booking online:
https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/event.aspx?EventId=2971
