Soham Police - The Soham Police Charge Book, 1848-1855

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Transcript of the Soham Charge Book

The Charge Book has been transcribed into a single plain .txt file which can be downloaded with this link 479KB, or as a .pdf if you prefer 1.05MB

In places the handwriting is very difficult to read and we apologise for any errors and would be happy to correct any errors you find.

The number sequences for charge numbers are somewhat unpredictable - the following description may be helpful.

Charge numbers are inconsistent and there are several different number sequences throughout the volume.

• Charge No 1 on 2nd May 1848 to charge No 131 26th December 1849. There is a gap between charges on 26 December 1849 and 21st February 1850
• Charge No 1 on 21st Feb 1850 is the start of the next sequence. There are a few pages missing, leaving a gap between charge 27 (Nov 1850) and charge 42 (March 1851). The sequence ends with charge No 83 on 27th Nov 1850
• Charge No 1 on 28th Dec 1850 to charge No 53 on 6th April 1852. Thirteen un-numbered charges 10 April 1852 to 21 May 1852 then a few attempts to start new sequences between 30 May 1852 and 29 June 1852
  
• Charge No 1 on 6th July 1852 to charge No 94 on 4th January 1853
• Charge No 1 on 4th January 1853 to charge No 183 on 3 January 1854
• Charge No 1 on 9 January 1854 to charge No 176 on 2nd January 1855
• Charge No 1 on 9 January 1855 to charge No 176 on 1st January 1856