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  • Lost Retriever Dog - Royston
    Lost Retriever Dog - Royston
    From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Lost in Royston this day a smooth coated black Retriever dog, valuable, 4 years old, has on black leather collar brass plate with name and address F. Wright Linton Hall, Nottingham, the finder will be rewarded by returning the same to Miss Bedwell The Cottage, Melbourne Road, ...
    24 Oct 1903
  • Missing Luggage And Escape By Horse And Cart - Royston
    Missing Luggage And Escape By Horse And Cart - Royston
    From Deputy Chief Constable Herts to Police Cambridge (Boro) – There has been a large trunk and a great number of other things are missing from the Great Northern Railway (recovered), a girl was traced to Royston (whose name is supposed to be Miss Coleby 1 Panton Street Cambridge which was found on a piece ...
    13 Dec 1903
  • Missing Man Royston
    Missing Man Royston
    From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Missing from his home since 9 a.m. on Monday 18 Inst. Walter Smith of The Warren Royston, a shop porter, age 44, 5 ft, complexion, eyes and hair dark, clean shaven, slight build, dressed in dark check suit, black & white check scarf, no collar, white shirt, ...
    21 Apr 1904
  • Missing supposed stolen a black cash box
    Missing supposed stolen a black cash box
    12 April 1915
  • Missing woman
    Missing woman
    Officers at Royston requested to make enquiries of her father regarding a missing woman, who had been charged with obtaining goods by false presences.
    24 Oct 1904
  • Missing Woman
    Missing Woman
    Description of woman included
    28 Jul 1914
  • Money stolen from a pair of trousers
    Money stolen from a pair of trousers
    4 sovereigns stolen from the trousers of William Wilcox, a stable lad, at the Bushel and Strike PH, Royston, between 12 and 7am on 30 Oct by Charles (Chuck) Buckingham, a groom, aged 35, 5ft 10, freckled fair, light hair inclined sandy.
    30 Oct 1904
  • Motor Car Accident Fenstanton
    Motor Car Accident Fenstanton
    From Cambridge [unreadable Ed.] to Royston – Mr. R.M. Osborne of St. Ives Huntingdonshire 4 wheel dray was run into by a motor car about 6.30 p.m. yesterday which went into the direction of Royston where it probably stopped for repairs owing to one of the front wheels being damaged description of car white body ...
    16 Sep 1902
  • Motor Car Accident Fenstanton - continued
    Motor Car Accident Fenstanton - continued
    Continued from previous page. ….. ascertain the name and address of driver, the accident occurred at Fenstanton, Hunts. Any information obtained communicate with [unreadable Ed.] St Ives. Transmitted to Royston.
    16 Sep 1902
  • Notification That Man Wanted By Cambridge Police Is Detained At Royston
    Notification That Man Wanted By Cambridge Police Is Detained At Royston
    23 Nov 1908
  • Recovered Stolen Property - Royston
    Recovered Stolen Property - Royston
    From Newmarket Sub Police to Royston – We have recovered some more goods belonging to bag and Constable will attend at Royston & bring another witness tomorrow morning & bring property with him.
    22 Dec 1903
  • Retriever Dog Lost From Melbourn Grange
    Retriever Dog Lost From Melbourn Grange
    10 Oct 1908
  • Samuel Watson, ex-convict on licence
    Samuel Watson, ex-convict on licence
    26 Jun 1914
  • Stolen Bicycle Royston
    Stolen Bicycle Royston
    From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Hired at Royston at 11 a.m. on Monday 11th Inst. and not yet returned a gents bicycle 24 in frame, upturned handlebars, fitted with new departure Toester hub, front rim brake thumb lever, [Unreadable. Ed.] Clipper tyre, gold plated rim, rubber pedal, [Unreadable. Ed.] on bottom bracket ...
    12 Apr 1904
  • Stolen Bicycle Royston continued
    Stolen Bicycle Royston continued
    Continued from previous page. …. by a man giving the name of Abbott, age 20 to 25, 5 ft 7, thin face, dress blue coat and cap.
    12 Apr 1904
  • Stolen From the Barge Fanny May
    Stolen From the Barge Fanny May
    29 Jan 1901
  • Stolen Watch and Chain
    Stolen Watch and Chain
    Watch and chain stolen from a cricket pavilion.
    30th August 1902
  • Suspected Thief Israel Rockett - Royston
    Suspected Thief Israel Rockett - Royston
    From Deputy Chief Constable of Herts to Inspector Gobbett Newmarket – A tramp named James Brown, a bootmaker, is detained at Royston for having in his possession a watch & chain which he has offered for sale and are supposed stolen, gents silver lever watch No. 816 makers name James Sims Stockport, long chain silver, ...
    17 Dec 1903
  • Tea Can Stolen from Building Site
    Tea Can Stolen from Building Site
    Description of two men suspected of stealing enamel tea can from building site,
    31st July 1902
  • Tools Stolen from Building Site
    Tools Stolen from Building Site
    Description of tools stolen from building under construction
    2nd May 1902
  • Tools Stolen from House Under Construction, Later Found
    Tools Stolen from House Under Construction, Later Found
    Description of stolen tools (later found) and the suspected thief.
    31st August 1902
  • Wire Haired Terrier Bitch Lost In Royston
    Wire Haired Terrier Bitch Lost In Royston
    5 Jun 1908
  • Wire Haired Terrier Bitch Lost In Royston
    Wire Haired Terrier Bitch Lost In Royston
    5 Jun 1908
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