Coutts, Alexander (Sandy), 1905-1970 (Person)

SummaryPolice officer. Born Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1902. Appointed constable, no. 2956, in 1928; passed the sergeants' law examination in 1939. Served at Little River and Palmerston North, becoming probation officer in 1945. Married Daphne May Aburn, a Little River schoolteacher, in 1936. Their daughter, Heather Frances, born 1941, became a teacher and married Nicholas Nelson, also a teacher. Served as sergeant at Mount Maunganui from the early 1950s; lived with his family in the police house on Salisbury Avenue. Moved to Auckland after retirement. Died 1970 (NZ BDM 1970/32300).SourcesScott, Robert Mount Maunganui, A History of the Land and Early Settlers from 1864, p. 167Farewell for Police Sergeant Sandy Coutts: Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries AV 22-007/17New Zealand Police Gazette, 4 April 1928, p. 253, "Miscellaneous Information"; appointment dated 29 March 1928, no. 2956, Alexander Coutts.Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 February 1936, p. 4, "Wedding: Coutts-Aburn".New Zealand Gazette, 5 April 1945, p. 370, "Probation Officer appointed"; notice dated 27 March 1945.New Zealand Police Gazette, 8 November 1939, "Police Examinations, 1939"; no. 2956, Constable Alexander Coutts, passed all subjects in the sergeants' law examination.

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First Name(s)AlexanderSurnameCouttsAlso Known asSandyDate of Birth1902Place of BirthScotlandDate of Death1970OccupationPolice Officer

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Coutts, Alexander (Sandy), 1905-1970 (Person)