Metropolitan Police Records Online

[OGRAPS]

Hi, you may have moved on from this query by now (I've only just found your post on RootsChat from 2012) but I have a fair bit of information about "armless" George Batten, who was my wife's maternal gt gt grandfather. Happy to share it with you if you're still interested.

Ograps

[iluleah]

Hi Ograps welcome to rootschat

You are possibly best to PM the person who you are answering directly, however to be able to do that you need to post a couple more times, so even if you acknowledge this post and then post again your PM will then be open to use and all you do is click on their name and send them a PM ( personal message)

[sueinnarara]

Hello, I am looking for help on finding out about my great grandfather William Stroud who, on the 1891 census is listed as Metropolitan Detective Inspector.  He lived in London.  He passed away in 1892 before he was 40. I remember my father telling me (vaguely) that he died in the line of duty.  I've checked the Roll of Honour and Book of Remembrance and I can't find anything out about him or his police service. Am I looking in the wrong place.

[iluleah]

Hi  sueinnarara welcome to rootschat

This might help you http://content.met.police.uk/Site/mpshistoryinformation and http://www.policememorial.org.uk/

and I am sure that others will be along to help you

[janab]

Apologies, I am new to this forum...

I have Discharge Papers for my gg Grandfather which tell me; "William Henry Dewhurst joined “S” Division of the London Metropolitan Police Force; warrant # 13996; recommended by E. Glascock, 19 Duke St., Portland Place and Mr. J. Dewhurst, 21 Regent St., Kensington. He retired from service with the London Metropolitan Police Force, S Division, 5 December 1855 with an annual pension of £ 27."

Are there further records available???  If so, I am confused as to how to access them online... help?! Thanks in advance...

[JGDavies]

National Archives on Metropolitan Police are here:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hbrowse?id=C210748
Admittedly I was looking for someone who joined later in 1926, but here I found an entry in a register when he signed up and was assigned to a division; another joining entry when he was assigned a warrant number with that division; and an entry line in a leaving register in 1927.

I also found in the electoral rolls that he lived at: The Police Section House, Ramsgate St, Hackney; and Police Section House, Mare Street, South Hackney

Hopefully there are similar entries you can find.

You could also try: The Metropolitan Police Heritage Centre, 2014. London: The Annexe, Empress State Building, Empress Approach, Lillie Road, West Brompton SW6 1TR.
Jon

[iluleah]

Apologies, I am new to this forum...

I have Discharge Papers for my gg Grandfather which tell me; "William Henry Dewhurst joined “S” Division of the London Metropolitan Police Force; warrant # 13996; recommended by E. Glascock, 19 Duke St., Portland Place and Mr. J. Dewhurst, 21 Regent St., Kensington. He retired from service with the London Metropolitan Police Force, S Division, 5 December 1855 with an annual pension of £ 27."

Are there further records available???  If so, I am confused as to how to access them online... help?! Thanks in advance...

( it says) The Metropolitan Police archives date back to 1875, so you have something that is 20 yrs prior to those. I was looking for someone 50 yrs later and who died as a young man in service and couldn't find anything

http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Historical-Records/1400015486704/1400015486704

[julie66]

Hello,
I have a John Dennis, b 1806, Torpoint Cornwall.  Parents Unknown.  In 1841 he was a police constables age 35 and lived 33 Stanhope street St. Clement Danes.  I do not know his number or where he was stationed. 1851 he was working as a baker and 1858 as a Commerce Clerk.  Again in 1851 he returned to the police and lived in 48 Picket Place, st Clement Danes, Middlesex.  1871, age 66 he was working as Usher, police court. 
He died Jan 1886 Somerset.
Could you help in any way please.  I don't know if the above info will help so apologies if a it vague.

Regards
Julie

[johnP-bedford]

OK this is an old... & long topic....

I have a James Hawkins born 1878 Isleworth, Middlesex who was a police constable when he married Jessie Partridge in Hook, Surrey in 1907. In 1911 census they living in Kings Cross, London where the record says he was with the Metropoliton Police. In 1901 he was a PC living at Police Station, Tottenham Court Road.

Are there any police records that tell me more about him?

Cheers John