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Offline Lady Di

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Re: Looking For Policemen ????
« Reply #27 on: Monday 21 August 06 12:16 BST (UK) »
Sorry, I've found a lot of DS'sss but not the one you want  ;D

I'm having enough trouble with my lot and now have started hubby's with very strange results  :o

Talk soon
Di
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Re: Looking For Policemen ????
« Reply #28 on: Thursday 02 November 06 16:38 GMT (UK) »
I have an Alfred Tanner listed as a Police Constable on the 1861 census living, with his family, at 27 Barclay Street, London.
There are Police constable's living either side of them too, i wonder if these houses were owned by the Police force and let to staff?
Anyway i've looked through most of the resources listed and haven't found any records of Alfred, its becoming quite frustrating.

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« Reply #29 on: Friday 25 January 08 17:15 GMT (UK) »
The Link to the Police Site appears to be broken. Is the site still going ?
Willis--Polstead, Stoke & Colchester
Bones--Purleigh & Danbury
Humm--Woodham Mortimer & Great Henny
Ong--Woodham Mortimer
Osborne---London & Sible Hedingham
Guckes---Kent & London
Ingram--Wrotham
Ridley--Ightham
Root--Trottiscliffe
Hollands--Wrotham
Wagstaff--Fingringhoe & Birch
Brewster--Writtle
Martin--Polstead
Chippington--Stoke
Gillham--Dartford, Poplar & Otford
Lawrence--Dartford

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Re: Looking For Policemen ????
« Reply #30 on: Friday 25 January 08 21:14 GMT (UK) »
Records of most police forces will be held in their local area, but The National Archives hold some records for the Metropolitan Police. the Royal Irish Constabulary, and for Transport Police. There are Research Guides for all three

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=104

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=244

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=336

Some of the names of Metropolitan Police pensioners are searchable in the online Catalogue, and the actual records of a very few (years 1892-93 in MEPO 21/22) are in DocumentsOnline, also searchable by name.

Some of the Registers of Leavers from 1889 are also in DocumentsOnline, but they aren't searchable by name, and are a bit of a swine to use, so you might want to pretend they're not there!

The only other police records I have any experience of are those of the Glasgow Police (older than the Met) at the Mitchell Library, which are indexed by name. That's how I found that my great-great-grandmother's brother-in-law was dismissed from the force for drunkenness.

Mean_genie


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« Reply #31 on: Thursday 06 March 08 23:12 GMT (UK) »
I went to the National Archives at Kew looking for details about a Met Police Inspector relation of mine in the mid 1800's - I found all his promotion records and pension details, if you have the opportunity it is very rewarding reading the Police orders.
COLLINS - St Pancras, Kentish Town
LANGLEY - Kentish Town, Camden, Islington, Barnet
MCDONALD - St Pancras, London
CARTER - Kentish Town
HOWARD - Pimlico, Kentish Town, Surrey, Sussex
PROUDLEY - Kent, Sussex
TAYLOR - Devon
GREEN - Somerset
BARRELL - St Pancras, London
ANDERSON - Pimlico, Kentish Town
BROWN - Fenton, Staffs
BRUNT - Fenton/Longton Staffs

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Re: Looking For Policemen ????
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 30 April 08 16:55 BST (UK) »
I couldn't link up with the www.lightage.demon.co.uk./POLNOTES.htm site as noted in one of these posts.  I'm not sure if this site is still available, but found this site which includes Police, Railway, Mining Reports, etc. which might be very helpful for research.  It gives the index of the surnames which helps in finding people. 

http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/POLNOTES.htm#Top

Jilly
Crisp, Dobson, Kirk, Farrow, Abraham, Hilton, Thompson, Croft, Searby, Haddock, Coot(e), Bryan Plaskett, Lyon, Peart, Hors(e)wood, Fanthorpe, Haywood, (Lincolnshire & Yorkshire); Brooke, Foice, Chapman, Flint, Bright (Wimbledon, Leigh, Leatherhead, Surrey and Roxwell, Essex); Pitt, Banks, Young, Malone (Camberwell, Bermondsey, Walworth, Surrey, London & Dublin, Ireland); Mallinson, Bevans (Canada)

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Re: Looking For Policemen ????
« Reply #33 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 12:35 BST (UK) »
The web site www.lightage.demon.co.uk etc doesn't appear to be working as has been said before but the following has the first police recruits from Sept 1829 - Feb 1830 listed.

The Warrant numbers are from 1 - 3247

http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/wt_nos_2750-3247.htm
(this should be the last page - Nos 2750-3247)
On the bottom of the page are selections for earlier numbers.

If all else fails Google the following
"List of Recruits 1829-30" and select the second cached option (there should only be two - well, there was when I just did it  ::))

Good luck

Di
(PS - If anyone needs a lookup - just ask, as I may be able to help with the early years)
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« Reply #34 on: Monday 25 August 08 17:03 BST (UK) »
not sure if anyone will be able to assist,but its worth a try.Have had some invaluable help elewhere on this site of late :)

William Hunt is my g g grandad,here he is in the 1871 cenus

10 East Side Bethnal Green

William Hunt 38 b Burrington Somerset Police officer
Eliza 38 b Faversham Kent
William 6 b Bethnal Green
Eliza 3 b Bethnal Green
Mary A 1 b Mile End
RG10; Piece: 488; Folio: 58; Page:30
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and 1881..(dob and eby should be 1833 and appx 47...there seems to be a mistake when info transferred from original document)
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anyway,ive been trying to find some more info his Police career..with no joy.
All i know basically is whats above ^..and he  doesnt seem to be on the 1891 census.

Any info/help would be  greatly appreciated

cheers
Chris

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Re: Looking For Policemen ????
« Reply #35 on: Tuesday 21 October 08 19:47 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Re:www.policeorders.co.uk.

Found this link to it: http://free.dominoserver.de/information/podb.nsfhttp://

Devis :) :)
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