Tom Darby born 1859 police constable

[charby]

Hi I have just found that Tom Darby (police Constable) had 4 children with wife Sarah Ann Chapman. 1 Elizabeth Ann Darby born about 1879 Barrow upon soar,leicestershire  in 1901 she was living in shepshed and working as a Hosiery Frame work knitter wool and cotton. 2. John T Darby born about 1883 whitwick,leicestershire in 1891 was living at 7 hotel street hugglescote and donington Leicester 3. Florence Fritz Darby born about 1886 whitwick Leicestershire 1901 was also working as a hosiery frame work knitter wool and cotton 4. Sarah Ethel Darby born about 1889 whitwick and same thing as her sisters. Tom Darby Father was married to Sarah Ann Chapman and she had died between 1891 and 1901 as Tom was a widower in 1901 and he was also then a Sargent of police living at hotel place in shepshed,leicestershire. and in 1911 Tom was 52 and working at concrete works barrow upon soar,leicestershire. Is it possible to find anything about Tom being a police constable?? also anything about his children. Florence may of married a man named Albert Bailey??? Thank you.

[diddymiller]

Baptism:   02 February 1879 Elizabeth Ann     Tom  Sarah Ann  DARBY      
Barrow upon Soar   Police Constable
source:http://busca.org.uk/heritage/articles/village-history/village-family-records/available-church-and-burial-records.html  (old Leics Villages site)

Diddy

[Jomot]

Hi I have just found that Tom Darby (police Constable) had 4 children with wife Sarah Ann Chapman.

Unless there were two Tom Darby's married to Sarah Ann & both policemen, this seems to contradict his year of birth and wife's maiden name?

16 Feb 1877, Evington
Tom Darby, 22, Policeman [of] Plungar, Father: Thomas Darby, Labourer
Sarah Ann Adams, 19, Dressmaker, Father: John Adams

[willsy]

Wesleyan Methodist, Whitwick  found these

Birth: 14-Dec   1882   
Bap: 23-Jan    1883    Darby   John Thomas      
Tom    Sarah Ann

18-May   1885
28-Jul    1885   Darby   Florence Fritz         
John    Sarah Ann

Leicester Daily Mercury 03 December 1879
There is the marriage in the paper of Tom Darby at the Catholic Chapel, Loughborough to Miss Sarah Ann Chapman of Barrow on Soar 29th Ult.
No mention of his profession

You can find him as Tom Darby in the papers due to his profession and because of a few fights he has and mention of the Chapmans, there is also this one

Leicester Chronicle 15 October 1910
Long report of his funeral, died Long Whatton 3rd inst......the terror of all poachers.
He served as a constable 21yrs.

[Priscilla]

Have you considered writing to Leicestershire Constabulary?  They may have an Archivist / Museum Department.  There address is:-

Force Archivist
Leicestershire Police Force HQ
St Johns
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 2BX

Good luck!

[willsy]

Sadly John died, Son of P.C. Darby, John was 17 and had been ill for some time

Leicester Chronicle 11 August 1900

[charby]

Hi Well Thank you everyone for the information you have given me it is very ineresting.I will be writing to them (Leicestershire police force) I was wondering if anyone could send me any of the articles.If possible i will give u my e mail by PM.Thank you

[dcbnwh]

Further to Jomot's posting, I was a bit puzzled when I found an article about the death of Lucy Fritze Darby in 1872.
Given her middle name, I thought she might be the mother of Tom Darby, the policeman, who gave the same middle name to one of his daughters.

Looking at the censuses in 1871 and 1881, Tom the policeman seemed to be born c1854, and had a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, born c1879. He was born in Barsby and his wife in Houghton. Looking at the marriage index, there is a matching record in 1877 in Billesdon District - Tom Darby to Sarah Ann Adams, as listed by Jomot.

In 1891, the family was in Hugglescote. Tom born in Rearsby c1854, rather than Barsby and Sarah in Houghton.

Also there in 1901 - Tom born c1854 in Barsby.

In 1861, Sarah was in Houghton with her widowed mother, Ann, b 1827 in Burton Overy
In 1851 Ann was in Houghton with husband, John, b Barkby c1823.
In 1871, Ann had married again to Joseph Rowley, and the family was in Evington.

John Adams married Ann Thrift in Billesdon District in 1848.

1841 Census in Burton Overy:-
John Thrift 40 b 1801
Alice Thrift 40 b 1801
Ann Thrift 15 b 1826 (bapt 5th March)
Jane Thrift 11 b 1830

In 1861, Tom was in Rearsby with his parents Thomas and Lucy Fritze. Unfortunately, because of the bad handwriting, it is transcribed as:-
Thomas Darby Head 31 b 1830 Rearsby
Lucy Roaster Darby Wife 28 b 1833 Rearsby,
John Darby Son 7 b 1854 Rearsby

Thomas Darby married Lucy Fritze Kirk in Barrow on Soar District in 1851.

In 1851, Lucy was in Rearsby with her father, Edward, b 1789 in Thrussington.
Also in 1841 - two sisters but no mother.

Edward Kirk, bapt in Thrussington on 15th November 1789, son of Edward and Ann.
On the baptisms, his wife was Anne - Lucy transcibed as Foitze - 2nd Jan 1833.

Probable marriage on 20th July 1814 in Rearsby to Anne Dalby.

There is a baptism of a John Fretts in Burton Overy in 1778, which may have been the origin of the Fritz(e) middle names. Might also be a corruption of Thrift.

John Thrift married Alice Sturges in Marston Trussell - 3rd July 1818.

This link has details of Thrift graves in Burton Overy:- http://www.lrfhs.org.uk/Burton%20Overy%20Book.pdf

David

[dcbnwh]

Of the children who appeared on the 1901 census:-

Sarah Ethel married Walter Berridge in 1909 and appears on the 1911 census with a daughter.
Two other children match the surname/maiden name - Eric in 1912 and Leslie in 1915.
There is a possible death for Sarah in 1919.

Florence Ethel married Albert V Bailey and emigrated to the USA on 18th March 1911.
If the correct couple, they appear on at least two USA censuses with a child - Walter George.
I think Albert died in 1941 in Newark, Delaware, and Florence in 1963 - http://billiongraves.com/sitemap/index.php?cemetery_id=162046&start=0&limit=10000

Elizabeth Ann married Samuel John Farran in 1903. They appear on the 1911 census without any children.
A matching death for Elizabeth in 1948.
She appears on the 1929-1931 Electoral Register and 1939 Register at addresses in Loughborough with other names, possibly lodgers.
On earlier registers, she is at Market Place, Shepshed, with Samuel who died in 1928.

David