General Chat

Very true, and could be a long wait. Pity, there were interesting articles and photographs.

My grandfather had enjoyed a very long retirement from the Met. before he died in 1980 aged 100.

I suppose we will have to wait until they sort the site Joy.

Here is a link to the History of the Met Police. On one page they have links in remembrance of those who have died in the line of duty from 1829 onwards.

http://www.met.police.uk/history/new_scotland_yard.htm

Does anyone know the site to which I referred? It used to be Policeorders.co.uk.
The previous one appears as
http://free.dominoserver.de/information/podb.nsf
and this appears now for http://www.policeorders.co.uk/ -
We are currently upgrading our server
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Some good stories :-) ..just goes to show that some of you have more in common than one thought.

Keep them coming and pool resources. Perhaps others can help those who need help :-)

another interesting Link......

http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt1/pt1Context.html

I'm related (my grt grt aunt married him) to PC Alfred Austwick, who was murdered in the line of duty in 1886. I found his story here:

http://www.southmilford.co.uk/murder.pdf

Am related to a couple of York coppers from around the same period, too and a kind relative sent me some photos. I haven;t scanned into photobucket yet.

My gg grandfather (from agricultural stock) moved from Cheddington in Buckinghamshire to become a Metropolitan Policeman in late 1851. The local vicar provided his reference.
The same year, in the census, I noticed his younger brother was in prison in Aylesbury. I thought maybe he'd been caught poaching.
How wrong I was.
The little toerag (aged 16) had tried to derail a train so he could steal from it!!! - drunk at the time!

Gg grandad was a police constable in the Westminster area for 25 years and retired with a pension! (not too common for police in those days)

His younger brother was in prison for 2 years - then disappeared - possibly emigrated.

I have one PC. C.H.E. Lightfoot (London - 1880 - post 1901) he was receiving a police pension in 1911 and the lovely Susan with numbers found reports of his arrests for me :-))

They really do read like "It's a fair cop guv, it was me that did it"

Today I also found a special constable - more info when I have it.

Sue

Saving this to have a look later when I have more time.

Thanks for the info.
Frances

Yep..We have a policeman he would be my g-g-grandfather William Wade dob 1831 approx'. He was living in Rotherham at the time he was a policeman. by the 1881 census he was living in Farnley near York/Leeds and he was then an "aereated water manufacturer". It would be interesting to see the style of uniform he would have worn. Interesting also that his daughter married a policeman Thomas Ashworth again living in Rotherham Yorkshire.
Patricia

Thank you. There used to be another interesting site, in which I posted an article about my grandfather and a photo of him, but the site disappeared :-(

Thanks Elizabeth it looks interesting :-).

Have you looked in the Newspapers of the time Janey and do you have his warrant or district number?

Though this book might be of interest.

From the Beat to the Palace

Author - Jane R Lawrence

Published about 5 years ago


For 175 years, men and women of the Metropolitan Police have helped to safeguard London. In peacetime and in war, they have frequently risked their own lives to protect the citizens of the capital. Sadly, not all those who earned medals survived to collect them.


Jane Lawrence's book records the many acts of gallantry through the years and the awards earned and gazetted, which range from the British Empire Medal to the George Cross. Details are also included of other medals earned including those awarded by The Royal Humane Society and the Carnegie Hero Fund. The book also contains details of many notorius events including the murders committed by Dr. Crippen and by Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged for murder. The author is a serving police officer with a long and distinguished record and the


Foreword is written by Sir John Stevens, Commissioner of Police for the London Metropolitan force.

Ma'am yes ma'am.

We were supposed to report in if we have a police person in the tree?

Mid 1800s, Essex, mine. Don't know any stories ...

I shall browse these at a slightly later date, having work to finish now ... They look interesting, thanks!

Googlebooks......

Enter your Policeman's name or number in the search box...you never know.............

William Thomas Chittenden. I am a police-officer of Woolwich. I apprehended the prisoner on the 10th of March—I asked her if her name was not Smith—she said no, it was not—I said she was the person I wanted—I took her for stealing a set of fire-irons and two candlesticks from the parish church—I found twenty duplicates on her, but not the one for these irons....or..........................

James Webb (police-constable V 134.) I was at Greenwich fair on the 4th of April. 1 saw the prisoner there about four o'clock—I saw him attempt to pick a young man's pocket—after some time he succeeded, and drew this handkerchief out.

Prisoner. I was looking at a show, and two gentlemen came, and said

1 took the handkerchief. Witness. I saw him attempt it, and then do it —there was another with him, who escaped—when I took the prisoner he dropped the handkerchief.

John Russell. This is my handkerchief—I lost it at the fair. Prisoner's Defence. I saw it at my feet, and two gentlemen laid hold of me, and took me.

GUILTY.* Aged 15.—Transported for Seven Years.

The above is from.....

Central Criminal Court. Minutes of evidence

Want to see what your ancestor's uniform may have looked like?......

http://constabulary.com/gallery001.htm

or browse the photo gallery

Names

http://www.londonancestor.com/pol/pol-orders.htm


Need help with research?

http://historybytheyard.co.uk/london_police_family_history.htm

more information
http://historybytheyard.co.uk/index.htm

Never mind - I'll nudge it on Chat.

I'm reading the website and it's interesting.

Sue xx

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/police.html

Sorry Sue....didn't see it....honest :-((

Hey girlie - I put a thread up for you on Chat and you ignored it:-(

I love this - "Sally Muggs, a little squat-looking woman, not very fair and on the wrong side of forty"

Sue xx

http://www.victorianlondon.org/legal/policecourts.htm

If you have one please let us know your story :-)