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Frances, sorry only just retrieved this thread. Cheshunt isn't in the Met area now so it certainly wouldn't have been in 1901. You would need to contact Hertfordshire constabulary, who are based in Welwyn Garden City, or alternatively the Herts Archives in Hertford. nell

Carol This is all that came up when I typed in the warrant number: Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 08/03/1887 56467 BROOKER PC 218 W GRATUITY 05/03/1887 Gratuity means that he left without a pension. W was Brixton division. You won't therefore find a pension record at Kew, but you can use his warrant number to find his service record. This will give you a record of when and where he worked in the Met. As he was a PC when he left, he wasn't promoted at all. On the back of the service record [this is on a page in a big bound book] is the info he gave when he joined, so it will have his date and place of birth, any previous public service, height, weight, chest measurement, hair and eye colour. nell

Helen I found Joseph Eite and typed in his warrant number. Here's the info. For further details you will have to visit Kew. Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 41044 EITE JOINED [sorry no date given, but you should be able to find this at Kew using the warrant number] 04/03/1865 41044 EITE PC V RECLASSIFY TO 2ND CLASS 17/02/1865 09/04/1864 41044 EITE PC V RECLASSIFY 03/03/1864 06/08/1868 41044 JOSEPH EITE PC V DIED V is Wandsworth. Reclassify means promoted to a higher grade within current rank. nell

Carol I think you might find some answers if you get Edwin's death cert - he may have died on duty (though I would have thought his widow would receive some money in that case) or perhaps he left and did another job, not qualifying for the pension for whatever reason. nell

n is for nudge

thnaks for your offer, can you please look for Thomas Pafford b.c.1867 he was a police officer in 1891, and 1901 census has him as metropolitan police constable at Lower Kensington Lane police station (Met), Lambeth, London thanks Rachel

Hi Nell can you please help me.my grandfather was a policeman as stated on a marriage cert in 1929,his name was thomas john wellington,or john thomas.i believe he went in the force straight from W.W.1.HE WAS BORN IN 1885. Also my gt.uncle was a police man he was born in 1887 his name was William Carder he died in 1930 and i believe he was stationed at Brixton.if you could find any think on these two i will be very grateful thanyou Brian

Rachel Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 19/01/1891 76493 THOMAS PAFFORD PC 318 G JOINED 26/03/1904 10/06/1899 76493 THOMAS PAFFORD PC 318 G To PS 11 L 12/06/1899 76493 THOMAS PAFFORD PS 11 L To 41 CO(Ex) 28/03/1904 05/05/1916 76493 THOMAS PAFFORD SPS 52 H PENSIONED 04/05/1916 G is Kings Cross PS is police sergeant L is Lambeth H is Whitechapel CO(Ex) is Scotland Yard (executive). nell

Brian No John or Thomas Wellington, I'm afraid. Not sure what's happening here, but I found William Carder in the index and typed in his warrant number and got this: Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 25/02/1907 94275 WILLIAM CARDER PC 468 W JOINED 28/03/1932 94275 SUMMERS PC 86 2nd RESIGNED 27/03/1932 W is Brixton. nell

Nell thanks for the Tomas Pafford lookup very interesting results Rachel

nudge. Last chance for lookups before I go away for the weekend. nell

DEAR NELL THANK YOU FOR THE INFO BRIAN

Hi there Looking for John Swindell who was recorded as resident at Bow Street as a Police Constable in the 1891 census! Can you help me find out what happened to him or at least give me details I can follow up at Kew?? Kate

Hi Helen, My husbands grandfather Samuel Henry Howes born 22/4/1868. On death certificate 5/11/1926 listed as sergent in met police. Can you find anything on him? Regards Marilyn

Kate This looks likely: Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 26/01/1885 69993 JOHN SWINDELL PC S JOINED 22/07/1890 69993 JOHN SWINDELL PC 347 S To 59 E 23/07/1890 31/01/1910 69993 SWINDELL PC 59 E PENSIONED 30/01/1910 S = Albany Street, E = Bow Street. nell

Marilyn Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 19/11/1888 73992 SAMUEL H HOWES PC 176 4th JOINED 14/11/1895 73992 SAMUEL HOWES PC 73 4th To 43 2nd 18/11/1895 23/11/1914 73992 HOWES PS 22 2nd PENSIONED 22/11/1914 4th = Chatham Dockyard, 2nd = Portsmouth Dockyard. My own great-uncle was a Samuel Henry Gray who was a sergeant at Portsmouth! The Met Police were responsible for policing various dockyards. nell

Andrew Date Warrant First name Last name Rank Number Station Reason PO Date 44101 REGAN JOINED [actual date not given] 11/03/1865 44101 REGAN PC K RECLASSIFY 04/10/1888 44101 REGAN PC 464 K PENSIONED 01/10/1888 Reclassify means Promotion to a high grade within current Rank K is Limehouse. nell

Thank you so much - I really appreciate it! Kate

Hi Nell: Would you look up an Albert John Berry who gave his address as Rochester Row (Police Sergeant) in 1889 please. Bernie

Hi there: Could you possibly do a look up for ALBERT MALLETT born in Grundisburgh, Suffolk. On the 1881 census he is listed as a police constable, living at 15 Andrew St. By 1901 he is on a policeman's pension and living at 26 Grange Road. He passed away in March of 1934 at this last address. Any information is so much appreciated. Thank you, Alva