Police Officers

[Peter Driver]

Does anyone know howto find information as to where ones ancestors served when they were in the Police

[Neil Wilson]

Some forces have museums and archives, have a google for the force concerned.

Neil

[Rove]

Have a look at these 2 Sites. I think both URLs are same Site

I had good results searching for my relative in London.


http://www.externalserver.me.uk:8085/welcome.aspx

http://www.externalserver.me.uk:8085/main.aspx

Good luck

[Mutley]

There are some here:

http://www.lightage.demon.co.uk/POLNOTES.htm

[v.wells]

I went to policeorders.co.uk and requested the information. They responded really quickly and had the information I needed on my grandfather SDI Stuart and my uncle PO Stuart. In order the receive the info back via email, it was a 10 (sorry don't have a pound key) Sterling. So here's hoping that simon comes through with it!

Vanessa

[v.wells]

Mutley

I tried lightage.demon url and it wouldn't work. That was yesterday, so will give it another try

Vanessa

[Sue Mackay]

For 19th century police officers try the local county record office. Glamorgan Archives had staff records relating to an ancestor of mine in the Glamorgan Constabulary

[v.wells]

|jumphappyMy grandfathers police records came this morning as well as my uncle via www.policeorders.co.uk. They are quite comprehensive and I am thrilled about it

[v.wells]

Sue

Would your same answer apply to the Devonshire Constabulary? Their website is not up and running properly yet and I did email a request for them to put in an area for personal genealogy research but I have yet to hear back from them, if I ever will.

Vanessa

[Sue Mackay]

Sue

Would your same answer apply to the Devonshire Constabulary? Their website is not up and running properly yet and I did email a request for them to put in an area for personal genealogy research but I have yet to hear back from them, if I ever will.

Vanessa

I don't know what they have at Devon Record Office but I did go there once to do some research on behalf of a South African friend and they were very helpful when I telephoned first. Obviously that's a bit more difficult for you if you are in Canada. The e-mail given on the GENUKI site is [email protected] . Is that the e-mail you used?

[v.wells]

Sue

No, I just googled Devon Constabulary and the museum bit came up and there is a section there to add comments about the site and what one would like to see there. But I will try your url. It may lead to something

Vanessa

[Mutley]

Sorry Vanessa,
I don't know why the site http://www.lightage.demon.co.uk/POLNOTES.htm is not operating anymore. I had so much help from them and will be forever grateful for the information they gave me.

The site will also appear on google under Black Sheep but that link is not working from there either. Lots of people on the forum have given the link in the past. It dealt with police and criminal records. Such a shame if the guy is not in action anymore.

[PTMoore]

Hello all.

I found the following link which appears to be the new home of the lightage/Black Sheep site:
http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/

Hope that helps!