X Samuel HEAPDear Helen,Thank you for coming back to me concerning Samuel,but before we go any further I have to ask if youknow a lady named Angela Knock who resides inNorfolk? I ask this because after I wrote to youthis lady contacted the Museum on the 15th Marchasking if we had information on Samuel, who washer Great Grandfather, the normal fee was paid byAngela and the information forwarded to her. Ifeel somewhat guilty now having requested paymentfrom her, but of course no payment is requiredfrom you as it was I who contacted your good self.So if you do know Angela please do apologise toher for me, if you don't know her then I can ofcourse supply her email address so that you maycorrespond with family information, please let meknow. Having said that I have yet to receive areply from Angela saying she had received thereport, which is the normal request I make whensending out reports.Anyway down to Samuel, sadly we do not have aphotograph, that is to say we may there areliterally hundreds of officer photographs buttheir details were never recorded on the reverseof the photograph so from our point they remainunidentifiable.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester.As a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher I am slowly extracting theserecords. Cheshire Police Officer Enrolment Recordsare held under Reference CJP7 Volumes 1-5. Thesefive volumes are very large and in poor condition,run from 1857- 22 March 1913; the informationwhich you seek would therefore be recorded inVolume 4. The information regarding his marriageis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto his pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site, underthe drop down menu marked 'History' (addressabove) I feel certain that a useful picture can beobtained of life in the force at the time, my ownopinion is that discipline was draconian and thosewho strayed outside the rule's were fined wayabove what they earned or dismissed. Also therestrictions on their private life, an officer wasnot allowed to drink on or off duty even in hisown home. It all comes down to the fact that upuntil the 1960's every Chief Constable of Cheshirewas an ex military officer and they of coursebrought with them the military codes of practice.I trust you will enjoy what follows and can I askyou when you get a moment would you send a quickmail so I can mark of the enquiry as complete. Ifyou have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me.Jim Talbot. Trustee and Researcher, CheshireMuseum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Sergeant 96 and 287 SamuelHEAP. (The collar Number would have changed onpromotion from 96 to 287)Born. 1830 New Mill, Derbyshire.Date of Entry. 14th September 1861Date of Leaving. 30th April 1892Final Date of Leaving. 30th April 1892How Discharged. To pension.Initial Posting. Reserve Division HQ ChesterOther Postings and Dates. 8 Oct 1861 Wirral,Liscard Apr 1883 Hyde (Gee Cross)Miscellaneous Information. 2 years 2 months priorservice with Lancashire Police. Subject appears on1861 Census at Victoria Road Police Station,Garston, Liverpool as a Constable. 1871 Liscard asa Constable. 1881 Wallasey as a Sgt. 1891 Hyde asa Sgt. 1901 Retired. Religion protestant, Height5' 9", Age 29, Eyes Grey, Hair Light Brown, FreshComplexion, Proportional Build. Age on retirement59 years 7 months. Total service 30 years 230days. Died 15 July 1909 aged 76 years 10 months.Census Address's for 1871, Wallasey Village,Liscard, 1881 Park View Cottage, Liscard, 1891 14Edna Street, Hyde.With regard to his service with the LiverpoolPolice, it may also be worth contacting theLancashire Record office, who holds Lancashireearly police records, as I do note on their website there is a Samuel Heap recorded.http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/records/policesearch.asp?criteria=jones&start=0If the above does not produce any information canI also suggest you send an enquiry to Mrs. KateMcNichol, Kate is the Force Records Manager forthe Merseyside Police and she may have furtherinformation, can I make you aware that Merseysidedo not have an archives department as such andthese are dealt with personally by Kate so theremay be a delay before she is able to deal withyour enquiry, she may be contacted atMisconduct. 14th August 1863 absent from duty andfound at home in bed drunk, Cautioned by ChiefConstable. October 1871 absent from duty andomitting to enter same in his duty book for fourdays, Reprimanded by Chief Constable. October 1873absent from duty and found by his Superintendentbehind a hay stack in the company of PC Arthur,Reprimanded and Cautioned by Chief Constable.January 1874 absent from duty at 12 mid night and4 a.m. 25th and 26th January. Reprimanded by ChiefConstable.Promotion. January 1877 promoted Acting Sergeant.14th April promoted SergeantWeekly Pay. September 1861 20/-. June 1865 21/-.January 1868 22/-. March 1872 23/4d. September1872 24/6d. September 1873 25/8d. September 187526/10d. June 1876 28/-. March 1880 Merit Badge29/2d. 14th April 1883 Sgt at 31/6d. 26th December1885 32/8d. 26th December 1888 33/10d. 1st July1891 37/4d.Annual pay on retirement £97. 6s. 8d.Discharged on a Pension of £64s17s.9d per annum.Total time on pension 17 years 76 days.Total pension received £1116. 12s. 0d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 13th June1864, 19th July 1864, 22nd December 1864, 28thApril 1865 Apprehension of Seven Deserters fromH.M.S. Donegal, commended by the Chief Constable.March 1880 Long and Meritorious Service, MeritBadge and Pay. March 1880 Service, 4 Good ConductBadges.Marriage RecordOfficer. Samuel HEAPOccupation. Police ConstableAge. 30 years.Condition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. Tranmere.Date of Marriage. 16th February 1864.Place Married. St. Peters Church, Liverpool.Fathers Name. Joshua HEAP.Fathers Occupation. Assistant Overseer, Derby.Spouse. Elizabeth AMBLESOccupation. Servant.Age. 25 years.Condition. Widow.Place of residence. Liverpool.Fathers Name. Thomas ROBINSONFathers Occupation. Customs Officer, Chester.