X Herbert Thomas HUXLEYDear Mary (if I may be so bold),Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Herbert, you would besurprised how many enquires we get from people whonever say please or thank you, but first I have topoint out a few things. Sadly we do not have aphotograph, but if you do we would appreciate ascanned copy for our records.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Ias a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher 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 5. The information regarding his marriageis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto his pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.I say all this because I want to try and reassureyou that what I give you is as it appears in therespective volumes. However if you so wish,dependent where you reside you can check therecords yourself or have the records confirmed bythe Chester Records Office Archivist. But it wouldbe remiss of me if I did not point out that whilstthis Museum works on a donation basis, (madepayable to the Museum of Policing in Cheshire).The Record Office however, will charge you aminimum of £27 per search per volume; thereforeyour total bill would be £81, so please be aware.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site, I feelcertain that a useful picture can be obtained oflife in the force at the time, my own opinion isthat discipline was severe and those who strayedoutside the rules were fined way above what theyearned or dismissed. Also the restrictions ontheir private life, an officer was not allowed todrink on or off duty even in his own home. It allcomes down to the fact that up until the 1960'severy Chief Constable of Cheshire was an exmilitary officer and they of course brought withthem 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 your enquiry as completed.If you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot. Trustee andResearcher, Cheshire Museum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Sgt 474 Herbert ThomasHUXLEY.Born. 1887 Poulton, Nr. Cheshire. Cheshire.Date of Entry. 14 November 1908Date of Leaving. 28 September 1935.Final Date of Leaving. 28 September 1935.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. Posted 24 January 1909Liscard, 26 January 1913, 07 June 1914 MickleTrafford, 29 September 1919 Christleton, 01 April1921 Backford, 08 February 1925 New Ferry.Division on retirement Broxton.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationBlacksmith. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age21/11m, Eyes Grey, Hair Dark Brown, ComplexionFresh, Build Proportional. Distinguishing MarksNil. Age on retirement 47 years 11 months. Totalservice 26 years 319 days. Died 12 October 1959.Promotion/Misconduct. No Misconduct reportsrecorded. Pay 14 November 1908 25/1d. 14 November1909 26/3d, 14 November 1910 26/10d, 14 November1911 28/-, 01 April 1912 30/4d. 13 November 191331/6d. 01 July 1915 32/8d, 14 November 191533/10d, 30 September 1918 40/10d, 10 November1918 51/-, 01 April 1919 90/-, 01 April 1921Acting Sgt, 08 February 1925 Sgt £5, 01 February1926 102/6d, 08 February 1927 105/-, 08 February1928 107/6d, Annual pay on retirement £293. 10s.1d. Discharged on a pension of £195. 13s. 4d perannum. Total time on pension 10 years 35 days.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 28 November1923 Examined for the rank of Sgt, Failed. 14November 1924 Examined for the rank of Sgt,Passed. 08 June 1927 Examined for the rank ofInspector, Failed.Marriage Record.Officer. Herbert Thomas HUXLEYOccupation. Police Constable.Age.23Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Agnes Grove,Liscard. Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 28 December 1910Place Married. Parish Church, Rossett.Fathers Name. Alfred HUXLEYFathers Occupation. Groom.Spouse. Mary Ellen ROBERTS.Occupation. None stated.Age. 29.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Rossett.Fathers Name. Edward ROBERTS.Fathers Occupation. Plasterer.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ