X Walter JOHNSONDear Val,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Wilfred but sadly I am notgoing to be able to assist you and to explain thereasons why. The Cheshire Constabulary was formedin April 1857; there are many thousands ofrecords, these are held by the Cheshire RecordOffice, Chester. As a retired Police officer andvoluntary Police Museum Researcher I am slowlyextracting these records, having checked therecords Walters name does not appear and I suspectthat he was not in fact a member of the CheshireConstabulary but a member of the Stockport BoroughPolice, this force was formed in 1870 and remainedindependent until 1967, it later became part ofthe Greater Manchester Police. Whilst we do havesome records of Stockport Borough Police officersWalter does not appear amongst them.The only thing I can suggest is that your firsttry Greater Manchester Police Museum and thenStockport Archives, both enquiries can be carriedout through the internet.I am truly sorry I have been unable to help youbut if you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me.Best wishes Jim TalbotTrustee and Researcher, Cheshire Museum ofPolicing.