X Joseph JONES.Dear Myra,Thank you for your request for informationconcerning Joseph. Firstly I have to point out afew things, sadly we do not have a photograph,that is to say we may, there are literallyhundreds of photographs of officers, but theirnames were never recorded on the reverse. InJosephs case there is not much information eventhough he served 10 years, in essence he had nomisconduct reports recorded against him, if he hadthese are recorded in great detail.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 2. The information regarding his marriagewould normally be retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966,however it is not, this in itself is strangebecause under the then Discipline Regulations itwas an offence to fail to seek permission to marryand normally would result in a hefty fine or evendismissal.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, youcan of course have the records confirmed by theChester Records Office Archivist. But it would beremiss of me if I did not point out that TheRecord Office will charge you a minimum of £27 persearch per volume; therefore your total bill wouldbe £54, 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 draconian and those whostrayed outside the rule's were fined way abovewhat 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.Can I ask you when you get a moment would you senda quick mail so I can mark of your enquiry ascompleted? If you have any further questionsplease don't hesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot.Trustee and Researcher, Cheshire Museum ofPolicing.Collar Number/Rank. PC109 Joseph JonesBorn. 1843 Bunbury, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 4th January 1867Date of Leaving. 1st February 1878Final Date of Leaving. 1st February 1878How Discharged. Resigned.Initial Posting. HQ Chester Reserve Division.Other Postings and Dates. March 1867 Bucklow,Runcorn.Miscellaneous Information. Religion Protestant,Height 5' 11", Age 24, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown,Complexion Fresh. Build Proportional.Promotion/Misconduct. No promotion or Misconductrecorded.Weekly Pay. June 1867 20/-. December 1868 21/-.September 1869 22/-. December 1871 23/4d. December1872 24/6d. January 1874 25/8d. January 187626/10d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. Norecorded.