X Alfred MOULTONDear Irene,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Alfred 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, that is to say we may, there areliterally hundreds of photographs of officers, buttheir names were never recorded on the reverse ofthe photograph.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 5. The information regarding his marriageis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. Alfred onlycompleted 6 months with the Cheshire Constabularytherefore his record is not very detailed.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.If you still wish to contact Merseyside Police,the person responsible for the force records isthe Manager Ms. Kate McNicol,helpful.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. PC307 Alfred MOULTONBorn. 1884 Over (Winsford) Cheshire.Date of Entry. 22nd July 1905Date of Leaving. 27th January 1906Final Date of Leaving. 27th January 1906How Discharged. Resigned.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. 16th September 1905Dukinfield.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationLabourer. Prior undated service of 3 years with3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards (Army No 9712).Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age 21, EyesGrey, Hair Red, Complexion Fresh, BuildProportional. Distinguishing marks Tattoos Rightforearm, Queens Head, Sailor, Woman's Head andDancing Girl, Left Forearm Kings Head, ClaspedHands and Heart "True Love". Certificate ofService with character marked "Good" sent to him26th January 1906.Promotion/Misconduct. No promotion and NoMisconduct reports recorded.Weekly Pay. 22nd July 1905 25/1d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. No GoodConduct reports recorded. Marriage RecordOfficer. Alfred MoultonOccupation. Labourer.Age. 21 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Hartford,Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 15th October 1904.Place Married. St. Johns Church Hartford.Fathers Name. George MoultonFathers Occupation. Farmer, Cheshire.Spouse. Selina PrinceOccupation. Not listed.Age. 22 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Hartford, Cheshire.Fathers Name. William Prince.Fathers Occupation. Carter, Cheshire.