X George Edward OLDMEADOWDear MarkThank you for your enquiry concerning George, Ihave to point out a few things. Sadly we do nothave a photograph, that is to say we may, thereare literally hundreds of photographs of officers,but their names were never recorded on the reverseof the photograph.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 2. The information regarding his marriagesis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto any pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965. I wouldventure to say that the vast majority of the earlyentries in all these volumes would be in the'hand' of George.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 £81, so please be aware. Normally the museumwould request a small payment for the informationhowever if you forward what you have concerningGeorge then we will call it a 'good deal' and wewill make a file to go with George's databaseentry. The Museum is open to the public Monday andFriday via prior appointment and I am sure theCurator, Mr. Peter Wroe would be delighted to seeyou if you are ever passing Warrington, he may becontacted directly onI am pleased that you have been able to gleaninformation from the book "To the Best of OurSkill and Knowledge" I feel certain that a usefulpicture can be obtained of life in the force atthe time, my own opinion is that discipline wasdraconian and those who strayed outside the rule'swere fined way above what they earned ordismissed. Also the restrictions on their privatelife, an officer was not allowed to drink on oroff duty even in his own home. It all comes downto the fact that up until the 1960's every ChiefConstable of Cheshire was an ex military officerand they of course brought with them the militarycodes 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. Chief Superintendent 147George Edward OLDMEADOWBorn. 1829 Camberwell, Surrey.Date of Entry. 22nd February 1858Date of Leaving. 18th March 1889Final Date of Leaving. 18th March 1889How Discharged. Death in Service.Initial Posting. Head Quarters, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. NilMiscellaneous Information. 3rd February 1857originally appointed to Force as a Chief Clerk andnot on strength of Police until 22nd February1858. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 6 1/2", Age28, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown, Complexion Sallow,Build Proportional. Died 18 March 1889 Chester.1861 Census Address 32 Sellar Street, Chester.1871 110 Foregate Street, Chester. 1881 45 QueenStreet, Chester.Promotion/Pay. 3rd February 1857 21/- per week.1st August 1857 £75 per annum. 22nd February 1858promoted to the rank of Superintendent. November1859 £85 per annum. May 1861 £100 per annum.January 1866 £150 per annum. November 1868 £160per annum. September 1869 £165 per annum. January1870 £17 per annum May 1870 £180 per annum.September 1870 £200 per annum. October1871promoted Chief Superintendent. April 1873£220 per annum. February 1878 Acting Deputy ChiefConstable. September 1879 Acting Deputy ChiefConstable. 3rd April 1882 Chief Superintendent£240 per annum.13th July 1889 Gratuity of £240 granted to hisWidowMisconduct. No Misconduct reports recorded.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. September1870 Continuous and valuable services rendered tothe Public, as Chief Clerk and Superintendent ofReserve and undeviating attention to his duties,Awarded maximum pay of £200 per annum see GeneralOrders. (The Museum has yet to research if thisdocument is available at the record office)Whilst the Museum has no record of his firstmarriage, which I presume you have details of Ihave taken the following from Ancestry UK. Married13th October 1853 Ellen Wilds at Aldenham,Hertfordshire. Ellen died at Berwick 1854.2nd Marriage RecordOfficer. George Edward OLDMEADOWOccupation. Writing Clerk.Age. 26 years.Condition. WidowerPlace of residence at Marriage. BedfordDate of Marriage. 14th May 1855.Place Married. St. Pauls Church, Bedford.Fathers Name. William H. Oldmeadow.Fathers Occupation. Artist, Bedfordshire.Spouse. Annie SHEPHERDOccupation. Nil.Age. 17 yearsCondition. SpinsterPlace of residence. Bedford.Fathers Name. James ShepherdFathers Occupation. Tailor and Draper.