X John STUARTDear Celia,Thank you for your enquiry concerning John, firstI have 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 thereverse.Warrington Borough Police was formed in about 1838although there was some type of police presence inthe town before this date. It remained as anindependent police force right up to 1974, whenlocal Government Boundary changes came in to forceand Warrington Borough Police became part of theCheshire Constabulary. Thankfully WarringtonBorough Police officer enrolment records havesurvived and are retained at the Chester RecordOffice under reference CJP20/12/1 and CJP20/12/2.So what I give you is exactly how it is recordedwithin those volumes.However if you so wish, and you are not able tovisit the Records office yourself you can ofcourse have the records confirmed by the ChesterRecords Office Archivist. But it would be remissof me if I did not point out that The RecordOffice will charge you a minimum of £27 per searchper volume; therefore your total bill would be£54, so please be aware. The Museum charges, forsearching these two volumes is £8 which we believerepresents good value. You can when you visit themuseum pay this amount, please make the chequepayable to the "Museum of Policing in Cheshire"The Museum is open to the public every Monday andFriday via prior appointment, The Museum housesthe Cheshire Constabulary artefacts it alsocontains a great number of items from theWarrington Borough days and indeed Peter Wroe theCurator is a mind of information on the BoroughPolice. It will also give you an idea of what itwas like in your Grandfathers day as very littlein the way of structure has changed.On the Museum web site you read the history of theCheshire Constabulary "To the Best of Our Skilland 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. Also within thesame History section is a short History of theWarrington Borough Police. Having viewed everyWarrington Borough police officers personalrecord, and believe me when I say John was anexception to the rule in as much as that he has nomisconduct reports recorded against him. John atthe beginning of his service in 1896 had to endureseveral senior officers, who I can only describeas ignorant bullies and who appear to have goneout of their way to make life hell for the veryjunior officers.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. Inspector 34 John STUARTBorn. 7th April 1874 Warrington, Lancashire.Date of Entry. 16th January 1896Date of Leaving. 19th January 1921Final Date of Leaving. 19th January 1921.How Discharged. To pension.Initial Posting. Warrington Borough Police.Miscellaneous Information. Trade or Calling.Railway Checker in Goods Warehouse., Lastemployer, Richard Wood, Ellesmere Road, StocktonHeath. 1896 Address on joining 75 Aikin Street,Warrington.Height 5' 10", Chest 39 1/2", Age on joining 21years, Hair, Brown, Eyes Grey, Complexion Fresh,Distinguishing Marks, Small round mark over lefteyebrow. Marital Status, Married, Children One.Member of any Party or Society, Nil.Total Service on retirement 25 years 3 days. Died29th April 1934Misconduct. No Misconduct report recorded.Weekly Pay/Promotion. 19th January 1896 25/-, 16thJuly 1896 26/-, 21st January 1896 27/-, 20thJanuary 1898 28/-. 16th January 1902 29/-, 21stJanuary 1904 30/-, 18th January 1906 31/-, 24thMay 1906 Promoted Acting Sgt at 33/-, 5th December1907 Promoted Sgt at 35/-, 8th December 1910 36/-,7th December 1911 37/-, 11th April 1912 39/-, 23rdMay 1912 Promoted Inspector at 45/-, 27th May 191347/-, 6th May 1915 51/- (War Bonus) 25th November1915 53/- (loss of leave) 8th June 1916 57/-, 17thMay 1917 59/-, 11th April 1918 69/-, 10th October1918 £215 per annum, 1st April 1919 £350.Discharged on a pension of £4. 3s. 5d per week.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 17th June1897 Awarded 20/- by the Watch Committee forpresence of mind probably saving the life of J.Rylands J.P.(I would think that this incident maybe recorded in one of the local papers which areheld at Warrington Museum/Library1903 Awarded 5/- by the Chief Constable as agratuity for special smartness and usefulness inassisting to Marshall the Walking Day Procession.7th May 1904 Awarded 20/- by the Co-op Society forapprehension of a burglar (Hewson).Undated. Highly Complimented by L&NWR Company forassistance rendered in connection with theapprehension and subsequent conviction of railwaythieves (Walton, Morton and Hamner).1911 Every member of the Warrington Borough Policewas issued with a Commemorative Coronation Medalby the Borough Authorities. A photograph of thismedal is on the museum web site and if you type inthe Catalogue Number 001468.06 you will be able toview this.