X Philip WALLEYDear Malcolm,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning Philip 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, but if you do we would appreciate ascanned copy for our records.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. Information regarding his marriage isretained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regard tohis pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.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 whilstthis Museum works on a donation basis, (madepayable to the Museum of Policing in Cheshire).The Record Office however, will charge you aminimum of £27 per search per volume; thereforeyour total bill would be £81, so please be aware.You may be aware that Philip had a younger brotherThomas; he also served in the CheshireConstabulary, if you require this information willyou kindly make a further request? I also noteyour surname Dodd, there is a total of 31 Dodd'sin the database, ranging from the rank of PCthrough to Assistant Chief Constable the earliestjoining in 1871, it may well be that you havesome Police ancestors on the Dodd side? But Ishould point out that not all have detailedrecords like PC Walley.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 severe and those who strayedoutside the rules were fined way above what theyearned or dismissed. Also the restrictions ontheir private life, an officer was not allowed todrink on or off duty even in his own home. It allcomes down to the fact that up until the 1960'severy Chief Constable of Cheshire was an exmilitary officer and they of course brought withthem the military codes 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. Sgt 97 and 167 Philip Walley(it was not uncommon for an officer to have isWarrant Number changed.)Born. Circa 1840, Chorley, Nantwich, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 31 December 1869.Date of Leaving. 31 October 1893.Final Date of Leaving. 31 October 1893.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. January 1869 Altrincham;October 1876 Runcorn; November 1885 Eddisbury;September 1888 Broxton; April 1889 Nantwich.Miscellaneous Information. Subject appears on 1871Census in Lymm as a Constable. 1881 Census as aSgt in Runcorn. 1891 Census Nantwich as a Sgt.1901 Census as a retired Sgt in Wrenbury. ReligionProtestant, Height 5' 10", Age 28 (on joining),Eyes Grey, Hair Brown, Complexion Fresh, Buildproportional. Age on retirement 53 years 2 months.Total service 25 years 71 days. Died 09 February1912, aged 71 years 5 months.1881 Residence Cambridge Street, Runcorn. Tracedon 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 Census Returns.Brother of PC 107 and 254 Thomas Walley Born 1846.Promotion/Misconduct. August 1871 Absent fromConference Points and found drunk by his Sgt,Fined 5/- and reprimanded. 03 October 1876 Drunkand assaulting Mr. William Riley, Reduced to PCand to be removed at his own expense to anotherDivision, also on the 12 October 1876 Fined £5including costs by Magistrates at Northwich forthe same assault. 13 August 1888 (1) Neglect ofduty in not reporting a case of Robbery to hisSuperintendent which occurred at Frodsham Bridgeduring the night of the 04 August 1888, (2)Neglect of duty in not entering the same as anOccurrence in his Sectional Occurrence Book,Reprimanded and removed at his own expense toHoole Section, No1 Broxton Division.Weekly Pay August 1868 20/-. January 1869 21/-.March 1872 22/-. September 1872 23/4d. January1874 25/8d. September 1875 26/10d. October 1875Acting Sgt. January 1876 28/-. November 1878 Sgt2nd class. December 1880 Merit Badge 29/2d. April1881 Sgt 30/4d. 14 April 1883 31/6d. 25 October1884 32/8d. 30 September 1885 33/10d. 01 July 189137/4d. Annual pay on retirement £97. 6s. 8d.Discharged on a pension of £60. 6s.11d per annum.Total time on pension 18 years 3 months. Totalpension received £1102. 18s. 5d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. March 1880Service, 1 Good Conduct Badge. June 1880 Service,1 Good Conduct Badge. December 1880 MeritoriousService, Merit Badge and 2d per day additionalpay. 30 September 1885 Merit Badge and 2d per dayadditional pay.Marriage Record.Officer. Philip WalleyOccupation. Labourer.Age. 20 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Brindley,Cheshire. One and a quarter miles NW of Nantwich)Date of Marriage. 16 September 1863.Place Married. Acton Parish Church, Cheshire.Fathers Name. John WalleyFathers Occupation. Labourer, Cheshire.Spouse. Sarah WOODWALL. (Uncertain if this shouldread Woodall?)Occupation. Servant.Age. 22 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Brindley.Fathers Name. William WOODWALL.Fathers Occupation. Labourer, Cheshire.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ