X John Henry WARBURTONDear John,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning John you would be surprisedhow many enquires we get from people who never sayplease or thank you, but first I have to point outa few things. Sadly we do not have a photograph,by this I mean we may have a photograph but at thepresent moment they remain unsorted, but if you dowe would appreciate a scanned copy for ourrecords.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; post this datethrough the general inefficiency and shortsightedness within the police the records are fewand far between. The information regarding hismarriage is retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. Andwith regard to his 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 or of coursevisit yourself. But it would be remiss of me if Idid not point out that whilst this Museum works ona donation basis, The Record Office however, willcharge you a minimum of £27 per search per volume;therefore your total bill would be £81, so pleasebe 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 rules 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? I am truly sorry there is no furtherinformation. If you have any further questionsplease don't hesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot.Trustee and Researcher, Cheshire Museum ofPolicing.Collar Number/Rank. PC 316 John Henry WARBURTON.Born. Circa 1896 Warrington.Date of Entry. 12 March 1921Date of Leaving. 11 March 1951Final Date of Leaving. 11 March 1951How Discharged. To PensionInitial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. Wirral Division onretirement.Miscellaneous Information. Age on retirement 55years. Total Service 30 years. Died 06 September1955. Pay on retirement £420 per annum. Annualpension of retirement £280.You may also like to consider a visit to thePublic Records office at Chester, in particular toview Weekly Orders these would show if Johnreceived any commendations during the later yearsof his service. They run from 1949-1951 and arereferenced under Number CJP22/1-3.Promotion/Misconduct. None recorded.Marriage Record.Officer. John Henry WarburtonOccupation. Electrical Sub Station Assistant.Age. 22 yearsCondition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. WarringtonDate of Marriage. 25 December 1918Place Married. Parish Church Warrington.Fathers Name. Walter WarburtonFathers Occupation. Range Fitter, Lancashire.Spouse. Martha Elizabeth DoddOccupation. Nil.Age. 24 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Warrington.Fathers Name. Elijah Dodd (Deceased)Fathers Occupation. Not stated.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ