X CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY217 C.Ins. John WOOD.Abstracted from CJP7 Volumes 1 and 2.Collar Number/Rank. Chief Inspector 217 JohnWOOD.Born. 1831 Stockport, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 23/11/1859.Date of Leaving. 19/02/1864. (Resigned)Re-appointed. 05/01/1865.Final Date of Leaving. 15/01/1889.How Discharged. On Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. Posted 1 Dec 1859Bucklow; 22 Nov 1861 Reserve; 29 Nov 1861Nantwich, 6 Jan 1865 Bucklow; 1873 Hyde.Miscellaneous Information. 1891 Census Subject isrecorded as Chief Inspector. 1901 Subject isrecorded as a retired Police Inspector. ReligionProtestant, Height 5' 10", Age 28, Hair Brown,Complexion Pale, Build Proportional. Priorservice of 7 years with Cheshire Militia.Character "Very Good" and rendered faithful andgood service to his County sent 20/12/1889. Died05 May 1907 aged, 75 years.Promotion/Misconduct. 13/11/1861 Absent from hisbeat at 11 pm drunk at a Public House, tossing fordrink, fighting with a Gamekeeper in the PublicHouse, Severely reprimanded and to join Reserve athis own expense. 08/12/1865 Neglect of duty inbeing absent from his beat, Cautioned. 30/11/1866Playing at Dominoes at the Navigation Inn, Runcornat 1 am with PC Oldham, Fined 10/-. 04/1869 Absentfrom Conference Points, Fined 10/- andreprimanded. Pay 15/04/1862 19/- to 20/- pw.25/04/1865 19/- to 20/- pw. 06/1866 21/-. 06/186722/-. 10/1871 23/4d. 09/1872 24/6d. 09/1873 25/8d.06/1874 Promoted Acting Sgt. 09/1874 Merit Classat 26/10d. 02/1875 Sgt at 29/2d. 05/175 30/4d.06/1875 31/6d. 09/1875 32/8d.15/01/1877 Deprivedof Merit Badge reason not recorded. 11/1877 32/8d.07/1878 Promoted Acting Inspector. 07/1878Inspector at 32/8d. 04/1878 Merit Class and pay.10/1878 Promoted Chief Inspector at £90 per annum.11/1878 £95 pa. 12/1878 £110 pa. 08/1879 £110 pa.Discharged on a Pension of £70 per annum.Please note that there should be furtherinformation held with regard to the exact amountof pension John received during his retirement.This information will eventually be incorporatedinto what this Museum already holds, but atpresent it is held under CJP20/2/1 Cheshire PolicePensions Register at Chester Record Office. Ishould make you aware that whilst this Museum istotally reliant on donations, the Cheshire RecordOffice will charge you a minimum search fee of £27for searching the Pension Register, and anadditional fee for any other search that may berequired.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. No GoodConduct reports recorded.Address in 1881 28 Pickford Lane, Duckinfield,Cheshire. Noted on Census returns of 1891 and1901.Other References. Cheshire Record OfficeReferences CJP20/2/1, this appertains to theMarried Officers Register.Officer. Inspector John WOOD,Occupation. Weaver.Age. 23.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. ButleyMacclesfield. Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 05/02/1854.Place Married. Parish Church, Prestbury, Cheshire.Fathers Name. William WOODFathers Occupation. Weaver, Cheshire.Spouse. Maria WHEELTONOccupation. Weaver.Age. 24.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence at Butley, MacclesfieldCheshire.Date of Marriage. 05/02/1854.Place Married. Parish Church, Prestbury, Cheshire.Fathers Name. George WHEELTON.Fathers Occupation. Weaver, Cheshire.