X John and Henry WOOLLEYDear Mark,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning John and Henry, you wouldbe surprised how many enquires we get from peoplewho never say please or thank you, but first Ihave to point out a few things. Sadly we do nothave a photograph of either, but if you do wewould appreciate a scanned 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 forboth John and Henry in Volumes 1 and 2. Theinformation regarding an officer's marriage isretained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966, neither John norHenry are recorded. And with regard to an officerspension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965, again neither Johnnor Henry served until pension.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 through them would be £162, soplease be 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 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. PC 223 John WOOLLEY.Born. Circa 1831 Brereton, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 27 February 1857.Date of Leaving. 31 January 1869.Final Date of Leaving. 31 January 1869.How Discharged. Resigned.Initial Posting. Hyde.Other Postings and Dates. Posted 31 Mar 1857Bucklow; 16 Feb 1859 Nantwich.Miscellaneous Information. Prior service of 1 yearManchester Borough Police. 2 years Preston BoroughPolice. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 10", Age 26on appointment. Eyes Brown, Hair Dark Brown,Complexion Fresh, Build Proportional. Gratuity of£35 granted 1867, but not paid, allowed to remainin Force on a gratuity of £50. Testimonials andCharacter "Was Good" sent 20/04/1869.Promotion/Misconduct. October 1858 carrying aCutlass when on duty without authority,Reprimanded. 12 February 1859 Neglect of duty innot attending to a case of sheep stealing reportedto him Fined 10/-. 22 June 1860 Drunk on duty atNantwich, Fined 10/. 14 December 1864 Drunk onduty at Nantwich, Fined 15/-. Weekly Pay 01 May1858 19/- to 20/-. 16 November 1861 20/- to 21/-.December 1866 22/-.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. February1858 Apprehension of William Dobson, James Hughesand Mary Ann Williams for Boat Robbery, 5/- Rewardfrom Chief Constable. Resident in 1871 Welch Row,Nantwich, Cheshire.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Collar Number/Rank. PC 230 Henry WOOLLEY.Born. Circa 1835 Brereton, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 18 May 1857Date of Leaving. 28 November 1857.Re-appointed. 12 October 1863.Final Date of Leaving. 15 April 1871.How Discharged. Ordered to be discharged.Initial Posting. Northwich.Other Postings and Dates. Posted 6 Jun 1857Wirral; 12 Oct 1863 Reserve; 31 Oct 1863 Wirral.Miscellaneous Information. Prior undated serviceof 5 month with Manchester Borough Police,discharged as not being considered fit for aConstable. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 11", Age22, Eyes Blue, Hair Light Sandy Brown, ComplexionFair and Fresh, Build Proportional. Testimonialand Character "Tolerably Good" sent 11 April 1871.Promotion/Misconduct. June 1857 Disobedience oforders and neglect of duty, Reprimanded. 13January 1867 Neglect of duty and drunk at 1.15amFined 5/- and cautioned. September 1867 Drunkduring duty hours, Fined 10/- and reprimanded.March 1871 Absent from Conference Points. To bedischarged. Weekly Pay June 1865 20/- pw.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. October1866 Apprehension of Deserter from the 22ndRegiment of Foot (Cheshire Regiment), 20/- Rewardfrom the War Office.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ