X PatronGerald Cavendish GrosvenorDuke of Westminster, KG, CB, OBE, TD, DLYour ref: JT66/2012Philip and Thomas WALLEYDear Sarah,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation you may be surprised how many enquireswe get from people who never say please or thankyou, but first I have to point out a few things.Sadly we do not have any photographs, that is tosay we may, there are literally hundreds ofphotographs of officers, but their names werenever recorded on the reverse of the photograph sofrom the Museums perspective they remainunidentifiable. If you have a photograph and youwould like to share it a scanned copy would bewonderful or for that matter any other informationyou may have that could be added to his file.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester.As a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher I 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 on Philip and Thomas is recordedwithin Volume 2. The information regarding theirmarriage is retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. Andwith regard to their pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.I have also checked other sources and foundreferences for Philip and these are attached butnothing for Thomas. I have no doubt you will spendsome time checking for further information onboth.Further, there are 33 Volumes each containingapproximately 400 pages of General Orders, theseare basically the everyday events of the CheshireConstabulary and date from April 1857 to 1946,they are also normally held at the Record Officein Chester under reference CJP4, however they arepresently held by the Museum. Each Volume ishandwritten and although they can be scanned theycannot be searched to extract the information asthe character recognition software just does notrecognise handwriting. They are therefore beingtranscribed into a searchable word document, whichis a very long and slow process, only the yearsfrom 1857 to 1884 are complete, however I havechecked through from both their joining datesuntil their retirement and any information betweenthese years will appear within your report.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 TheRecord Office will charge you a minimum of £27 persearch per volume; therefore your bill should youwish to have all the above mentioned Volumessearched would amount to several hundreds ofpounds, so please be aware. The cost of yourreport is £15, and given the above information Ifeel certain that you will agree that thisrepresents value for money.The Museum is within the confines of WarringtonPolice Station which is an operational stationtherefore visits to the Museum are by appointmentonly, normally on Mondays and Fridays. If youwould like to visit please forward a quick mail acouple of weeks before and I feel certain theCurator Mr. Peter Wroe and Staff will doeverything possible to accommodate you.Payment can be made by going to the Museum websitewww.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk within thedrop down 'Index' is the section marked 'FamilyResearch' there it will be seen 'Pay-Pal orDebit/Credit Card' click on this and follow theinstructions, when payment is received by theMuseum Pay-Pal will automatically let the Museumknow. If you prefer to pay by cheque please makeit payable to the 'Museum of Policing in Cheshire'and send it to the Curator, Mr. Peter Wroe, Museumof Policing, County Police Office, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire CW1 1LQ, if you pay in thismanner will you kindly let me know.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary by going to the web site, INDEX dropdown menu, HISTORY and look for "To the Best ofOur Skill and Knowledge" I feel certain that auseful picture can be obtained of life in theforce at the time, my own opinion is thatdiscipline was draconian 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 anex-military officer and they of course broughtwith them the military codes of practice.Lastly in November 2007 a man named Malcolm Doddcontacted the Museum regarding Philip, he statedthat Philip was his Great Great Grandfather. Ifeel certain that he will not object to youcontacting him and hopefully he will be on thesame email address which istell him that you have received the informationvia the Museum.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 complete,this is important as whilst we are not funded bythe Cheshire Constabulary, they are still our'masters' so to speak and I have to account forthe information I send out. If you have anycomments good or bad and you wish to make themplease do so?If you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me. JimJim Talbot Trustee and Researcher, Cheshire Museumof Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Sergeant 97 and 167 PhilipWALLEY (His collar number would have changed from97 to 167 on promotion to Sergeant (See MisconductSection)Born. 1840, Chorley, Nantwich, Cheshire. None ofthe early records give a full date of birth.However I have checked and found that he wasbaptised on the 6th April 1840. (Record attached).Date of Entry. 31st December 1869Date of Leaving. 31st October 1893Re-appointed. Not applicable.Final Date of Leaving. 31st October 1893How Discharged. To pensionInitial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. January 1869 Altrincham;October 1876 Runcorn; November 1885 Eddisbury;September 1888 Broxton; April 1889 Nantwich.Miscellaneous Information. Religion Protestant,Height 5' 10", Age 28, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown,Complexion Fresh, Build proportional. Died 09February 1912, aged 71 years 5 months. Brother ofPC 107 Thomas Walley Born 1846.Census Addresses. 1871 Broom Edge, Lymm, Cheshire.1881 Cambridge Street, Runcorn. 1891 96 Welch Row,Nantwich. 1901 Chorley Stock, Bickley, Nantwich.1911 Chorley, Nantwich this Census states he had 6children but three had died.Age on retirement. 53 years 2 months.Total service. 25 years 71 daysDied. 9th February 1912 Wrenbury, Cheshire, aged71 years 5 months.The Generations NetworkPromotion. October 1875promoted Acting Sergeant. 1876 Reduced in rank.November 1878 Sergeant 2nd Class. April 1881promoted Sergeant.Misconduct. August 1871 Absent from ConferencePoints and found drunk by his Sgt, Fined 5/- andreprimanded by Chief Constable.3rd October 1876 drunk and assaulting Mr. WilliamRiley Reduced in rank to PC and to be removed athis own expense to another Division by ChiefConstable and case referred to the MagistratesCourt.12th October 1876 fined £5 including costs byMagistrates at Northwich for assault on Mr Riley.13th August 1888 (1) Neglect of duty in notreporting a case of Robbery to his Superintendentwhich occurred at Frodsham Bridge during the nightof the 4th August 1888, (2) Neglect of duty in notentering the same as an Occurrence in hisSectional Occurrence Book, Reprimanded by ChiefConstable and removed at his own expense to HooleSection, No1 Broxton Division.Comment. How coincidental that on the day I amwriting this report 136 years later Philip was introuble for assault. Further having due regard toseeing all the records to be removed from oneDivision to another at an officers own expense wasindeed a severe additional punishment as theofficer would without doubt be out of pockethaving to pay all the removal charges.Weekly Pay. August 1868 20/-. January 1869 21/-.March 1872 22/-. September 1872 23/4d. January1874 25/8d. September 1875 26/10d. January 187628/-. December 1880 Merit Badge 29/2d. April 1881Sgt 30/4d. 14th April 1883 31/6d. 25th October1884 32/8d. 30th September 1885 33/10d. 1st July1891 37/4d.Annual Pay. £97.6s.8dRetired on annual pension of £60.6s.11d.Total time on pension. 18 years 3 months.Total pension received. £1102.18s.5d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. March 1880for Service 1 Good Conduct Badge. June 1880 forService 1 Good Conduct Badge. December 1880Meritorious Service, Merit Badge and 2d per dayadditional pay. 30th September 1885 Merit Badgeand 2d per day additional pay.Marriage Record.Officer. Philip WALLEYOccupation. Labourer.Age. 20 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Brindley,Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 16th September 1863. I havedouble checked this date in our records all I canpresume is that whoever did the original entryincorrectly wrote the date as you can see from theattachment that the marriage date is 14th August1860.Place Married. St. Mary Parish Church, Acton,CheshireFathers Name. John Walley.Fathers Occupation. Labourer.Spouse. Sarah WOODHALLOccupation. ServantAge. 22 yearsCondition. Spinster.Area of residence. Brindley.Fathers Name. William WOODHALLFathers Occupation. Labourer.Collar Number/Rank. Police Constable 107 and 254Thomas WALLEY. (See Misconduct Section)Born. 1846 Chorley, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 9th January 1869Date of Leaving. 31st December 1894Re-appointed. Not applicable.Final Date of Leaving. 31st December 1894How Discharged. To pensionInitial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. April 1869 Northwich.October 1875 Hyde. May 1879 Nantwich. September1880 Broxton. 12th June 1885 Hyde. 3rd April 1890Wirral.Miscellaneous Information. Religion Protestant,Height 5' 11", Age 25, Eyes Hazel, Hair DarkBrown, Complexion Fresh, Build Proportional.Census Addresses. 1871 Twemlow Road, Cranage,Cheshire. 1881 Tilston Village, Tarvin, Cheshire.1891 25 Pleasant Street, Liscard, Wirral. 1901 and1911 26 Mount Pleasant Road, Liscard. Wirral.Age on retirement. 48 years 1 monthTotal service. 25 years 23 days.Died. 14th July 1917 sub-district of Chester aged71 years 6 months.The Generations NetworkPromotion. January 1879Sergeant 2nd Class, March 1881 Sergeant 2nd Class.12th June 1885 Sergeant. 22nd February 1891reduced to Constable. 1893 Acting Sergeant. July1893 reduced to Constable.Misconduct. 26th July 1877 Absent without leaveand found at home drunk at 1.30pm. Fined 20/- andreprimanded by Chief Constable.May 1879 improperly interfering in and getting upevidence in a case of Bastardy, Reduced to therank of Constable at 26/10d by Chief Constable.10/108/1886 not working his Section at night,severely reprimanded by Chief Constable.01/04/1890 Found lying in a field at Bredbury bySgt Taylor, Stockport Division, in a helplesslydrunken state, when in uniform at 4pm, Deprived ofMerit Badge and reduced to Constable at 28/- byChief Constable.16th July 1893 under the influence of drink whenon duty at 10.45am. Revert to the rank ofConstable at £1.12s.8d by Chief Constable.5th January 1894 Under the influence of drink whenparading off duty at New Brighton Police Stationat 1am, Fined 15/- by Chief Constable.Weekly Pay. January 1869 19/-. November 1869 21/-.December 1871 22/-. August 1872 23/4d. June 187324/6d. May 1874 25/8d. June 1876 26/10d. October1876 28/-./1879. 05/1879 26/10d. 09/1879 28/-.03/1881 Sgt 2nd Class at 29/2d. 12th June 1885 Sgt31/6d. 1st July 1889 32/8d. 22nd February 1891Constable at 29/2d. 1st July 1891 £1.12s.8d. July1893 reduced to Constable £1.12s 8d.Retired on annual pension of £52.16s.0d.Total time on pension. 23 years 164 days.Total pension received. £1238.7s.9d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. September1879 Efficiency in detecting Sunday Trading atWeston, by which the Landlord was Fined 10/- andCosts. Awarded Extra Special duty allowance of 5/-and advanced to 28/- per week by Chief Constable.May 1880 for Service 3 Good Conduct Badges. March1881 for Service, Merit Badge and 2d per dayadditional pay. November 1882 Diligence re CattleStealing Case of Roberts, Awarded Extra SpecialDuty allowance of 5/- by Chief Constable. February1891 Service Merit Badge and Pay.Marriage RecordOfficer. Thomas WALLEYOccupation. Labourer.Age. 20 years.Condition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. Golden HillStaffordshire.Date of Marriage. 9th April 1866.Place Married. Parish Church, Golden HillStaffordshire.Fathers Name. John WALLEYFathers Occupation. Farmer, Stafford.Spouse. Ann WOOLLEYOccupation. Cook.Age. 20 years.Condition. Spinster.Area of residence. Golden Hill, StaffordshireFathers Name. George WoolleyFathers Occupation. Tailor, Staffordshire.Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington. WA1 1LQTel : 01606 36 3848/5803www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk/