X Thomas ARTHERNDear John,No harm done and thank you for request concerningThomas you would be surprised how many enquires weget from people who never say please or thank you,but first I have to point out a few things. Sadlywe do not have a photograph, that is to say wemay, there are literally hundreds of photographsof officers, but their names were never recordedon the reverse and this remains an ongoing projectto try and identify them.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. The information regarding his marriageis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto 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. 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 total bill wouldbe £81, so please be aware. The Museum charges,for searching the three volumes are on a reducingscale i.e. dependant on the information recorded,the maximum amount payable is £10, whichrepresents good value. Your remittance is as Isaid £10 and as we are working on a trust basisplease forward payment to The Curator, Mr. PeterWroe, Museum of Policing in Cheshire, WarringtonPolice Station, Arpley Street, Warrington,Cheshire.WA1. 1LQ.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 rule's 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.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 67 Thomas ARTHERN.Born. 1847 Penley, Shropshire.Date of Entry. 18th January 1868.Date of Leaving. 31st July 1896.Final Date of Leaving. 31st July 1896.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. March 1868 to Wirral(Wallasey). October 1874 Altrincham.Miscellaneous Information. Name spelt as Arthem on1881 Census. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9",Age 20, Eyes Hazel, Hair Black, Complexion Dark,Build Proportional. Age on retirement 48 years 6months. Total service 28 years 195 days. Died 19February 1936 aged 90 years. Resident in 1881 at14 Mill Place, Altrincham, Cheshire. Also noted onCensus returns 1871, 1891 and 1901.Promotion/Misconduct. 10/1873 absent from duty andfound by his Superintendent behind a Hay Stack incompany with PC Heap, Reprimanded and Cautioned.09/1874 Drunk on night duty on the 24th and duringthe day on the 29th, in company with PC H.J.Wilson, Fined 10/- and reprimanded and removedto No2 Division.Pay. January1868 19/-. May 1868 20/-. December1870 21/-. December 1871 22/-. August 1872 23/4d.June 1873 24/6d. December 1873 24/6d. December1873 25/8d. August 1874 26/10d. March 1877 28/-.June 1878 29/2d. January 1891 32/8d. Annual pay onretirement £85. 3s. 4d. Discharged with a Pensionof £56.15s.6d. Per annum. Total time on pension 39years 203 days. Total pension received £2250. 7s.9d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. December1873 Capture of a Sheep Stealer on the night,Merit Badge and Pay. 11 February 1874 Pursecontaining £20 presented to him at Wallaseysubscribed to by the inhabitants. February 1874Service, Good Conduct Badges. 13 January 1883Service 1 Good Conduct Badge.Cont........Marriage RecordOfficer. Thomas ARTHERNOccupation. Police Constable.Age. 23 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. New Brighton,Wirral.Date of Marriage. 14th February 1879.Place Married. St. Johns Church, Liverpool.Fathers Name. Thomas ARTHERNFathers Occupation. Labourer, Flintshire.Spouse. Martha DODD.Occupation. Servant.Age. 22 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Liverpool.Fathers Name. Joseph Dodd,Fathers Occupation. Gardener, Cheshire.