X Dodd Family Cheshire Police OfficersDear Yvonne,Thank you for your request for informationconcerning Jonathan, but first I have to point outa few things. Sadly we do not have a photograph oftwo family members, that is to say we may, thereare literally hundreds of photographs of officers,but their names were never recorded on the reverseof the photographs, however I will come back tothis a little later. There are thirty two officerswith the Dodd surname within the database, theearliest joins the force in 1861 and the last was1977, not all have a complete record, inparticular those post 1913. I can see from theMarriage Register that the son of Jonathon,Jonathan Richard was also a serving police officerand the son of Jonathan Richard, Frederick Cloughalso served. There could be more connections fromthe 32 names, but this could be reduced byyourself if you have any other known Policeancestors.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 (Jonathan), Volume 4 (Jonathan Richard).Frederick Clough is not recorded within theVolumes CJP7. The information regarding allofficer marriages is retained in CJP24/2,1847-1966. And with regard to an officers pensionCJP20/2/1, 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 check the records yourself or havethe records confirmed by the Chester RecordsOffice Archivist. But it would be remiss of me ifI did not point out that The Record Office willcharge you a minimum of £27 per search per volume;per individual, therefore your total bill would be£243, so please be aware. The Museum charges, forsearching the three volumes are on a reducingscale i.e. dependant on the information recorded,the maximum amount payable is £10. Your remittanceis £20 which represents good value for all threeofficers, in addition to the other attachments. Aswe are working on a trust basis please forwardpayment via cheque made payable to the 'Museum ofPolicing in Cheshire' and send it to The Curator,Mr. Peter Wroe, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire. WA1. 1LQ. at the same timeas you make payment please ask Mr. Wroe toestablish what other photographs there may be, Ifeel certain that there must be some of JonathanRichard purely because of him holding such a highrank. The museum is open Mondays and Fridays viaprior appointment just a quick mail will sort itout if you wish to visit.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site,Jonathan Richard is mentioned several times. Ifeel certain that a useful picture can be obtainedof life in the force at the time, my own opinionis that 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 for the Museum of Policing in Cheshire.Collar Number/Rank. Inspector 240 Jonathan DODD.Born. 1852 Warmingham, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 1st May 1871.Date of Leaving. 31st January 1899.Final Date of Leaving. 31st January 1899.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Chester. (Reserve)Other Postings and Dates. May 1871 Hyde; Jul 1879Macclesfield; Aug 1889 Altrincham; July 1891Headquarters, Chester; Feb 1893 Hyde; Nov 1895Northwich.Miscellaneous Information. Religion Protestant,Height 5' 8", Age 21 years, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown,Complexion Dark, Build Proportional. Age onretirement 48 years 8 months. Total Service 27years 252 days. Died 14 July 1936 aged 86 years 1month. Father of DCC Jonathan R. Dodd b.1872Newton Hyde, and Grandfather of Sgt FrederickClough Dodd.Misconduct. September 1871 Neglecting to work hisbeat, Fined 5/- and reprimanded by ChiefConstable. 19th January 1873 Absent fromConference Point at 12.30 p.m. Fined 5/- andreprimanded by Chief Constable. November 1878Reported for inefficiency as a 2nd Class Sgt,Reduced to 1st Class PC at 28/- per week from 6thNovember 1878 and deprived of Merit Badge. August1881 See General Orders 22nd August 1881,(Contents Unknown). We say 'Unknown' due to thefact that these General Orders run from 1857 over35 Volumes to 1946 and have not yet been reviewedby myself. They are one of the next items to beremoved from the PRO at Chester, when this willtake place remains to be seen.Promotion/Weekly Pay. May 1871 20/-. May 187221/-. June 1873 23/4d. May 1874 24/6d. December1874 25/8d. January 1876 26/10d. March 1877 28/-.April 1878 Promoted Acting Sgt. October 1878 MeritClass. November 1878 Reduced to 1st Class PC at28/-. January 1879 Promoted 2nd Class Sgt. July1879 Promoted Sgt at 30/4d. August 1879 31/6d.November 1879 32/8d. 1st July 1891 PromotedInspector at £100 per annum. 1st July 1893 £110pa. 1st July 1895 £120 pa. 1st December 1897 £125pa.Discharged on a pension of. £83.6d.8d per annum.Total time pension received. 37 years 165 days. Total pension received. £3121. 0s. 2d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. October1871 tracing a man from Hollingworth to Derby andcharging him with stealing £80. A reward of 5/-from Chief Constable.There is a website known as the Black Sheep Index(www.blacksheepindex.co.uk) this is a site thatcarries newspaper articles concerning PoliceOfficers. On occasions the officer's full name isnot given, but we have tried to make a matchagainst what the Museum Records show. If you visitthe site you will see that Jonathan has threeentries for the year 1899. There are chargesinvolved to obtain these newspaper cuttings directfrom the owner of the website. It is emphasizedthat this Museum does not known the contents ofthese cuttings and takes no responsibility forthem. The Museum is only showing this as an aidand that there is further information from anothersource.Marriage RecordOfficer. Jonathan DODDOccupation. Police ConstableAge. 25 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Hyde.Date of Marriage. 14th November 1871.Place Married. St. Catherine's Church, Tranmere.Fathers Name. Joseph DODD.Fathers Occupation. Labourer.Spouse. Emily DAGNALLOccupation. Servant.Age. 23 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Tranmere.Fathers Name. Richard DAGNALL.Fathers Occupation. Stonemason, Cheshire.Collar Number/Rank. Deputy Chief ConstableJonathan Richard DODD.His collar number on entering the force as a PCwas 380, after attaining the rank of Inspector itwas no longer used. It should perhaps also beworthy of further emphasis that at that time theposition of Deputy Chief Constable meant he wassecond in command of the Cheshire Constabulary andcertainly no mean fete when one considers theChief Constables of the time had never comethrough the ranks, but were more or less appointeddirectly as Chief Constables, mostly from servingas officers within the armed forces. Mr. Doddhaving come through the ranks in my opinion wouldhave made it to the top had age been on his side.Born. 25th March 1872, Newton at Godley, Hyde.Cheshire.Date of Entry. 4th January 1893.Date of Leaving. 31st December 1945.Final Date of Leaving. 31st December 1945.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Chester. (Reserve)Other Postings and Dates. 1st November 1897Egremont, 1st November 1901 HQ Chester, 1stOctober 1925 Eddisbury Oakmere. 1st April 1927 HQChester.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationClerk. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age 24,Eyes Hazel, Hair Brown, Complexion Fair, BuildProportional. Age on retirement 73 years 3 months.Total service 52 years 303 days. (This is in factthe longest service of any officer, ever) Died23rd February 1955.Misconduct. No Misconduct reports recorded.Promotion/Weekly Pay. 4th March 1893 25/1d, 1stApril 1894 26/3d, 1st April 1895 26/10d, 1thFebruary 1896 promoted Sgt, 1st April 1896 28/-,1st November 1897 33/3d, 1st November 1899 34/5d,1st November 1901 36/2d.18th May 1909 promoted Inspector £120 per annum,18th May 1911 £125, 18th May 1913 £130, 18th May1915 £135, 1st July 1915 £145, 18th May 1917 £150,18th May 1917 promoted Chief Inspector £155, 30thSeptember 1918 £210, 10th November 1918 £230, 1stApril 1919 £360, 13th May 1919 £390, 1st September1920 promoted Superintendent at £400, 1stSeptember 1921 £415, 1st September 1923 £445, 1stSeptember 1924 £460, 1st April 1927 promoted ChiefSuperintendent at £550, 23rd April 1927 DeputyChief Constable, 1st April 1928 £565pa. After thisdate no pay awards are recorded.Discharged on a pension of. £690. 0s.0d.per annum.Widow Elizabeth Dodd to receive weekly pension asfollows 1st March 1955 to 24th April 1955 69/4d,25th April 1955 to 30th May 1955 81/10d, 31st May1955 onwards 66/10d. Increased on 18th May 1956 to68/5d to take effect from 31st May 1955. 31st May1957 pension reviewed no increase. Possible deathdate of Elizabeth 27th February 1962.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 21st June1903 Long Service and Good Conduct, Merit Badgeand 2d per day additional pay.1932 Awarded Member of the British Empire Medal.1935 King George V Jubilee Medal.1937 King George V1 Coronation Medal. 1938 Kings Police Medal .With regard to these awards, they in fact aredisplayed in the foyer of the new PoliceHeadquarters at Winsford. They were donated to theMuseum by the late Mrs. Dodd. With regard to theKings Police Medal in 1938 I have also attached acopy of the General Order in which the then ChiefConstable J. Becke expresses his congratulationson him receiving the same.1st Marriage RecordOfficer. Jonathan Richard DODDOccupation. Police ConstableAge. 25yearsCondition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. 13 Charles Street,Hoole, Chester.Date of Marriage. 29th October 1896Place Married. Registrar's Office, Chester.Fathers Name. Jonathan DODD.Fathers Occupation. Police Inspector.Spouse. Hannah Lawless HATTON.Occupation. Not recorded.Age. 27 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. 18 Charles Street, Hoole,Chester.Fathers Name. Isaac HATTON (Deceased)Fathers Occupation. Auctioneer, Chester.2nd Marriage RecordOfficer. Jonathan Richard DODDOccupation. Police SgtAge. 35yearsCondition. Widower.Place of residence at Marriage. 37 Vicarage Road,Hoole, Chester.Date of Marriage. 22nd July 1908Place Married. Primitive Methodist Chapel, GeorgeStreet, Chester.Fathers Name. Jonathan DODD.Fathers Occupation. Retired Police InspectorSpouse. Elizabeth CLOUGHOccupation. Not recorded.Age. 31 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. 21 Vicarage Road, Hoole,Chester.Fathers Name. Ruben CLOUGH (Deceased)Fathers Occupation. Auctioneer, Chester.Collar Number/Rank. Sgt 284 Frederick CloughDoddBorn. Circa 1910.Date of Entry. 15th January 1930Date of Leaving. 15th January 1955.Final Date of Leaving. 15th January 1955.How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Chester. (Reserve)Other Postings and Dates. Crewe Division appearsto have served his entire service with the CreweDivision.Miscellaneous Information. Annual Pay onretirement £602. 3s. 6d. Age on retirement 45years 9 months. Total service 25 years 1 day.Annual pension £301. 1s. 9d. Died unknown.Misconduct. None.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. LongService Good Conduct Medal 1952. Sadly anydetailed information on officers serving since1913 has on many occasions been destroyed andsadly lost forever.Marriage RecordOfficer. Frederick Clough DODDOccupation. Police Officer.Age. 25 yearsCondition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Beech Grove,Hoole, Chester.Date of Marriage. 2nd June 1934.Place Married. All Saints Church, Hoole, Chester.Fathers Name. Jonathon Richard DODDFathers Occupation. Deputy Chief Constable ofCheshire.Spouse. Edith Mary TUCK.Occupation. Not stated.Age. 20 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. 6 Trinity Road, Hoylake,Fathers Name. Walter TUCK.Fathers Occupation. Postman.