Margaret, I have located William in 1881 and have sent you the image off list. Cox William 26 Lodger Metropolitan Police Constable Clewer, Berkshire London Road Police Station, Enfield, Middlesex If the email is not in your inbox please look in your junk/spam folder as sometimes domain emails like mine end up in there. Regards Bob -- Genealogy Database Powered by TNG on Linux Mint Server http://www.roberthutchins.me.uk On Thu, 2010-05-20 at 23:15 +1000, Margaret Nichols wrote: > Dear Listers > > > Does anyone have any suggestions about where I could find police officer > recruitment records? > William George Cox told the 1891 census enumerator (Clewer) that he was a > retired policeman? He was 37 in 1891, a little young to be retired. > In the 1871 census he is not a policeman at age 17. > He is untraceable in the 1881 census (not in Scotland, Wales or the Isle of > Man). Is Ireland a possibility? > He is still a retired policeman in 1901 and his death certificate also > mentions the ex-policeman. > I have checked with the Berkshire County Record Office and the records they > have do not mention him. > > Any help gratefully received. > > With thanks, Margaret Nichols (Canberra) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message