William Barringer was a police constable on the Cambridge force according to the 1881 census and 1901 censuses, then a jam factory overseer according to my grandparent's wedding record after retiring after 25 years on the force, before his death. How hard or easy would it be to trace his 25 year police career? And where would I start (at CFHS)? Or are personnel records just too old or off-limits? A Cambridgeshire Constabulary web site had photos of the uniforms over time, including the helmets, but no mention how to trace "ancient" officer careers. Ralph __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail