My great great grandfather Wake Paxton was one of the first constables, and was appointed a sergeant on 15th Jan. 1838. On 22 January 2010 23:05, ROB SHEPHERD <robshepherd1974@googlemail.com>wrote: > Can anyone tell me when Sunderland established its own police, fire brigade > and ambulance services? > > Am I right in thinking that Sunderland had a combined police fire brigade? > > Were the fire brigade responsible for ambulance services? > > Many thanks > > Rob > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Stan Mapstone