Does anyone know of names of police stations situated in Stepney in 1841? My man Robert Smith (policeman) is missing from the 1841 census, but I've found his wife and child living in Arbour Square. I've always assumed that the would have been based at the Arbour Square station, but I've just found out that construction only commenced on it July 1841 so he must have been based somewhere else - presumably close by? Arbour Square is in the Commercial Rd area. Jeanette

Police offices circa 1839 included: High St., Shadwell, Worship St., Shoreditch, Lambeth St., Little Alie St., Goodman's Fields. With best wishes, John Townsend Antiquarian Bookseller/Genealogist http://www.johntownsend.demon.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.M.de Montalk" <jmdemontalk@xtra.co.nz> To: <LONDON@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:20 AM Subject: [LON] Stepney police stations > Does anyone know of names of police stations situated in Stepney in 1841? > > My man Robert Smith (policeman) is missing from the 1841 census, but I've > found his wife and child living in Arbour Square. I've always assumed that > the would have been based at the Arbour Square station, but I've just > found > out that construction only commenced on it July 1841 so he must have been > based somewhere else - presumably close by? Arbour Square is in the > Commercial Rd area. > > Jeanette

Hi Jeanette When and where was your man born ? There are around 3,000 Robert SMITHs in the 1841 census :-( Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Does anyone know of names of police stations situated in Stepney in 1841? > > My man Robert Smith (policeman) is missing from the 1841 census, but I've > found his wife and child living in Arbour Square. I've always assumed that > the would have been based at the Arbour Square station, but I've just found > out that construction only commenced on it July 1841 so he must have been > based somewhere else - presumably close by? Arbour Square is in the > Commercial Rd area. > > Jeanette

I know Nivard - that's the problem. I don't know where he was born - possibly Ireland, and between 1810-1820.(at the time police recruits had to be 20-30 years of age).  If I could find him on the 1841 census I'd have a modicum of further information. All I have is his name on the baptism record of his son Thomas William Portland Smith, in October 1841, and the 1841 census entry for his wife Barbara and child Thomas William at Arbour Square.  Regards, Jeanette ________________________________ From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: J.M.de Montalk <jmdemontalk@xtra.co.nz>; LONDON@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 21 May 2011 12:58 AM Subject: Re: [LON] Stepney police stations Hi Jeanette When and where was your man born ? There are around 3,000 Robert SMITHs in the 1841 census :-( Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Does anyone know of names of police stations situated in Stepney in 1841? > > My man Robert Smith (policeman) is missing from the 1841 census, but I've found his wife and child living in Arbour Square. I've always assumed that the would have been based at the Arbour Square station, but I've just found out that construction only commenced on it July 1841 so he must have been based somewhere else - presumably close by? Arbour Square is in the Commercial Rd area. > > Jeanette