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Title: Cumbria Police officer records - George Forsyth
Post by: Nora_B on Sunday 13 January 13 12:54 GMT (UK)

Hello and happy new year!

I'm rediscovering my family tree after taking a year or so out.

I've recently found my my g-g aunts death certificate (she died in 1924 in Penrith) and her husband George Forsyth is listed as Inspector of Police.  I'd like to know what happened to him after her death as I've recently visited her grave and he's not on the headstone, so can only assume he remarried/moved away.  (Found them on the 1911 census living in Keswick with 2 children - Lily (7) and George (4).  George senior was a police sergeant then, so has progressed to inspector by 1924).

Does anyone know how I would go about tracing him through police records - are there any records for policemen online?

Thanks :D

Title: Re: Cumbria Police officer records - George Forsyth
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 13 January 13 20:26 GMT (UK)

Hi

Have you checked freebmd for a re-marriage for him?  Possibility in 1925 Penrith on freebmd

He appears to have died in 1968

George Forsyth aged 95 March qtr 1968  Carlisle Vol 1a Pge 85
   

Title: Re: Cumbria Police officer records - George Forsyth
Post by: GrahamSimons on Sunday 13 January 13 23:26 GMT (UK)

Cumbria Constabulary records are held at the Cumbria Archive Centre in Carlisle, http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/

This would I imagine include the former forces such as Cumberland.

Title: Re: Cumbria Police officer records - George Forsyth
Post by: Nora_B on Monday 14 January 13 16:58 GMT (UK)

Hi both - thanks for your replies.

I did see that possible marriage (when searching for George juniors marriage), so will investigate further.

Thanks for the link to the archive centre- I'll have a search.

Title: Re: Cumbria Police officer records - George Forsyth
Post by: hiyamarra on Wednesday 17 April 13 19:09 BST (UK)

Hi
As previously mentioned, Cumberland/Cumbria police records are kept at Carlisle archives. However, to access the information you must have permission from the police at Carleton Hall, Penrith. They have to check the records first to make sure there are no other people mentioned in your ancestors files
I started the process by e-mailing Cumbria Constabulary Penrith, through their web site. I had to badger 4 or 5 times over almost a year to get an answer. During this time I went to the archives where they checked the fils for me to determine that my ancestor was there. This helped speed things up when Cumbria Constabulary finally contacted the archives. The process took over 11 year, but I did get what I wanted in the end