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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: DebsR on Saturday 27 March 21 11:21 GMT (UK)
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Hello everyone,
Can anyone advise on how to find further information about police constables (specifically in London, around 1850s/60s), based on their badge/collar number and surname?
An ancestor of mine, George John Augustus DEASON (b 1825 Poplar, London; d. 1908 Poplar, London) is listed as a police constable on some censuses/baptism records etc (he seems to have had various occupations at other times though - including Gate Keeper, Timekeeper Man, Seaman, Bricklayer, General Labourer, Clerk, etc.)
I've found some newspaper articles from between 1857-1862 in Clerkenwell (London) about a Constable Deason, and would like to find out if this is 'my' George J A Deason.
The Constable Deason in the articles has an identifier of 244G; is there a way to find out more information about the person with that identifier (e.g. police archives? any other archives?)
Many thanks in advance for any help or insight!
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Have you looked at this
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/london-metropolitan-police-british-transport-police-railway-police/
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Living in Clerkenwell he was possibly City of London Police. There are some records at LMA.
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He may have been in the Met (rather than City of London Police). His number 244G implies Finsbury district (Metropolitan Police).
Research enquiries here ...
https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/met-museums-archives/what-we-do/
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Thanks so much everyone - I've found him!
Date of Appointment: 23 April 1855
Name: George John Augustus Deason
Warrant number: 33565
Dismissed: 31 [?] Aug [?] 1866
Hopefully his warrant number will now lead me to more information, including why he was dismissed...