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Title: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: baloo on Friday 10 October 25 08:36 BST (UK)
Hi. Please can anyone tell me where I might find information on an ancestor who was a Police Constable in Sussex, possibly in Hastings. He was, William George Adams, he was born 1895 and I think he was married to, Nellie Gibb.

Many thanks

Baloo
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: tonepad on Friday 10 October 25 09:03 BST (UK)
In 1921 he was a Police Constable living in Newick and employed by East Sussex County Council.
So at that time he was probably in the East Sussex Constabulary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sussex_Constabulary


Tony
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 10 October 25 09:17 BST (UK)
And in 1939 he was in East Grinstead (with Nellie).

East Sussex Constabulary records are held at The Keep in Brighton:

https://www.thekeep.info/collections/getrecord/GB179_SP_A
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 10 October 25 09:20 BST (UK)
Report of his daughter's wedding in 1945 (with photo): https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/a0df7668-620c-420e-a31b-2a930d94904f
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 10 October 25 09:22 BST (UK)
Newspapers - this fits the 1939 find.
Crawley and District Observer, 22 Apr 1939
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: tonepad on Friday 10 October 25 09:22 BST (UK)
East Grinstead is in West Sussex, so did he transfer to West Sussex Constabulary or commute to duties in East Sussex? East Grinstead is on the border of East Sussex.


Tony
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 10 October 25 09:23 BST (UK)
Report of his own wedding in 1922:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/8b0644f4-172f-4ddb-861f-c65157cdb15c
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 10 October 25 09:27 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: Jool on Friday 10 October 25 09:29 BST (UK)
His retirement - Sussex Express, 20 December 1946.
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 10 October 25 09:30 BST (UK)
Surrey Mirror, 19 Aug 1938
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: tonepad on Friday 10 October 25 09:35 BST (UK)
Quote from: tonepad on Friday 10 October 25 09:22 BST (UK)
East Grinstead is in West Sussex, so did he transfer to West Sussex Constabulary or commute to duties in East Sussex? East Grinstead is on the border of East Sussex.


Tony


Until 1974 East Grinstead was in East Sussex
Title: Re: Tracing Police ancestors
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 10 October 25 09:37 BST (UK)
Note - these newspaper snippets fit "your" PC. Adams location wise but no guarantee he is William George.

Crawley and District Observer, 22 Apr 1939