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 :)Having noted the last comments perhaps I should give some information about the Cheshire Police Museum. The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in 1857 from this date to 1913 police personal records are very detailed, post this we do have information on officers but in lesser detail. We also hold records for Warrington Borough Police, and many other of Cheshire Police Constituent Forces, in total there are 15000+ records. We also hold pension and Marriage details of the officers. Depending on what is available the maximum fee charged is £10 (as of Oct 2010), this fee goes to assist with the running of the Museum. A sample report together with a police family history enquiry form can be found on the Museum web site at
www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk Jim Talbot Trustee and Researcher Museum of Policing in Cheshire

Hi Gill, Reference Police Records for Widnes. Police Officers records are notoriously difficult to trace because of the various merges between forces since the mid 1850's. Widnes and Warrington were Borough Police Forces and under local Government re-Organization in 1974, many Police officers from Widnes went to Merseyside Police. However, many stayed and both Warrington and Widnes Police became part of the Cheshire Constabulary.
I have about 1000 Police Officers names from 1bout 1880, mainly Warrington but some are Widnes bobbies. Let me know who you are looking for, you never know, I might just have him. Jim T